Dr. Laura Minor is a lecturer in television studies at the University of Salford. Her research explores women’s work in/on television, female authorship in TV comedy, and the intersection between gender and class in popular culture. Laura has been published in international journals such as Feminist Media Studies, the Journal of British Cinema and Television, and the European Journal of Cultural Studies. Currently, she is completing a monograph for Edinburgh University Press entitled Reclaiming Female Authorship in Contemporary UK Television Comedy. Laura has been interviewed by news outlets such as the BBC and CapeTalk for her expertise in gender, comedy, and the media.