Sukh Ojla Explained

Sukh Ojla
Birth Place:	London, United Kingdom
Occupation:	stand-up comedian, actress, novelist, playwright
Alma Mater:	Court Theatre Training Company
Other Names:	Sukhjeet Ojla^[1]
Years Active:	2011–present

Sukhjeet Kaur "Sukh" Ojla (; born 31 May 1984) is an English stand-up comedian, novelist, playwright and comedy writer.^{[2] [3]}

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 published her first novel, Sunny, in 2021.^{[14] [15]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Local Millionaire - Guest Cast | TVmaze. www.tvmaze.com.
2. 869950371229122560. sukhojla.
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   . 31 May 2017.
3. Web site: Sukh Ojla | Live Comedy at The Glee Club.
4. Web site: Best female comedians at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Hollie. Richardson. August 7, 2019. Stylist.
5. Web site: Sukh Ojla: For Sukh's Sake : Reviews 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Alex. Bruce. www.chortle.co.uk.
6. Web site: My first job: Sukh Ojla – 'Workshop auditions terrify me to this day'. The Stage.
7. Book: Bhatti, Gurpreet Kaur. Elephant. February 15, 2018. Oberon Books. 9781786824387. Google Books.
8. Web site: Sukh Ojla. Sukh Ojla.
9. Web site: Sukh Ojla writes her first novel. British Comedy. Guide. October 8, 2020. British Comedy Guide.
10. Web site: Actress, writer and comedian Ojla on finding her niche - EasternEye. 15 February 2019.
11. Web site: Sukh Ojla. British Comedy. Guide. British Comedy Guide.
12. Web site: Rifco Theatre ·. www.rifcotheatre.com.
13. Web site: Pyar Actually review. www.whatsonlive.co.uk.
14. Book: Ojla, Sukh. Sunny. 3 March 2022 . Hodder & Stoughton. 9781529356953. Google Books.
15. Web site: Hodder Studio acquires 'intensely moving' debut from Sukh Ojla | The Bookseller. www.thebookseller.com.