Lolly Adefope

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Lolly Adefope
Born Ololade Adefope
(1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 (age 34)[1][2]
Sutton, London, England
Alma mater Loughborough University
Occupation Comedian, actress
Years active 2014–present

Ololade "Lolly" Adefope[3] (born 14 September 1990) is an English stand-up comedian and actress, specialising in character comedy.[4] 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.[5]

Early life and education

Adefope was born in Sutton, South London to Nigerian parents and is of Yoruba descent.[6] She went to Loughborough University to study English literature.[7] While at university, she started performing with a sketch comedy group.[6]

Career

After university, Adefope applied to drama school but was rejected, so she began working in an office.[8] 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.[6] Also in 2015, she was selected for the BBC Writersroom comedy programme,[9] and in 2016 she was nominated for two Chortle Awards.[10][11]

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.[12][13] 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."[6] 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.[6] 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).[14]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Josh Cath TV series, 1 episode
2015 Troy: Cyber Hijack Waitress TV movie
2015 Lolly Adefope's Christmas Herself TV movie
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Herself TV series, 1 episode
2016 Plebs Atilla TV series, 1 episode
2016 QI Herself TV series, 1 episode
2016 Rovers Sam TV series, 6 episodes
2016 The Last Leg Herself TV series, 1 episode
2016 Sexy Murder Jessica Arkwright TV mini-series, 1 episode (of 6)
2016 Year Friends Lolly TV series, 1 episode
2017 Dara Ó Briain's Go 8 Bit Herself TV series, 1 episode
2017 Loaded Naomi TV series, 8 episodes
2017 Sick Note Lisa TV series, 1 episode
2017 Taskmaster Herself TV series, 8 episodes
2017 Pls Like Chloe Sass web series, 1 episode
2017 Motherland Penny TV series, 1 episode ‘The Cavalry’
2017-18 Horrible Histories Various characters Children's TV series
2018 Damned Mimi TV series, 6 episodes
2018 Lovesick Charlotte TV series, 1 episode
2018 Richard Osman's House of Games Herself 5 episodes
2018 The Spy Who Dumped Me Tess
2018 Hang Ups Angie Henderson TV series, 2 episodes
2018 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Herself 1 special
2019 Sorry Dolly Adesina Comedy Short
2019-21 Shrill Fran TV series, 22 episodes
2019—present Miracle Workers Rosie, Maggie
2019–present This Time with Alan Partridge Ruth Duggan TV series, 7 episodes
2019–present Ghosts Kitty TV series, 20 episodes
2020 The Graham Norton Show Herself
2020 Feel Good Florence (photographer) TV series, S1E2
2021 Summer Camp Island Snowflake Episode: "Shave a Little Off the Wheel"
2021 There’s Something About Movies Herself TV series, 1 episode (Christmas special)
2022 Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Elevator/Mrs. Greltch 2 episodes
2023 Everyone Else Burns[15] Miss Simmons 5 episodes
2023 Black Mirror TV Joan's Lawyer TV series, 1 episode, "Joan Is Awful"
TBA Wicked Little Letters Filming
TBA Seize Them! Shulmay In-production[16]

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