Ola has appeared on E4’s 8 out of 10 Cats, ITV2’s Plebs, Comedy Central, London Live, ITV4and MTV Base and written for BBCR4’s The Now Show, The News Quiz and Nathan Caton’s Can’t Tell Me Nothing. He performs all over the UK and as far afield as the European Continent and Dubai. Young, driven and hugely talented, Ola is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor with natural originality and enviable stage presence.
Finalist in the FHM Search for A Stand Up Hero, broadcast on ITV4, Ola is renowned for his intelligent, edgy humour. As a core cast member and writer of the “Sniggers With Attitude” pilot, for London Live, Ola has displayed a talent for sketch comedy as well as stand-up comedy on The Comedy Store on Comedy Central.
Ola is the creator of the highly successful live concept “Sunday Service” winning him fans all over London’s comedy scene. Ola’s most recent special, “The Comedian and His Future Wife“, received 5-stars at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is now available on DVD and online download.
| “a confident, laid-back performer with a refreshing honesty and an interesting story to tell. He has some really smart jokes”, The Scotsman – Aug-2014 |
| “Full of laughs, heart-warming, hilarious …A brilliant, truly enjoyable show ★★★★★”, Three Weeks – Aug-2014 |
| “a vibrant, likeable performer who refreshingly encapsulates a young, urban spirit”, Chortle |
| “an infectiously playful spirit”, Chortle |
| “the highlight of the evening was support act Ola… his act was thoughtful and reflective and honest. Without proselytizing or falling back on lazy rhetoric, he explored what it’s like to be a Christian black man in the UK today, while being disarmingly frank about his unease at being defined by either his race or religion… his quiet observations will rattle round my head for days to come”, David Vass, Blog |
| “the sort of enthusiastic, charismatic act likely to be plucked from the circuit by TV producers seeking a presenter to appeal to a youthful demographic”, Chortle |
| “Standing out, a strong favourite for a through line of continuity who the viewers will grow to love and quote, is the Lord Snooty like character Dr Leon Askwith who breaks down issues intermittently throughout the show.”, Jasmine Dotiwala, Huff Post – review of one of Ola’s characters in Sniggers With Attitude on London Live |
| Awards |
| JokeNation 2015, Winner |
| Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2008, Semi-Finalist |
| Fhm Stand Up Hero, Finalist – 3rd place |
| TV |
| 8 out of 10 Cats, 2017, E4 |
| The Comedy Store, 2014 – 2015, Comedy Central |
| Sniggers With Attitude, 2014 – 2014, London Live, Broadcast Pilot |
| The Sho Sho Show, Channel AKA |
| Documentary on British Sense of Humour, contributor & stand-up, Ben Lewis TV for Arte |
| Fhm Stand Up Hero , ITV4 |
| Jason Lewis Experience, MTV Base |
| Video |
| Jason Lewis Experience, DVD |
| 21 , DVD , (solo show) |
| The Comedian and His Future Wife , DVD , (solo show) |
| Writing |
| Nathan Caton’s Can’t Tell Nathan Caton Nothing |
| The News Quiz, BBCR4 |
| Jason Lewis Experience, MTV Base |
| The Now Show, BBCR4 |
| Andi Osho, writer |
| Radio |
| Dear Future Wife, Non-broadcast pilot script commission |
| Nathan Caton’s Can’t Tell Nathan Caton Nothing, various characters |
| Live |
| International performances in
USA, South Africa, Seychelles, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, Qatar, France, Holland, Norway, Slovenia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Belgium and Czech Republic. |
| Comedy Store Antibes |
| Comedy Store London & Manchester |
| Off The Kerb |
| Shell African Network |
| Top Secret Comedy Club |
| Comedy Cafe |
| Banana |
| Bearcat |
| V-festival |
| Sunday Service with Ola |
| Support Act – Gina Yashere, Ava Vidal, Daliso Chaponda |
| Podcast / Online |
| Ahead Of The Times, 2014 – 2015, Self Produced Series, |
Hi Ola,
I saw your performance yesterday at the corporate event. I went rather reluctantly expecting a dull evening. But not so, thanks to your brilliant performance. Thanks!
Saw Ola’s Sunday Service show last night and the intelligence, perceptive depth of the night didn’t stop me laughing out loud. Brilliant
Hey, I just wanted to say you were absolutely brilliant tonight on The Now Show, just blistering, so good and so powerful. Keep it up, amigo!
Hi Ola! Saw you tonight supporting Daliso Chaponda in St Albans – thought you were brilliant! Have enjoyed your radio 4 work too – was an unexpected treat to get to see you tonight!
Know your wonderful Ola. Keep on keeping on. Enjoy the journey. Lots of love light and much much laughter.