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Sarah Solemani: 'Russell Tovey? He came to my hen do'

With her challenging first BBC drama about to air, the Him & Her star explains why success as an actor won't stop her from writing.

Tom Lamont, The Observer, 7th September 2014

Dick Emery's daughter on how his womanising scarred her

"I couldn't call him Daddy because it didn't feel right," she says. "He wasn't around enough. I was desperate to get to know him. I remember when I was about eight, my brother, Michael, and I were staying with him in Southsea, in a hotel. After dinner one evening, a young lady arrived so he gave my brother and me some money, went off with this 17-year-old and left us for a couple of nights. We used to take ourselves off to the fair and went mad with room service."

Rebecca Hardy, Daily Mail, 2nd August 2014

Pythonmania: of snakes and critics

For me the event/spectacle/show, as that was what it was in a defining order, said as much about the relevance of comedy criticism than about the Python legacy.

Julian Hall, The Stage, 4th July 2014

Technology, manipulation and mischief in Blue Jam

Lucian Randall, the writer and Chris Morris biographer reflects on the how technological advances fed the creative sound of the cult series.

Lucian Randall, BBC Blogs, 7th March 2014

Sarah Solemani: what I learned from Him & Her

As BBC Three's popular sitcom comes to an end, its lead actor reflects on four series of eating chips in bed.

Sarah Solemani, Metro, 13th December 2013

Sarah Solemani: what I learned from Him & Her

As BBC3's popular sitcom comes to an end, its lead actor reflects on four series of eating chips in bed.

Sarah Solemani, The Guardian, 13th December 2013

Interview: Sarah Solemani

Sarah Solemani has had more gags than hot dinners this autumn: as a hippy teacher in Bad Education, a long-suffering ex-girlfriend/boss in The Wrong Mans and now in the third and final series of cult sitcom Him & Her. But what does the comic actress tune into in her downtime? RadioTimes.com asks the all-important questions...

Claire Webb, Radio Times, 21st November 2013

Video interview: Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani

Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani, the stars of BBC Three comedy Him & Her, speak to Harriet Gibsone about the show, which returns for its fourth and final series on Thursday 21 November. It follows the antics of Becky and Steve, two lazy slobs in love. Though previous series have all been set exclusively in their bedsit, the fourth sees the action move to a hotel, scene of Becky's sister Laura's impending wedding.

Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 19th November 2013

Trans woman 'dehumanised' by comic

A transgender journalist has complained she was 'completely dehumanised' after being subjected to a comedian's transphobic abuse. Fraser Millward has apologised for any offence he 'may have' caused by his jokes.

Chortle, 1st October 2013

Humanity, humour, farting, eccentricity and tragedy

Humanity, humour, farting, eccentricity and tragedy at the Edinburgh Fringe.

John Fleming, 14th August 2013

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