Sophie Willan
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Ludwig wins at Broadcast Awards 2025
Ludwig, the new BBC comedy drama starring David Mitchell, has won Best Comedy Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2025.
British Comedy Guide, 6th February 2025Which comedians are taking part in celebrity Bake-Off 2025
Jamali Maddix, Tommy Tiernan, Adam Buxton, Phil Wang, Sophie Willan and Chris and Rosie Ramsey are among the stars taking part in the celebrity version of Bake Off this year.
Chortle, 30th January 2025BBC Comedy Collective opens for applications for a third year
Applications open on Monday 13th January 2025 to join the third cohort of the BBC Comedy Collective, the "supercharged bursary scheme" that supports 10 mid-level comedy creatives.
British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2025Sophie Willan: 'Right Said Fred have no sense of humour at all'
'People often think I'm a bit of battle axe. There's always an assumption that you must be a difficult battle axe because you're a woman who's got a plan.'
Adam Miller, Metro, 10th November 2024I Talk Telly Awards 2024 nominations announced
Big Mood, Boarders, Daddy Issues, Ludwig, Mammoth, Mr. Bigstuff, Spent, Such Brave Girls, Things You Should Have Done and We Might Regret This are amongst the nominees in the I Talk Telly Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 9th November 2024Sophie Willan's relationship began with sex in the Blue Peter Garden
Sophie Willan has recalled how she and her boyfriend, fellow comic Jonny Pelham, got together after having sex in the Blue Peter Garden.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2024The week in TV: Sweetpea; Alma's Not Normal
Dexter meets Villanelle in a murderous new comedy drama; and Sophie Willan's brilliant Bolton comedy goes deeper and darker.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 13th October 2024Alma's Not Normal review
She's back and she's just as brilliant as ever.
Claire Smith, Entertainment Now, 11th October 2024Jayde Adams and Sophie Willan's unlikely roots in Bristol Cathedral
A friendship at the centre of a BBC comedy drama has unlikely roots in Bristol Cathedral, one of the stars of the new series has revealed.
Chris Arnold & Jonathan Holmes, BBC, 7th October 2024Alma's Not Normal review
Pretty much the perfect comedy.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 7th October 2024