Having the last laugh, from left: Monica Geldart, Star Holroyd, Meggie Foster, Abi Clarke, Sherice Banton and Clara Batten. Styling: Koulla Sergi. Fashion Assistant: Federica Battistino. Make-up: Dani Guinsberg at Carol Hayes using Marc Jacobs Beauty and Julie Read at Carol Hayes using Trinny London. Hair: Alex Szabo at Carol Hayes using Rita Hazan. Hair Assistant: Kirsty O’Brien. For Meggie foster, photograph: Louise Haywood-Schiefer; hair and make-up: Caroline Piasecki
Everyone thinks it’s about teens doing silly dances, but it’s actually home to the next breed of comic superstars. Eimear O’Hagan meets the women making millions of us laugh out loud