Who is Sophie Duker? | The Sun

Posted by Martina Birk on Friday, July 19, 2024

SOPHIE Ducker is one of the five comedians that have made up the latest series of Taskmaster.

Here is all there is to know about the comedy star.

Who is Sophie Duker?

Sophie, 32, is an English stand-up comedian and writer, born in London.

She is the daughter of first-generation immigrants from West Africa.

Her mother is from Cameroon and her father is from Ghana.

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She studied French and English at the prestigious Wadham College, at Oxford University.

As of April 2022, the star currently has over 17 thousand follower on her Instagram @sophiedukebox

What is Sophie known for?

Sophie started stand-up while she was at university, and by 2015 she was shortlisted for the Funny Woman Award.

She went on to continue hosting comedy nights and touring the stand-up circuit.

She worked as an assistant producer on the Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and also as a researcher on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

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In 2018, her first stand up show, Diet Woke premiered.

Talking about her show at the time, she described by saying: “The idea that you have to be perfect, that you’re striving for some huge, unattainable ideal.

"This show is about all the irritations and weird quirks, but also it’s a love letter to how f***ing cool it is to be a black woman.”

By 2019, she began appearing on comedy panelists shows.

What TV shows has Sophie Duker been on?

Sophie has appeared as a panelist on various comedy and news discussion shows in the recent years.

She’s appeared on the likes of: Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Dog Ate My Homework, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, Richard Osman’s House of Games and Roast Battle.

More recently, she appeared in the thirteenth series of Taskmaster on Channel 4.

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Is Sophie married and does she have children?

The star has not gone public about her relationship status or if she has any children.

By the looks of it, Sophie is single and does not have any children.

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However, she may just like to keep that side of her life private.

As soon as there's any updates, we'll let you know.

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