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Derry Girls. Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
Nicola Coughlan

Nicola Coughlan

  • 37 years old
  • Irish
  • Actor

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Big Mood: Nicola Coughlan's laugh-out-loud comedy should be shown to all new TV writers

The Derry Girls star is excellent alongside It's A Sin's Lydia West in her new sitcom about two millennial best friends - a masterclass in inventive scriptwriting.

Joel Golby, The Guardian, 23rd March 2024

Stars of new millennials comedy Big Mood talk milk and mental health

Is this the grown-up Girls? Derry Girl Nicola Coughlan and It's A Sin's Lydia West talk about their laugh-out-loud new comedy by and about 30-somethings trying to figure out their lives.

Daisy Jones, The Guardian, 18th March 2024

Nicola Coughlan: Why I hate on-screen vanity

Bridgerton and Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan loves getting glammed up for a big event, but is adamant about looking "really bad" for her latest TV series.

That's lucky, because for her role as budding playwright Maggie in Channel 4 dark comedy Big Mood, she looks pretty bedraggled in some scenes.

Helen Bushby, BBC, 18th March 2024

Dodger review

This hilarious Dickens prequel is an utter treat.

Jack Seale, The Guardian, 3rd December 2023

Paul Whitehouse & Nicola Coughlan join Dodger Christmas special on BBC

Dodger is returning for its second Christmas special on BBC One, with a nod to King Charles' coronation and a guest cast including Paul Whitehouse, Simon Callow and Nicola Coughlan as Queen Victoria.

British Comedy Guide, 7th November 2023

Nicola Coughlan in C4 comedy Big Mood

Derry Girls' Nicola Coughlan is to co-star in a new Channel 4 comedy, Big Mood.

British Comedy Guide, 20th February 2023

Derry Girls is comedy gold, but its last episode was no grand finale

Alas, the last episode overdoes it with a one hour special.

Ed Power, The Irish Times, 18th May 2022

Derry Girls finale review - absolutely cracker

This perfectly proportioned ending tugs at the heartstrings, and delivers the funniest TV scene of the year bar none. Rarely does a comedy bow out on such a high.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 18th May 2022

The Derry Girls finale cemented Lisa McGee's place in comedy history

In the last ever episode, Orla and Erin's 18th birthday was in threat of being overshadowed - by the Good Friday Agreement referendum.

Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 18th May 2022

The Derry Girls finale review

Sublime television - poignant, political and properly funny.

Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 18th May 2022

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