Sophie Duker
- English
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings
Taskmaster wins international Rose d'Or Award
Greg Davies and Alex Horne picked up the 2024 Rose d'Or Award for Comedy Entertainment for Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd December 2024Sophie Duker: But Daddy I Love Her review
Sophie Duker creates a chatty, engaging, hilarious evening of comedy and delivers a very funny, relevant show that has the whole audience laughing.
Lucy Boardman, A Young(ish) Perspective, 19th October 2024Tim Harding's comedy diary
Anyone who's seen Harry Hill live will know there's a disconnect between his TV persona and what he likes to do on stage.
Chortle, 11th October 2024Sophie Duker: But Daddy I Love Her review
The heart of the show is this brilliant contradiction: the very "delulu" that Duker deprecates and celebrates in equal measure is the source of her talent and success.
Daniel Spicer-Cusack, The Reviews Hub, 11th October 2024Sophie Duker: But Daddy I Love Her review
Inspired by joint therapy sessions with her father, the stand-up's joyful show has vivid portraits of her 'borderline-delusional' parents.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th October 2024Brown Sauce and Tara Theatre reveal inaugural Comedy Lab cohort
Iman Ahmedani, Qasim Akhtar, Jas Bahia, Nusrath Tapadar, Dipak Patel, Paras Patel, Joeravar Sangha and Stuti Johri will take part in The Comedy Lab, a workshop and showcase event for South Asian unsigned comedy rising stars.
British Comedy Guide, 4th October 2024Funniest Joke Of The Fringe 2024 won by Mark Simmons
"I was going to sail around the globe in the world's smallest ship but I bottled it" has been voted the Funniest Joke of the Fringe. Gags by Alec Snook, Arthur Smith and Olaf Falafel also feature in the top 10.
British Comedy Guide, 19th August 2024Fringe benefits: 10 of the best shows to catch at this year's Edinburgh festival
From ruminations on life, love and being Keir Starmer to dance-theatre unpacking toxic masculinity, here's our pick of 2024's 'Burgh necessities
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 1st August 2024Tim Harding reveals his most anticipated Edinburgh shows
Recommendations are a mixture of shows I've already seen and loved its works in progress, hot tips from operatives on the ground, and scryings from the tea leaves.
Tim Harding, Chortle, 30th July 2024Sophie Duker on the best and worst of the Fringe
Everyone's horny as hell and hardly anyone does anything about it!
Chortle, 27th July 2024