“I went on my first chicken shop date when I was 17 years old. The show started life in 2011 as a column in a makeshift youth magazine called The Cut. I would ask a friend to come along and take photos while I did deadpan Q&As with London grime artists.”

English comedian, writer, and presenter

Amelia Dimoldenberg is an English comedian, writer, and presenter known as the creator and host of Chicken Shop Date, the web series she began in 2014. The series places celebrity interviews in fried chicken restaurants, and her style is defined by deadpan, awkward, and sarcastic humour. She has built a distinct public voice through that format, which blends interview, performance, and comedy.