Nicola Coughlan
- 37 years old
- Irish
- Actor
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Nicola Coughlan cried after reading Derry Girls 3 end
Nicola Coughlan says "there's no way people are going to be disappointed" by Derry Girls season three.
Flora Carr, Radio Times, 26th October 2021Derry Girls stars reunite for "Oirish" spoof as Channel 4 sitcom ends
Channel 4 has confirmed that Derry Girls is to end after the forthcoming third series. But its stars Nicola Coughlan and Louisa Harland are reuniting for a new comedy podcast spoofing stage and screen 'Oirishness'.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd September 2021Derry Girls Series 3 to film this year says Coughlan
A third season of the show was announced in April 2019, with filming intended to begin the following spring. However, production was delayed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, Coughlan, who plays Claire in the comedy series, has confirmed that the show will film later this year.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 21st February 2021Taskmaster special line-up revealed
John Hannah, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Nicola Coughlan, Rylan Clark-Neal and Shirley Ballas will take part in the Taskmaster festive special.
British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2020Details of Alternative Election Night line-up revealed
Joining the political bigwigs will be a host comedians including: Jimmy Carr, Nish Kumar, Henning Wehn, Geoff Norcott, Sophie Willan and Tez Ilyas.
Channel 4, 11th December 2019Derry Girls set to enter Bake Off tent for New Year
Leading cast members of the Channel 4 comedy hit will try their hand in special show for New Year's Day.
The Herald, 7th November 2019Nicola Coughlan responds after Bafta dress comment
Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan has responded to a comment criticising the way she looked at the Bafta TV Awards. In a Daily Mirror report about the worst dressed, the 32-year-old's pink dress was described as "not the most flattering".
Christian Hewgill, BBC, 13th May 2019Derry Girls returns for third series on Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered a third series of hit sitcom Derry Girls following record ratings for the second series, which finished airing this week.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2019Lisa McGee breaks down the series 2 finale
Yes, they do fancy each other - but it's more complicated than that..
Ben Allen, Radio Times, 9th April 2019Derry Girls, written by Lisa McGee, was another returning comedy that refused to succumb to "difficult second series" syndrome. Set in 1990s Northern Ireland, against the backdrop of the Troubles, Derry Girls once again boasted a sprawling cast with spirit to burn. Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson) pontificated about peace from a bath, while Orla (Louisa Harland) sniped: "She's pretending she's on Parkinson again." Ma Mary (Tara Lynne O'Neill) obsessed over a "big bowl", while lesbian Clare (Nicola Coughlan) suffered Da Gerry's (Tommy Tiernan's) attempts to bond with her about kd lang ("You're very talented people").
This episode featured a hopeless Protestant/Catholic school bonding trip, not helped by Jamie Lee O'Donnell's incorrigible Michelle, a girl so lairy I wouldn't put it past her to give a priest a wedgie. Meanwhile, "Small angry penguin woman" Sister Michael (Siobhán McSweeney) was on scene-stealing form again: "You'll go far in life, Jenny, but you'll not be well liked."
Derry Girls has been rightly praised for turning tired Northern Irish stereotypes to ashes in front of our eyes. It's also damn funny, with an ensemble so fine-tuned it verges on comedic ballet, and prickly writing that even dares to lampoon the yearning for peace: "All right, Erin, there's no need to make a big song and dance about it". Great stuff.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 10th March 2019