Speaking
ALISON LARKIN
Comedian · Bestselling Author · Keynote Speaker
Alison Larkin brings humor, warmth, and extraordinary candor to life’s unexpected turns. Drawing on her own experiences of adoption, reinvention, late-in-life love, and profound loss, she invites audiences to discover new possibilities—and find laughter along the way.
“Alison Larkin is hugely entertaining… marvelously light-footed.”
—The Times (London)
Watch Alison's 90-Second Speaking Reel
Known on both sides of the Atlantic as The English American, Alison combines storytelling and comedy to explore love, resilience, and belonging. Whether addressing a women’s leadership conference, a corporate gathering, or a major philanthropic event, she delivers an experience that is hilarious, moving, and thought-provoking.
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
Love and Laughter After Loss
Grief, resilience, and rediscovering joy
Drawing on her hit one-woman show and bestselling book Grief… A Comedy, Alison shares her uplifting story of late-in-life love and loss. With humor, warmth, and remarkable candor, she explores how love, sorrow, and laughter can coexist—and how new possibilities can emerge even when life looks nothing like we imagined.
Audiences leave feeling lighter, more connected, and reminded that joy and grief can share the same room.
- The extraordinary power of humor
- Courage, resilience, and reinvention
- Love, loss, and rediscovering joy
- Finding possibility in life’s unexpected turns
MORE KEYNOTES
Love and Laughter After 50: It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again
Challenging assumptions about age, taking chances, and embracing new beginnings
Drawing on her experiences of motherhood, comedy, career reinvention, and finding true love in her 50s, Alison challenges audiences to reconsider the limits they place on themselves.
Audiences leave with fresh courage to pursue what they once thought was out of reach.
The English American: Why My Adoption Is a Laughing Matter
Identity, adoption, family, and belonging
The story behind her bestselling novel and solo show—from her adoption by British parents to finding her birth mother in Tennessee. With an outsider’s eye and a comedian’s ear, Alison explores English and American culture and what it means to find your people.
Audiences leave with a warmer, funnier view of family and what makes us belong. Ideal for adoption communities, Anglophiles, and literary events.
FUNDRAISING GALAS & BENEFIT EVENTS
As a comedian and speaker, Alison has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable organizations. Her ability to entertain a room, connect with donors, and inspire generosity makes her a natural fit for high-profile galas. She is available as a featured performer, event host, and live auctioneer.
About Alison
Alison’s critically acclaimed solo show Grief… A Comedy played to sold-out audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and London’s Soho Theatre. The book is an International Book Award finalist, and her narration of the audiobook won the IPPY Gold Medal for Best Narration. Her TV special, Alison Larkin: Grief… A Comedy, directed by Scott Lochmus (Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn) and filmed before a live audience, will air in 2027.
She is the author of The English American, a celebrated novel inspired by her own adoption story, and the award-winning narrator of The Complete Novels of Jane Austen. Her story has reached more than 22 million people in the UK and has been featured by the BBC, The Times, Newsweek, and other major outlets.
BOOK ALISON LARKIN
Available for:
- Corporate and leadership conferences
- Women’s conferences and professional associations
- Healthcare and resilience conferences
- Fundraising galas and benefit events
- Special events and moderated conversations
To book Alison for your event, email bookings@alisonlarkinpresents.com