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THE NAMES to WATCH NOW

DAISY MAY COOPER

Ater training at RADA, Cooper landed a few TV roles before returning to her native West Country with her younger brother Charlie. There, they wrote and starred in BAFTA-winning BBC 3 series This Country.

MICHAEL A COEL

As a comedian and actor, Coel is probably best known for the hit TV series Chewing Gum, which she wrote and starred in. Parts in Star Wars and Black Earth Rising have followed, as well as a host of podcast appearances in which she’s discussed everything from sex clubs to Christianity.

LUISA OMIEL AN

After receiving acclaim for her stage show What Would Beyoncé Do? (later picked up by the BBC), Omielan is now on tour with Politics for Bitches, tackling everything from cannabis to euthanasia.

DESIREE BURCH

New-Yorker-turned-London-convert Burch is a comedian, actor, writer and performance artist whose shows have been acclaimed for their heady, sensual mix of storytelling, music, jokes and physical theatre. She opened for Amy Schumer at the Soho Theatre and can be heard regularly on the hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale.

SUZI RUFFELL

Ruffell tackles everything from the personal to the political with her show Common, which takes an affectionate, informed look at the sticky topic of class in modern Britain.