Sukh Ojla
Sukh Ojla | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1984 (age 40) |
| Other names | Sukhjeet Ojla[1] |
| Alma mater | Court Theatre Training Company |
| Occupation(s) | stand-up comedian, actress, novelist, playwright |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | sukhojla |
Sukhjeet Kaur "Sukh" Ojla (/ˈsʊk ˈɒdjlɑː/; born 31 May 1984) is an English stand-up comedian, novelist, playwright and comedy writer.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Ojla is from a working-class British Punjabi Sikh family.[4][5] After school, she attended drama school at the Court Theatre Training Company.[6]
Career
[edit]Ojla has acted in Black Mirror ("White Christmas"), Hospital People, EastEnders, GameFace, The End of the F***ing World and the film Victoria and Abdul.[7][8][9]
Her stage work has included Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's Elephant (Birmingham Repertory Theatre) and Tamsin Oglesby's Future Conditional (The Old Vic).[7]
Ojla began to perform stand-up comedy in 2016.[10] She has appeared on The Big Asian Stand-Up and Mock the Week.[11]
Ojla wrote and starred in the play Pyar Actually in 2017.[12][13]
Ojla published her first novel, Sunny, in 2021.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Local Millionaire - Guest Cast | TVmaze". www.tvmaze.com.
- ^ @sukhojla (31 May 2017). "💜🎂🎉#birthday #cake #love #eggless #eggfreecakebox #famtime #33…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sukh Ojla | Live Comedy at The Glee Club".
- ^ Richardson, Hollie (7 August 2019). "Best female comedians at Edinburgh Fringe Festival". Stylist.
- ^ Bruce, Alex. "Sukh Ojla: For Sukh's Sake : Reviews 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
- ^ "My first job: Sukh Ojla – 'Workshop auditions terrify me to this day'". The Stage.
- ^ a b Bhatti, Gurpreet Kaur (15 February 2018). Elephant. Oberon Books. ISBN 9781786824387 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sukh Ojla". Sukh Ojla.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy (8 October 2020). "Sukh Ojla writes her first novel". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Actress, writer and comedian Ojla on finding her niche - EasternEye". 15 February 2019.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Sukh Ojla". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Rifco Theatre ·". www.rifcotheatre.com.
- ^ "Pyar Actually review". www.whatsonlive.co.uk.
- ^ Ojla, Sukh (3 March 2022). Sunny. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781529356953 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hodder Studio acquires 'intensely moving' debut from Sukh Ojla | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com.
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