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Sophie Willan
Sophie Willan

Sophie Willan

  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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BBC Comedy Collective opens for applications for a third year

Applications open on Monday 13th January 2025 to join the third cohort of the BBC Comedy Collective, the "supercharged bursary scheme" that supports 10 mid-level comedy creatives.

British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2025

Sophie Willan: 'Right Said Fred have no sense of humour at all'

'People often think I'm a bit of battle axe. There's always an assumption that you must be a difficult battle axe because you're a woman who's got a plan.'

Adam Miller, Metro, 10th November 2024

I Talk Telly Awards 2024 nominations announced

Big Mood, Boarders, Daddy Issues, Ludwig, Mammoth, Mr. Bigstuff, Spent, Such Brave Girls, Things You Should Have Done and We Might Regret This are amongst the nominees in the I Talk Telly Awards 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 9th November 2024

Sophie Willan's relationship began with sex in the Blue Peter Garden

Sophie Willan has recalled how she and her boyfriend, fellow comic Jonny Pelham, got together after having sex in the Blue Peter Garden.

British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2024

The week in TV: Sweetpea; Alma's Not Normal

Dexter meets Villanelle in a murderous new comedy drama; and Sophie Willan's brilliant Bolton comedy goes deeper and darker.

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 13th October 2024

Alma's Not Normal review

She's back and she's just as brilliant as ever.

Claire Smith, Entertainment Now, 11th October 2024

Alma's Not Normal review

After four years touring with a theatre company (playing a tree), Alma is finally back in Bolton. It's as daft and brilliant as ever.

Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 7th October 2024

Alma's Not Normal review

British gem beats anything the streaming giants can produce.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 7th October 2024

Jayde Adams and Sophie Willan's unlikely roots in Bristol Cathedral

A friendship at the centre of a BBC comedy drama has unlikely roots in Bristol Cathedral, one of the stars of the new series has revealed.

Chris Arnold & Jonathan Holmes, BBC, 7th October 2024

Alma's Not Normal review

Pretty much the perfect comedy.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 7th October 2024

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