Sophie Willan
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Interview: Sophie Willan's working-class comedy
The daughter of a heroin addict, Sophie Willan grew up in care and now as a comedian tackles areas where others fear to tread. She talks to Yvette Huddleston.
Yvette Huddleston, The Yorkshire Post, 24th January 2018Sophie Willan interview
Her childhood in care, her mother's heroin addiction, her days as a sex worker ... Bolton comedian Sophie Willan is turning the details of her life into dazzling stand-up.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th January 2018Audible offers 12 free stand-up shows
Audible has released for free a collection of 12 shows of stand-up they recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Stars include Ed Gamble, Mark Watson and Angela Barnes.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd October 201710 female comedians to see this autumn
Between them they represent the breadth, diversity and talent of the scene, hailing from the UK, Canada, America and Denmark. One jokes about her past job as a dominatrix, another about her Nazi grandfather, and another performs in a poundshop parrot suit. Something for everyone, then.
Alice Jones, Refinery 29, 25th September 2017The Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Sophie Willan
Nominee Sophie Willan makes serious, nuanced points, yet keeps the mood buoyant.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 26th August 2017Why Fringe comics don't care about May, Trump & Brexit
In a sweaty Edinburgh cellar a bearded young comedian is telling us about the joys of deciding to stop being left-wing for a while. It is, we assume,
a joke. After all, the comedian concerned, Fin Taylor, spent his previous Edinburgh hour, Whitey McWhiteface, lecturing us about the woes of white privilege, albeit while owning up to being one of its beneficiaries. This is just another ironic pose, right, the precursor to some dismissive material about the usual baddies - Brexit, May and Trump?
Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist 2017
The nominations for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2017 have been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2017Sophie Willan wins Herald Angel Award
Bolton comedian Sophie Willan has won the prestigious Herald Angel Award for her second stand up show Branded, currently at the Pleasance Courtyard at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th August 2017Sophie Willan on her life coaching Fringe show
A social worker once labelled six-year-old Sophie Willan "rebellious, disruptive and rude".
Claire Smith, The Scotsman, 8th August 2017Interview with Sophie Willan
Sophie Willan takes some time to talk to Voice about the show, inspirations, and to give advice to young people.
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 31st July 2017