Adjani Salmon
- Actor, writer, director, producer, editor and executive producer
Press clippings
BAFTA TV Awards 2024 nominations
Big Boys, Dreaming Whilst Black, Extraordinary, Such Brave Girls, The Graham Norton Show, Late Night Lycett, Rob And Romesh Vs and Would I Lie To You? are amongst the nominees for the Bafta Television Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 20th March 2024Heather Basten wins Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series award
Heather Basten has won the trophy for Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series at the Casting Directors' Guild Awards, for her work on Dreaming Whilst Black.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd February 2024Dreaming Whilst Black gets Series 2 commission
Dreaming Whilst Black, the comedy starring Adjani Salmon as an aspiring filmmaker, is to return to BBC Three for six more episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 5th February 2024I Talk Telly Awards 2023 nominations announced
Black Ops, Changing Ends, Dreaming Whilst Black, Extraordinary, Juice, The Power Of Parker, Ruby Speaking and Significant Other are amongst the nominees in the I Talk Telly Awards 2023. Voting is now open.
British Comedy Guide, 11th November 2023Dreaming Whilst Black: leave it to the Brits to revitalise TV comedy
After finding success in the UK, this hilarious, unique import arrives stateside - and it deserves as much attention as possible.
Coleman Spilde, The Daily Beast, 8th September 2023Dreaming Whilst Black review
This sharp comedy rings mostly true, is funny, engaging... and incredibly Black.
Precious Adesina, Evening Standard, 7th August 2023Dreaming Whilst Black review
This satirical element is deftly handled, highlighting the clumsy prejudices even - nay especially - found among the middle-class creative types trying so hard to be seen as liberal. Giving mere lip service to inclusivity, these characters are a rich source of wry, satirical and heartfelt scorn - scratch their slick veneer, and there's a David Brent beneath them all.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th July 2023Adjani Salmon interview
What Adjani Salmon's Dreaming Whilst Black teaches us about microaggressions - and what people in the real world are doing to prevent them.
Sabrina Fearon-Melville, BBC, 24th July 2023Dreaming Whilst Black is a refreshingly nimble take on the black British experience
Adjani Salmon's debut series confidently balances serious points about discrimination, health inequality and history with humour and heart .
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 24th July 2023Dreaming Whilst Black review
This BAFTA-winning show is ripping up the rules of comedy.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 24th July 2023