Emma Sidi
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Starstruck cast confirmed
The cast has been confirmed for Starstruck, the new sitcom starring Rose Matafeo. Nikesh Patel co-stars as the famous film star the lead character sleeps with, and the cast list also includes actors including Emma Sidi, Sindhu Vee and Jon Pointing.
British Comedy Guide, 15th March 2021Review: Why you should be catching up with Pls Like
Written by and starring comedian Liam Williams, BBC Three's underrated, brilliantly observed mockumentary Pls Like is now on its third series of lampooning the sort of online culture that's baffling to anyone older than Gen Z.
Sophie Davies, The Custard TV, 1st February 2021TV review: Pls Like Series 3 Episode 1
This first episode from series 3 is a return to form though and the show at its funniest, possibly because they've changed the character of Liam back to how he was in the first batch of episodes.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 25th January 2021Pls Like Series 3 review
Nearly as annoying as the hipster-Instagrammers it sets out to skewer.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 24th January 2021Simon Bird directs Pls Like Series 3
Pls Like is to launch a third series next weekend. The social media mockumentary's latest batch of episodes have been directed by The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2021Comedians indoors getting creative: part 13
To help you get your comedy fix, every week we'll be putting together a list of projects we've spotted online by funny women...
Funny Women, 13th June 2020First Gig, Worst Gig: Emma Sidi
She's enlivened lockdown with La Princesa de Woking, but where do Victoria Wood and a fake watch fit into Emma Sidi's backstory?
British Comedy Guide, 12th June 2020La Princesa de Woking: Emma Sidi interview
Sidi's new online soap opera brings all the overheated thrills of Mexican telenovelas to the home counties.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 10th June 2020Always June review
Pepperdine is the stand-out turn, with June likely to be just sort of eccentric but identifiable creation you could hang a decent sitcom on. And there are a reasonable number of amusingly scatty lines, often drawn from a Victoria Wood-style of amplified mundanity and super-specific references to the likes of 'the Parker Knoll'. But those around her are far less interesting bunch.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd March 2020Standups on their most disastrous dates
A night in a cemetery, a trip to a strip club, five hours in A&E ... comics relive their woeful romantic rendezvous.
The Guardian, 14th February 2019