Gbemisola Ikumelo
- Actor, writer, director and executive producer
Press clippings Page 4
BBC Comedy Shorts 2019 revealed
The BBC will present the shows Brain In Gear, Lazy Susan, Mandy and Sorry as its 2019 Comedy Shorts.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd July 2019Tonight with Vladimir Putin review
While the premise isn't anything special, if the writing was good it would be serviceable, if somewhat redundant. But it isn't, unfortunately.
Jacob Gibbs, On The Box, 23rd June 2019BBC comedy portrays Meghan Markle as 'trailer trash'
The BBC is to broadcast a comedy which portrays the Duchess of Sussex as a 'trailer trash' American who threatens to knife the Duchess of Cambridge in a jealous rage.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 22nd June 2019Famalam gets third series and special
BBC Three has commissioned a third series of black sketch show Famalan, plus a Christmas special.
British Comedy Guide, 17th June 2019Famalam Series 2 to debut in the Spring
A second series of new BBC Three BAME-talent sketch show Famalam will air in the Spring, the corporation has announced.
British Comedy Guide, 28th January 2019Famalam (BBC3): a sublime achievement of satire
Sean O'Grady enjoys another great BBC3 comedy.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 14th April 2018Preview - Famalam
The latest comedy pilot from BBC Two is a sketch show, which these days is somewhat rare. A sketch show with an all-black cast is even rarer.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 20th September 2017TV preview: New On Two - Famalam, BBC2
After a lot of fairly trad sitcoms the latest pilot in the BBC's current raft of newbies is a sketch show. And although it is new Famalam feels like it has been around for a while. In both a good and bad way.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th September 2017BBC Two announces new sketch show pilot Famalam
Famalam is a new BBC Two sketch show pilot "where no area of the universe is off-limits".
British Comedy Guide, 26th July 2017Sunny D: Dane Baptiste's sitcom is dizzyingly hilarious
In his BBC Three series, the British comedian stars as Dane, a disenchanted thirtysomething still living with his parents. It's so zippy, you can barely keep up with it.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 18th November 2016