Sophie Willan
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Sophie 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 2024Sophie Willan: "Care-experienced people have superpowers - we're brilliant!"
Alma's Not Normal has helped bring about a more positive, yet still realistic, portrayal of care-experienced people in the media.
Sophia Alexandra Hall, The Big Issue, 7th October 2024Alma's Not Normal review
After four years touring with a theatre company (playing a tree), Alma is finally back in Bolton. It's as daft and brilliant as ever.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 7th October 2024Alma's Not Normal review
British gem beats anything the streaming giants can produce.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 7th 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 2024Never Mind The Buzzcocks returns with Courtney Love and Joel Dommett
Noel Fielding will face off against his ex, Courtney Love, in the first episode of the fourth Sky series of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with the Hole frontwoman joining host Greg Davies, regular Jamali Maddix, Joel Dommett, The Sex Pistols' bassist Glen Matlock and The Zutons' saxophonist Abi Harding for a special rock-themed episode.
British Comedy Guide, 26th September 2024Ludwig review
It's been commissioned out of the BBC's comedy department, but Ludwig falls into the same category of charming whodunits as Death In Paradise or Father Brown - both of which writer Mark Brotherhood cut his teeth on - which would normally be categorised as drama.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th September 2024