Lolly Adefope

Lolly Adefope
Adefope in 2024
Born
Ololade Adefope

1990/1991 (age 35)
London, England
EducationLoughborough University
OccupationsComedian, actress
Years active2014–present

Ololade "Lolly" Adefope[1] (born 1990/1991) 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.

Early life and education

Adefope was born in South London to Nigerian parents.[3] She went to Loughborough University to study English literature.[3][4][5] While at university, she started performing with a sketch comedy group.[3]

Career

After university Adefope applied to drama school but was rejected, so she began working in an office.[6] 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.[3] Also in 2015, she was selected for the BBC Writersroom comedy programme,[7] and in 2016 she was nominated for two Chortle Awards.[8][9]

As an actress, Adefope has appeared on Together, Josh, Plebs, Rovers, Sick Note, Ghosts – for which she was nominated for a National Comedy Award in 2021,[10] 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."[3] 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.[3] 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

Film

Adefope in Lolly in Marseille end scene, 2015
Year Title Role Note
2015Lolly in MarseilleLollyShort film
2018The Spy Who Dumped MeTess
2018Mission: Impossible – FalloutWoman at desk
2019SorryDolly AdesinaShort film
2023SaltburnLady Daphne
2023Wicked Little LettersKate
2024Seize Them!Shulmay
2024That ChristmasMrs. McNutt (voice)
2026SwappedLily (voice)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015JoshCathEpisode: "Suited and Booted"
Troy: Cyber HijackWaitressTV movie
Lolly Adefope's ChristmasHerselfTV movie
2016Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledHerselfEpisode: "Hitler & Jingle"
PlebsAtillaEpisode: "The Beasts"
QIHerselfPanel game / Quiz show, 1 episode
RoversSamMain cast
The Last LegHerself2 episodes
Sexy MurderJessica ArkwrightMiniseries, Episode: "The Flames of Innocence"
Year FriendsLollyEpisode: "September"
2017Dara O Briain's Go 8 BitHerselfPanel game, 1 episode
LoadedNaomiMain cast
Sick NoteLisa2 episodes
TaskmasterHerselfPanel game, 8 episodes
Pls LikeChloe SassWeb series, episode: "Fashion & Beauty"
MotherlandPennyEpisode: "The Cavalry"
2017–2018Horrible HistoriesVarious charactersMain cast (Series 7)
2018DamnedMimiMain cast (Series 2)
LovesickCharlotteEpisode: "Evie (Again)"
Richard Osman's House of GamesHerselfQuiz show, 5 episodes
Hang UpsAngie Henderson2 episodes
8 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownHerselfPanel game, 1 episode
2019–2021ShrillFranMain cast
2019–2020, 2023Miracle WorkersRosie, Maggie, NeuralNetMain cast (Seasons 1-2, 4)
2019–2021This Time with Alan PartridgeRuth DugganMain cast
2019–2023GhostsKittyMain cast
2020Feel GoodFlorence (photographer)1 episode
2021Summer Camp IslandSnowflakeEpisode: "Shave a Little Off the Wheel"
There’s Something About MoviesHerselfPanel game, 1 episode
2022ChivalryAma2 episodes
Don't Hug Me I'm ScaredElevator/Mrs. GrelchWeb series, 2 episodes
2023Everyone Else BurnsMiss SimmonsMain cast
Black MirrorJoan's LawyerEpisode: "Joan Is Awful"
2024 The Franchise Dagmara "Dag" Nwaeze Main cast

References

  1. ↑ "#TBB10 With Comedienne Lolly Adefope – Ready To Take The Stage During Festival Season". The British Blacklist. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lolly Adefope". A Younger Theatre. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kale, Sirin (7 May 2021). "For Lolly Adefope, Comedy Is in the Details". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2023. In the last few years, the 30-year-old actress…
  4. ↑ Halls, Eleanor (21 September 2020). "Lolly Adefope interview: 'I don't care if I get cancelled again, I've got the antibodies'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020. But for 29-year-old character comedian Lolly Adefope…
  5. ↑ Bromwich, Kathryn (1 January 2017). "Rising stars of 2017: comedian Lolly Adefope". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2021. …26-year-old south Londoner Lolly Adefope…
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Obenson, Tambay (9 October 2015). "BBC Announces the 15 Up-and-Coming Writers Selected for its Comedy Writersroom". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lolly Adefope – Soho Theatre". Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Logan, Brian (16 August 2015). "Lolly Adefope at Edinburgh festival review – a show of many faces". The Guardian.
  10. ↑ "Sex Education wins 4 gongs at inaugural National Comedy Awards". The List. 3 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Lolly Adefope's News : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle.
  12. ↑ Wittenberg, Daniel (24 July 2014). "Who's laughing now? Lolly Adefope's turning stage fright into stand-up". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2026. The 23-year-old stand-up…
  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.
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