Akemnji Ndifornyen
- Actor, writer, producer, composer, script editor, director and executive producer
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The 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 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 2021Akemnji Ndifornyen on the TV he watched growing up
'Grange Hill was huge for me growing up'. The Famalam and Queen's Gambit star on the shows that shaped him as a child, from the school-set drama to the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air and The Office.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 31st March 2021Famalam rap becomes a real single
Drillogram first appeared in Series 3 of the BBC Three comedy, when a group of rappers showed up at an office to surprise one of the workers with a modern version of the singing telegram, as ordered by her boyfriend.
Chortle, 19th February 2021Famalam: a sketch show defying gravity
Shilpa Ganatra examines why BBC Three sketch show Famalam, a huge hit on social media, is making big waves with its third series.
Shilpa Ganatra, Royal Television Society, 2nd September 2020Cast revealed for Diane Morgan's sitcom Mandy
Sean Lock will be amongst the guest stars appearing in Mandy, Diane Morgan's new comedy series.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2020Famalam 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 2019BAFTA TV Awards nominations
Derry Girls, Mum, Sally4Ever, Stath Lets Flats and Car Share are amongst the comedy-related nominations in the 2019 BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA Craft Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2019