Michelle de Swarte

Michelle de Swarte

Date of birth: 23-10-1980

Born in South London, Michelle De Swarte was scouted as a model at 19 while working in Segaworld in the Trocadero Centre at Piccadilly Circus.

She soon moved to New York where she modelled for the likes of Burberry, Missoni, Tommy Hilfiger and Cartier and featured in fashion spreads for Harper's Bazaar, Italian Vanity Fair, i-D and V Magazine.

Her career as a runway model stopped abruptly after she twice fell over on the Gucci runway and she moved back to London, where she turned to stand-up comedy and acting in the mid 2000s.

She was a regular in Katherine Ryan’s Netflix series The Duchess and had her first leading role in Sky/HBO’s The Baby before making her own sitcom Spent in 2024.

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Revealed: Who's in series 3 of Last One Laughing

Ten more comedians enter the room

The ten comedians taking part in the third series of Last One Laughing have been named.

They are Lee Mack, Katherine Ryan, Harry Hill, Katherine Parkinson, Michelle de Swarte, Jon Richardson, Morgana Robinson and  Josh Jones plus the return of Richard Ayoade, who narrowly lost the trophy to Bob Mortimer in the first series. 

In addition, Roisin Conaty – who was host Jimmy Carr’s No2 in the first two seasons – enters as a contestant.  Her former role will be taken by Mel Giedroyc, who herself was a contestant in series 2.

Last One Laughing series 3 will launch in 2027 and as usual, the comedians must maintain a straight face while their rivals try to make them crack up.

The programme is also returning for a four-episode Halloween special starting on October 23. That will feature Jack Dee,  Phil WangReece ShearsmithHarriet Dyer and Tom Allen – plus the return of Daisy May Cooper and Lou Sanders from series one

Adapted from a Japanese series entitled Documental, versions of Last One Laughing have been made for 25 countries.

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Published: 27 Aug 2026

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