Desiree Akhavan
- Actor
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Barry Didcock's TV verdict: The Bisexual, Channel 4
Opening with a crash course in how not to interview a lesbian power couple and ending with an equally eye-watering demonstration of how not to spring a late-night surprise on your ex, episode one of The Bisexual was more about hesitations, flounderings and mis-steps than it was sureness and confidence. Which is exactly how its creator and star Desiree Akhavan wanted it.
Barry Didcock, The National (Scotland), 14th October 2018The Bisexual, Channel 4 review - joyless comedy drama
No taboos broken here.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 11th October 2018The Bisexual is the perfect show to fill Fleabag hole
If you're looking for a funny and irreverent commentary on dating culture from an LGBTQ perspective, set in East London, then The Bisexual is the comedy for you.
Yahoo, 11th October 2018A London-set sadcom from the writer-director of The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Desiree Akhavan, about a lesbian (played by Akhavan) who dates men after breaking up with her girlfriend (Maxine Peake). Despite shades of Girls and other naturalistic comedies, this is very much its own impressive proposition.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 10th October 2018Desiree Akhavan interview
Not belonging has defined a lot of my existence," Desiree Akhavan tells me.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 10th October 2018The Bisexual review
What British comedy needs to break through the stereotypes and move forward.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 10th October 2018The Bisexual: comedy-drama that's not funny or dramatic
Our gender-interrogating, sexually fluid society is thirsty for a taboo-breaking drama about sexuality - but this isn't it.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 10th October 2018The Bisexual: frank dating comedy hits the spot
Is the bisexual a mythical creature, like the unicorn or Nessie or the blast-ended skrewt? LGBQT+ politics being an area of discourse so scarily landmined, it's quite a bold thought bubble to put out there, even in a comedy. On the evidence of The Bisexual (C4), the exploration of the answer will be a lot of fun, if certainly not for all the family.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 10th October 2018Desiree Akhavan interview
"I am bisexual - why is that such an embarrassing thing?"
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 10th October 2018Desiree Akhavan interview
"It's important for me that my voice is out there". Desiree Akhavan did not want her new Channel 4 series to be called The Bisexual - but she tells The Big Issue she's glad she's raising important issues about sexuality and identity.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 9th October 2018