Gbemisola Ikumelo
- Actor, writer, director and executive producer
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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 2021Royal Television Society Awards 2021 nominations
Brassic, Sex Education, The Young Offenders, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sophie Willan, Ruth Jones, Youssef Kerkour, O-T Fagbenle and Paul Chahidi are amongst the nominees for the RTS Programme Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd March 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 2020Gbemisola Ikumelo interview
With her award-winning short set to become a BBC sitcom and an appearance in a big US sitcom on the way, the comedian is having a major year - and she's only getting started.
Micha Frazer-Carroll, The Guardian, 28th August 2020Famalam season 3 review
It's a shame the new series of Famalam has run into a racism storm on its release, as the row over offensive Jamaican stereotypes certainly doesn't reflect the more savvy wit that generally pervades this almost all-black sketch show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd August 2020Stath Lets Flats leads comedy results at BAFTA TV Awards 2020
Stath Lets Flats, Sian Clifford, Jamie Demetriou, Mo Gilligan, Romesh Ranganathan, Taskmaster and Gavin & Stacey were the winners in the BAFTA TV Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 31st July 2020