From the chicken shop to the streets of Britain: Amelia Dimoldenberg is the millennial multi-hyphenate who's taking over comedy (2024)

And how have you found the transition from being on camera to behind the camera and running a production company? Especially with COVID, how has that been?

It was quite a natural progression because I've always self-produced Chicken Shop Date and my cooking show. But I never sort of formalised that it was a production company when, for the whole time, I've been operating as a production company. When I first started, I was literally doing everything from going out and finding the shop to booking all the camera operators, finding the kit, making the call sheet, literally everything. Then as time's gone on, I've had people assist me, I've learned so much from other people to the point now where I have my own creative producer that works with me that I hired, then formalised the production company, called it Dimz Inc. and got a logo!

So it's been like a journey, but I'm really happy that now it's all official and it just sounds good, doesn't it? I think it's so important that I have formalised it because I am in the nitty-gritty of all of the content that I’ve made and sometimes I don't think people know that but I would like more people to know that I'm involved in the creative process and that I have a production background. Hopefully, it shows people that you can do it as well because when I started, I didn't have any idea how you would make a video and I kind of wish I had someone who taught me a bit more about that.

I think it’s a common thing with a lot of young women not being taken as seriously as their male counterparts and not having the credit given where it’s due. For a lot of young girls, seeing your success is super inspirational, especially in a male-dominated industry. How important is it to you that women have a voice in comedy?

So important. I agree it's very male-dominated, like with so many industries, not just comedy. For me, putting my awkward persona out first, it's a bit different and some people don't get it and then loads of people do. And I think it is really important to make sure that people know how hard you work to do something and explain your journey so that other people can follow the same steps that you have. Also collaborating with others and lifting up other people as well is also so important and showcasing my peers, other women as well, is really important to me.

And finally, as you are the dating queen, what is the number one piece of advice you have got for people navigating the bizarre post-lockdown dating world?

I mean thank God we don't have to go on walks in the park anymore. I actually went on a walk in the park date and he was so hungover when he arrived and was messaging me before like, ‘I'm so hungover’. I was like, ‘okay, um, well you don't have to come’... And he got there and then he literally, in the park, leant over his knees like he was going to vomit and I was just like, ‘oh my God, he's actually gonna be sick on the date’. So we just sat on this park bench and I was just like, ‘this is hell, take me back to the chicken shop immediately’. This would never happen there!

So my top tips for dating... I think with dating, it's all meant to be fun. It should just be fun. And usually, it is fun, even that story, it's a great story to tell, it’s fun. So if you're not having fun, get out. Leave immediately because that's really what it's meant to be. And also make sure you go somewhere where there are chicken nuggets on the menu.

Who Cares? with Amelia Dimoldenberg airs weekly on the Dave YouTube channel. Watch Chicken Shop Date and Amelia’s Cooking Show on Amelia Dimoldenberg’s YouTube.

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