Emma Sidi
Emma Sidi

Emma Sidi

  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Interview: Starstruck's Emma Sidi

"I am not interested in making comedy from trauma".

Eleanor Halls, The Telegraph, 2nd February 2022

Rose Matafeo pilots TV sketch show

Rose Matafeo is piloting a sketch show featuring Mawaan Rizwan, John Kearns and Emma Sidi.

British Comedy Guide, 17th December 2021

Miles Jupp to play Prime Minister in Party's Over on Radio 4

Miles Jupp is to play Britain's least successful Prime Minister in a new Radio 4 sitcom. A series of Party's Over is coming to Radio 4, following on from the 2019 pilot.

British Comedy Guide, 18th May 2021

Review: Starstruck a breath of fresh air we need now

I'd say Starstruck is a treat for the eyeballs, it might sound daft, but it really is.

Sarah Kennedy, The Custard TV, 6th May 2021

Rose Matafeo confirms Starstruck Series 2 in production

Rose Matafeo has confirmed that production is underway on the second series of Starstruck, her BBC Three sitcom.

British Comedy Guide, 4th May 2021

BBC Three's Starstruck is a sweet and funny romcom

It's a bit like Fleabag, only minus the self-loathing, the existential angst and, most noticeably, the Hot Priest.

Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 30th April 2021

Starstruck: an early contender for comedy of the year

The first TV show from the Edinburgh Comedy Award winner is manna from heaven for millennial rom-com fans.

Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 25th April 2021

Starstruck - Matafeo stars in millennial fairytail

Co-written by the stand-up and Alice Snedden, this series about a struggling twentysomething who has a one-night stand with a film star is both improbable and rather enjoyable.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 25th April 2021

Starstruck: best end-of-20s panic sitcom since Girls?

It might not break new ground. But this romantic comedy has extra polish, gemstone one-liners and ... Minnie Driver.

Joel Golby, The Guardian, 24th April 2021

Rose Matafeo on her new romcom, Starstruck

'People have been constantly asking, "So who was it?, when did this happen to you?",' she says. 'I'm like, "It didn't happen to me. I swear to God!"

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th April 2021

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