Myra DuBois is the multi-award winning, nationally celebrated and acerbically witted ‘self-declared siren from South Yorkshire’.
Myra was the winning mentor on Queens For The Night (ITV1), with Coronation Street’s Simon Gregson. She has also appeared on Pointless Celebrities (BBC1), The Weakest Link (BBC1) and Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC2) as well as reaching the semi finals of Briatin’s Got Talent.
A talented comedian, singer and actress, Myra made both her feature film debut in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and her West End debut as The Lady in Death Drop at The Garrick Theatre in 2021.
She has played to sell out crowds from Edinburgh Fringe and Hackney Empire to Sydney Opera House having toured both the UK and Australia. She has performed at Latitude Festival, Club Kabarett in Melbourne, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Johnny Woo’s Brexit Cabaret at Hackney Empire, has a residency at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern and has also appeared as a guest performer for the world famous La Clique.
In 2025 Myra makes her opera debut in Die Fledermaus at The Grange Festival, before going on to tour the UK with her brand new show Cosmic Empath.
Myra DuBois – A Problem Shared
★★★★★ UK Theatre Web
★★★★★ Mumble
“Myra DuBois is a sensation”
★★★★ The Scotsman “such a treat… a rich comic persona and razor-sharp audience engagement… you’d be well advised to go see”
★★★★ Culture Fix
“Myra is a razor sharp presence, a comic assassin delivering acerbic wit in her brutally amusing audience reactions. One of the strongest comedies of the Fringe”
★★★★ The Recs
“You musn’t miss the closest thing you’ll come to the female Jesus of the 21st century”
★★★★ Entertainment Now
★★★★ EdFringe Reviews
“Funny, fabulous and quick off the mark…an unstoppable force for comedy gold”
“Wow wow wow wow wow. That was hilarious” David Walliams
“You are really, really funny” Simon Cowell
“I was crying with laughter… it was just brilliant in every way” Alesha Dixon
Praise for Dead Funny 2019:
“Myra’s best show yet… As shows about death go, it’s very lively.” ★★★★ The Scotsman
“A titan of comedy… A sharp tongue, attitude and dangerously funny jokes make her latest show nothing short of a triumph.” ★★★★★ The Wee Review
“Deliberately offensive but wickedly funny, the laughs never stop” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
“Dubois’ control, timing, and snap judgements as to who will play along are exquisite. This is someone who knows their craft, understands precisely what they can and cannot pull off, and when to dial the level up a few notches. ”
★★★★ The Skinny
“Myra is deliciously vile; she retorts to every audience interaction without skipping a beat; sharp as a tack and hilarious each time. It’s hard to believe it isn’t scripted – it isn’t – it’s simply the hallmark of a seasoned pro.” ★★★★ West End Wilma
“Hilarious… comic timing that never misses a beat” ★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals
Myra DuBois is the comic creation of writer and comedian Gareth Joyner.
