Lolly Adefope

Ololade "Lolly" Adefope[1] is an English stand-up comedian and actress, specialising in character comedy.[2] She is known for playing the role of Fran in the Hulu comedy series Shrill, and as Kitty, the ghost of a Georgian noblewoman in the BBC comedy Ghosts, for which she was nominated for a National Comedy Award in 2021.[3]

Lolly Adefope
Born
Ololade Adefope

Sutton, London, England
Alma materLoughborough University
Occupation(s)Comedian, actress
Years active2014–present

Early life and education

Adefope was born on 14 September 1990 in Sutton, South London to Nigerian parents and is of Yoruba descent.[4][5] She went to Loughborough University to study English literature.[6] While at university, she started performing with a sketch comedy group.[4]

Career

After university, Adefope applied to drama school but was rejected, so she began working in an office.[7] She began her career as a stand-up comic and transitioned into acting after receiving positive attention for solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2015 and 2016.[4] Also in 2015, she was selected for the BBC Writersroom comedy programme,[8] and in 2016 she was nominated for two Chortle Awards.[9][10]

As an actress, Adefope has appeared on Together, Josh, Plebs, Rovers, Sick Note, Ghosts, Miracle Workers, and Shrill. She has also participated as a guest on Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, The Last Leg, Don't Ask Me Ask Britain and QI.[11][12] She appeared on the fourth series of the panel show Taskmaster and the 100th anniversary suffragette special of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

Shrill star and co-creator Aidy Bryant has praised Adefope's acting for "how much she can convey with just the slightest movement of her eyes."[4] Her performance in that show introduced her to wider audiences, and she began to receive a flood of offers for new roles. As of May 2021, she was working on developing a new television show that she would also star in, as well as a podcast.[4] In October 2021, it was announced that Adefope will be appearing in an upcoming American television series, Girls Can't Shoot (& Other Lies) based on Scarlett Curtis's anthology, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (& Other Lies).[13]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2015JoshCathTV series, 1 episode
2015Troy: Cyber HijackWaitressTV movie
2015Lolly Adefope's ChristmasHerselfTV movie
2016Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledHerselfTV series, 1 episode
2016PlebsAtillaTV series, 1 episode
2016QIHerselfTV series, 1 episode
2016RoversSamTV series, 6 episodes
2016The Last LegHerselfTV series, 1 episode
2016Sexy MurderJessica ArkwrightTV mini-series, 1 episode (of 6)
2016Year FriendsLollyTV series, 1 episode
2017Dara Ó Briain's Go 8 BitHerselfTV series, 1 episode
2017LoadedNaomiTV series, 8 episodes
2017Sick NoteLisaTV series, 1 episode
2017TaskmasterHerselfTV series, 8 episodes
2017Pls LikeChloe Sassweb series, 1 episode
2017MotherlandPennyTV series, 1 episode ‘The Cavalry’
2017-18Horrible HistoriesVarious charactersChildren's TV series
2018DamnedMimiTV series, 6 episodes
2018LovesickCharlotteTV series, 1 episode
2018Richard Osman's House of GamesHerself5 episodes
2018The Spy Who Dumped MeTess
2018Hang UpsAngie HendersonTV series, 2 episodes
20188 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownHerself1 special
2019SorryDolly AdesinaComedy Short
2019-21ShrillFranTV series, 22 episodes
2019—presentMiracle WorkersRosie, Maggie
2019–presentThis Time with Alan PartridgeRuth DugganTV series, 7 episodes
2019–presentGhostsKittyTV series, 20 episodes
2020The Graham Norton ShowHerself
2020Feel GoodFlorence (photographer)TV series, S1E2
2021Summer Camp IslandSnowflakeEpisode: "Shave a Little Off the Wheel"
2021 There’s Something About Movies Herself TV series, 1 episode (Christmas special)
2022Don't Hug Me I'm ScaredElevator/Mrs. Greltch2 episodes
2023Everyone Else Burns[14]Miss Simmons5 episodes
2023Black MirrorJoan's LawyerTV series, 1 episode, "Joan Is Awful"
2023 SaltburnLady DaphnePost-production
2023Wicked Little LettersPost-production
TBA Seize Them! Shulmay In-production[15]
TBA The Franchise Dag Main role, upcoming series

References
  1. "#TBB10 With Comedienne Lolly Adefope – Ready To Take The Stage During Festival Season". The British Blacklist. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. http://www.ayoungertheatre.comauthor/lolly/
  3. "Sex Education wins 4 gongs at inaugural National Comedy Awards". 3 March 2022.
  4. Kale, Sirin (7 May 2021). "For Lolly Adefope, Comedy Is in the Details". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. Halls, Eleanor (21 September 2020). "Lolly Adefope interview: 'I don't care if I get cancelled again, I've got the antibodies'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. Bromwich, Kathryn (1 January 2017). "Rising stars of 2017: comedian Lolly Adefope". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. Davies, Hannah (21 September 2020). "Lolly Adefope: 'Some people act as if it's their right to be overpaid and on TV'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. Obenson, Tambay (9 October 2015). "BBC Announces the 15 Up-and-Coming Writers Selected for its Comedy Writersroom". IndieWire.
  9. "Lolly Adefope – Soho Theatre". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  10. Logan, Brian (16 August 2015). "Lolly Adefope at Edinburgh festival review – a show of many faces". The Guardian.
  11. Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Lolly Adefope's News : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  12. Wittenberg, Daniel (24 July 2014). "Who's laughing now? Lolly Adefope's turning stage fright into stand-up". Hackney Gazette.
  13. Bennett, Steve. "New American TV role for Lolly Adefope : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  14. "Channel 4 Commissions New Apocalyptic Comedy 'Everyone Else Burns', Starring Simon Bird". channel4.com/press. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  15. Long, Lacy (21 March 2022). "'Seize Them!': Nicola Coughlan, Aimee Lou Wood, and Lolly Adefope Join Dark Ages Comedy Film". Collider. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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