Sukh Ojla

Sukhjeet Kaur "Sukh" Ojla (/ˈsʊk ˈɒdjlɑː/; born 31 May 1984) is a British Punjabi stand-up comedian, novelist, playwright and actress.[2][3]

Sukh Ojla
Born31 May 1984 (1984-05-31) (age 36)
Leeds, United Kingdom
Other namesSukhjeet Ojla[1]
Alma materCourt Theatre Training Company
Occupationstand-up comedian, actress, novelist, playwright
Years active2011–present
Websitesukhojla.com

Early life

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

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 will publish her first novel, Sunny, in 2021.[14][15]

References
  1. "The Local Millionaire - Guest Cast | TVmaze". www.tvmaze.com.
  2. https://twitter.com/sukhojla/status/869950371229122560
  3. "Sukh Ojla | Live Comedy at The Glee Club".
  4. Richardson, Hollie (August 7, 2019). "Best female comedians at Edinburgh Fringe Festival". Stylist.
  5. Bruce, Alex. "Sukh Ojla: For Sukh's Sake : Reviews 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  6. "My first job: Sukh Ojla – 'Workshop auditions terrify me to this day'". The Stage.
  7. Bhatti, Gurpreet Kaur (February 15, 2018). Elephant. Oberon Books. ISBN 9781786824387 – via Google Books.
  8. "Sukh Ojla". Sukh Ojla.
  9. Guide, British Comedy (October 8, 2020). "Sukh Ojla writes her first novel". British Comedy Guide.
  10. "Actress, writer and comedian Ojla on finding her niche - EasternEye".
  11. Guide, British Comedy. "Sukh Ojla". British Comedy Guide.
  12. https://www.brackets.digital, {digital} ·. "Rifco Theatre". www.rifcotheatre.com.
  13. "Pyar Actually review". www.whatsonlive.co.uk.
  14. Ojla, Sukh. Sunny. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781529356953 – via Google Books.
  15. "Hodder Studio acquires 'intensely moving' debut from Sukh Ojla | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com.
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