Sophie Willan
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Sophie Willan calls out Victoria Coren Mitchell for supporting Jimmy Carr
Sophie Willan has questioned Victoria Coren Mitchell's support of Jimmy Carr in the wake of a backlash against the comedian's "racist" Holocaust joke about travellers. The creator and star of Alma's Not Normal said that "any small support of this is racist in my opinion".
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 7th February 2022The 50 best TV shows of 2021, No 8: Alma's Not Normal
Sophie Willan's brave, joyous comedy - which won a Bafta on its pilot alone - invites us to laugh in the face of life's lemons.
Hollie Richardson, The Guardian, 13th December 2021Sophie Willan: BBC 'faffing' over Alma Series 2
Sophie Willan has accused the BBC of 'faffing' over whether to order a second series of hit comedy Alma's Not Normal.
Chortle, 7th October 2021Alma's Not Normal review
Stand-up Sophie Willan's semi-autobiographical sitcom about family, friendship and sex work is audacious television full of big laughs. The future of comedy is safe in her hands.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 20th September 2021Alma's Not Normal makes Fleabag look tame!
Alma's Not Normal, based on comedian Sophie Willan's own life, follows escort dealing with a drug dealer ex and heroin addict mum - and it's already a hit with viewers.
Monica Greep, Daily Mail, 16th September 2021Sophie Willan interview
The comedian won a Bafta for the pilot of Alma's Not Normal. Now, as a full series arrives on BBC Two, she talks to Isobel Lewis about the way trauma undermines social mobility, and wanting care-experienced people to feel seen in her show.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 13th September 2021Alma's Not Normal, review
Sophie Willan turns trauma into comedy gold.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 13th September 2021Alma's Not Normal, BBC2, review
Sophie Willan's comedy is a joyful portrait of the North we rarely see on TV.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 13th September 2021Alma's Not Normal preview
Alma's Not Normal is a comedy that feels like a folk story - albeit a folk story involving high-end escorting, family tax credit, and social workers relieved of their gall bladders.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 11th September 2021I talk to Sophie Willan
"With the industry being as it is, people need to put you within a context that they've already seen and understand ...then you can evolve that and do it your own way."
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 10th September 2021