Lolly Adefope

Lolly Adefope, an English stand-up comedian and actress, works largely in character comedy. Born in South London, she studied English literature at Loughborough University, where she began performing with a sketch comedy group. Rejected by drama school after graduating, she worked in an office before building a career in stand-up, drawing attention with solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015 and 2016 and earning two Chortle Award nominations in 2016. She became known for playing Fran in the Hulu comedy Shrill and as Kitty, a Georgian noblewoman's ghost, in the BBC comedy Ghosts, which brought her a National Comedy Award nomination in 2021. Her other television work includes Josh, Plebs, Sick Note, Miracle Workers and Together, plus guest appearances on panel shows such as Taskmaster and QI. Shrill star and co-creator Aidy Bryant praised how much she conveys with the smallest movements of her eyes.