Gbemisola Ikumelo
- Actor, writer, director and executive producer
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Black Ops review
The BBC looks as if it has an instant hit on its hand with Black Ops.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th May 2023The hilarious cop show that's TV's funniest new comedy
From jokes about dogging to questioning the nature of community policing, Black Ops is like nothing else on TV. Here, its team talk stereotypes, slapstick and why Top Boy's Ashley Walters is a fan
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 28th April 2023Black Ops: creators of BBC comedy-thriller say black British culture is "reaching a sweet spot"
Black British culture is reaching a "sweet spot" and creatives no longer have to move to the U.S. to achieve stardom, according to the creators of BBC comedy-thriller Black Ops.
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27th February 2023Black Ops cast confirmed
The BBC has confirmed Gbemisola Ikumelo, Hammed Animashaun and Akemnji Ndifornyen will star in comedy thriller Black Ops.
British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2022BBC Comedy Festival 2022 set for 11th to 13th May in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne will host the BBC's first Comedy Festival. The three day event - 11th to 13th May 2022 - is aimed at comedy producers and those looking to break into or advance their career in the industry.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 202221 of the funniest women in Britain
Podcasters, journalists, comics, writers... The British women who know how to have a laugh.
Dominic Maxwell , Ben Dowell , Jane Mulkerrins, Monique Rivalland, The Times, 6th February 2022Gbemisola Ikumelo brings undercover cop comedy Black Ops to BBC
Black Ops, a comedy thriller series about black undercover cops, is coming to BBC One. The show has been created by Gbemisola Ikumelo, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woolf.
British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2021BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations
Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021Richard Ayoade to host the BAFTAs again
With Famalam star Gbemisola Ikumelo fronting the craft awards.
Chortle, 20th April 2021Mae Martin and Joe Lycett amongst RTS winners
Mae Martin, The Ranganation, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Youssef Kerkour, The Young Offenders and Joe Lycett's Got Your Back were amongst the winners at the Royal Television Society Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 17th March 2021