Since winning the 2008 if.comedy Best Newcomer Award for her debut solo show Sarah Millican’s Not Nice at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sarah is fast on her way to becoming a household name. A consummate live performer, she has notched up a number of appearances on top comedy shows including Mock the Week, Michael Mcintyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Live at the Apollo and The Bubble. In addition, Sarah has written and recorded her own Radio 4 series, Sarah Millican’s Support Group and can also be heard as a regular guest on the new Radio 5 Live series 7 Day Sunday.
After two critically acclaimed, sell out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2008/9, Sarah will return to Edinburgh in August this year with a brand new show before embarking on her first national tour, entitled Chatterbox. On top of all this Sarah has recently completed her second run at the annual Melbourne Comedy Festival, where she received a nomination for the prestigious Barry Award in 2009.
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Watch her transion to national treasure begin here it - Sunday Times
Probably the finest female comedian working at the moment - Time Out
Her laughter rate is excepional - The Scotsman
This woman will go far - Times
Wonderfully wrong . . incredibly funny- Metro
Like a young Thora Hird - The Observer
Catch her now - before she’s massive - The List
One of the hottest new things in Stand up - The Herald
On 2009 Edinburgh Fringe show Sarah Millican: Typical Woman
Rising star - ObserverVery good at being naughty - Telegraph
At times poetic, at times brutally honest, Sarah Millican is never less than belly-laugh hilarious - Mirror *****
Enomously funny…before you know where you are you are doubling up with great gusts of laughter- Scotsman ****
Ice-pick wit…this girl is anything but ordinary, and we are all the better for that- Metro ****
In flying form…smart as a whip.- List
She can make a room rock with laughter- Guardian
On the 2008 If. Comedy Best Newcomer Award winning show Sarah Millican's Not Nice
It requires exceptional skill to be a cruel yet likeable comedian and Sarah Millican nails the contradiction beautifully with a wonderfully assured Fringe debut - The Scotsman ****A mercilessly unsentimental wit…her set is as neatly constructed as her individual, triple-punchline jokes- The Daily Telegraph
It's credit to Millican's talent that her man-baiting isn't manalienating; the blokes in the audience howl as loudly as the women.
There isn't a spare second in this gag-packed, deliciously dark show.
One of the hottest prospects on the UK circuit
- Metro *****
British comedy needs a new female star and might just have got one- The Herald ****
She surely has one of the highest gags-perminute counts on the Fringe, with punchlines arriving every few beats with unwavering punctuality….Laughs come thick and fast.
Millican has a fank, self-effacing manner and an obtuse appoach to writing that avoids clichés and refreshes the genre
An impressive, and consistently funny, festival debut.
- Chortle ****
A delightfully dirty and hilarious show.- Three Weeks ****
Millican’s gift is in her gentle, unthreatening delivery and the way she engages with the audience.
This is a fully crafted first show and a real delight- The Observer
The jokes feel fresh and ring true. And there are plenty of them.- The Guardian
Sarah Millican is one of the most talented newcomers I have seen in many years.
A perfectly formed hour. Touching, witty and wonderfully ribald- Veronica Lee, Sunday Telegraph
Excellent comedy from a performer with a great future- Sunday Times ****
A delight…A great Fringe debut- The Independent ****
Effortless and very clever- The Mirror ****
Fabulous comedy…It’s clear she has a long and very successful career ahead of her.
The Bridget Jones of comedy. She’s rude, she’s risqué. A must-see.- Sunday Express *****
An incredibly honed, laugh-every-ten-seconds performance- Time Out
The hour flew by… very funny- The Age, Melbourne ****
On the Secret Policeman’s Ball for Amnesty
Geordie Sarah Millican jumped into the big league with a dazzling set- TimesSarah Millican was the epitome of cool on this night… she loaded the short set with an enviable number of rock solid punchlines - Chortle