Gbemisola Ikumelo
- Actor, writer, director and executive producer
Press clippings Page 4
Fleabag was great, but BAFTA needs to recognise others
Another BAFTA trophy for Phoebe Waller-Bridge would feel like an accessory. For anyone else, it could shape their future.
Beth Webb, NME, 29th July 2020Famalam's Gbemisola Ikumelo on comedy in a new age
'The joke has to be with the marginalised. They have to be the authors of those jokes. It's their pain!'
Josh Smith, Glamour Magazine, 24th July 2020BAFTA TV Awards 2020 nominations
Catastrophe, Derry Girls, Fleabag and Stath Lets Flats are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 4th June 2020BBC 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 2018TV 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 2017