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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Hannah J Davies

Lolly Adefope’s year in TV: ‘We made a sex tape in Shrill – some of the noises I made were unacceptable’

A portrait of Lolly Adefope with snake’s head fritillary flowers in front of her
Lolly Adefope wears dress, tallermarmo.com. Styling: Melanie Wilkinson. Set design: Olivia Giles. Makeup: Cher Webb, using makeup provided by official beauty partner Lancôme. Hair: Sven Bayerback. Lighting assistants: Luke Fullalove and Zelie Lockhart. Digital technician: Jess Segal. Runner: Jordan. Photograph: Hollie Fernando/The Guardian

Lolly Adefope, 31, started her career in standup comedy. She has appeared in series including Miracle Workers, Shrill, This Time With Alan Partridge and Ghosts, and is currently working on her first podcast, Fanmail, with Steve Coogan’s production company, Baby Cow.

What was the best thing you did on screen last year?
The best – or maybe the worst – thing I did was in the final season of the Hulu series Shrill. Me and ER Fightmaster, who plays Em, had a scene where our characters made a sex tape, and we just took the piss out of it. It was very fun, but some of the noises I made were kind of unacceptable.

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