Sophie Willan is a British stand up comedian, actress and writer. Willan was born in Bolton in 1987 to a heroin addicted mother. Her early life was difficult and she spent time in care. She later worked as an escort, and sex work is chronicled in her show one-woman stand up show, Branded. She became the recipient of the first ever Caroline Aherne Bursary award from the BBC for 2017-'18 and has won several awards for her stand up, including Edinburgh's Best Newcomer in 2017. She narrates Channel 4 reality gameshow The Circle and is a regular in BBC1 sitcom Still Open All Hours, as well as appearing in festive comedy Click and Collect alongside Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry. In 2021, BBC2 broadcast the first series of her BAFTA-winning semi-autobiographical sitcom Alma's Not Normal to critical and commercial acclaim. A second and seemingly final series was aired in 2024.
Sophie Willan is a British stand up comedian, actress and writer. Willan was born in Bolton in 1987 to a heroin addicted mother. Her early life was difficult and she spent time in care. She later worked as an escort, and sex work is chronicled in her show one-woman stand up show, Branded. She became the recipient of the first ever Caroline Aherne Bursary award from the BBC for 2017-'18 and has won several awards for her stand up, including Edinburgh's Best Newcomer in 2017. She narrates Channel 4 reality gameshow The Circle and is a regular in BBC1 sitcom Still Open All Hours, as well as appearing in festive comedy Click and Collect alongside Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry. In 2021, BBC2 broadcast the first series of her BAFTA-winning semi-autobiographical sitcom Alma's Not Normal to critical and commercial acclaim. A second and seemingly final series was aired in 2024.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm8139654
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39001771
Facebook: https://facebook.com/sophiewillancomedy
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sophiewillan
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Filmography (Movies)
Television Appearances
Ludwig
Character:Holly Pinder
The Traitors: Uncloaked
Character:Self
Late Night Lycett
Character:Self - Guest
The Weakest Link
Character:Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self - Guest Team Captain
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self - Team Captain
Time
Character:Maeve Riley
This Is My House
Character:Narrator
The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer
Character:Self - Narrator
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
Character:Self
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Character:Self - Expert
Alma's Not Normal
Character:Alma
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Character:Self - Guest Judge
The Circle
Character:Self - Narrator
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Character:Self - Guest
The Russell Howard Hour
Character:Self
Richard Osman's House of Games
Character:Self - Panellist
Taskmaster
Character:Self
Still Open All Hours
Character:Ruby
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Character:Self
The Last Leg
Character:Self
Comedy Central at the Comedy Store
Character:Self
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