‘There's so much talent!'
TV Times|October 10, 2020
Mo Gilligan on celebrating black comedy stars, past, present and future
IAN MACEWAN
‘There's so much talent!'

MO GILLIGAN: BLACK, BRITISH AND FUNNY

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Last year, Mo Gilligan became the first black British comic to front a prime-time TV show in over two decades. His Friday-night C4 series, The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, was a big hit and won a BAFTA TV award. Now, in a one-off documentary, the stand-up wants to celebrate the black performers who inspired him.

Here, Mo, 32 – who’ll be a panellist for series two of ITV’s The Masked Singer – tells TV Times more...

Can you describe the show?

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