Sophie Willan
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Sophie Willan sitcom Alma's Not Normal gets a series
BBC Two has ordered a series of Alma's Not Normal, the new sitcom by Sophie Willan. It follows wide critical praise for a pilot episode broadcast earlier this month.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2020Alma's Not Normal review
Lovely, at once gentle yet scabrous and unafraid surely - once it garners that well-deserved commission - to tackle many long-neglected thorns.
Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 12th April 2020Alma's Not Normal: perfect antidote to our new normal
In one thirty-minute pilot Alma's Not Normal managed to set up a fully conceived world full of charm, laughs and fried spam.
Michael Lee, The Custard TV, 8th April 2020Alma's Not Normal review
For a pilot episode, Alma's Not Normal easily achieves what it's meant to do and introduces a cast of intriguing, sympathetic characters we'd like to hear more from. Most crucially, they are complex, authentic people portrayed in a way we don't usually see on television.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th April 2020Alma's Not Normal review
The comedian Sophie Willan has turned her award-winning stage hit into a new TV show, via childhood trauma, sex work and ornamental pixies.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 7th April 2020Alma's Not Normal review
Comedy off to a flyer with characters teetering between tragedy and farce.
Adam Sweeting, i Newspaper, 7th April 2020TV preview: Alma's Not Normal, BBC Two
Comedian Sophie Willan has been one of stand-up's most distinctive voices in recent years. Honest, outspoken and frank about her life, she has now has drawn on her history to write this one-off pilot. If the BBC does not commission a series it must need its head examined.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th April 2020Alma's Not Normal begins filming
Sophie Willan's upcoming New On Two sitcom pilot, Alma's Not Normal, has begun filming on location in Bolton.
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 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 2019Meet Sophie Willan the voice of Channel 4's The Circle
Sophie Willan may be the voice of Channel 4's The Circle but there's very little about the contestants' solitary set-up that appeals to the comedian.
I Love Manchester, 11th October 2019