Ricky Gervais’ triumph at the National Comedy Awards elicited a strong reaction from Lolly Adefope.
The 32-year-old actress and comedian is best known for her role in the BBC sitcom Ghosts starring Charlotte Ritchie.
Ghosts was nominated for numerous awards at the National Comedy Awards on Friday, including best written comedy, while Lolly, Charlotte, and castmates Kiell Smith-Bynoe were all nominated for their performances in the programme.
Veteran comedian Ricky and his popular Netflix programme After Life, on the other hand, were up for many accolades.
Ricky ended up winning three prizes on the night, including best written comedy, outstanding comic actor, and outstanding supporting part for Diane Morgan, for which Lolly was nominated.
In response to the victories, Lolly turned to Twitter, where she sweetly congratulated Ricky – perhaps with a few too many exclamation points.
‘omg congrats ricky gervais!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ she tweeted after quoting his earlier post in which he requested the public to vote for him in the awards.

Her witty remark was swiftly picked up by her followers, with one uploading an outstanding screengrab of Lolly at last night’s Oscars, appearing distantly uninterested as the winner was called out from her table.
Many people appeared to be dissatisfied by the results, with one Lolly fan threatening to riot and others tweeting different sobbing gifs and memes.
The awards, presented by Tom Allen in London’s Roundhouse, had numerous memorable moments, most notably Mo Gilligan‘s emotional acceptance speech.
The comic, who received the impact in comedy award, claimed there was no “glass ceiling” when he first started out in comedy, but rather a “concrete ceiling” that prohibited Black talent from being appreciated.
‘This means so much to me in so many ways,’ he began after receiving the trophy.
‘When I started comedy, my journey was very different to a lot of other people’s. I’d often meet a lot of comics and they’d say, “You a comic on the Black circuit? I’d love to try that.”
‘But bro, this isn’t a buffet. This isn’t a quiche, or some chicken wings on the side for you to just try. This is a real scene, with real people. Realising that, the scene that I come from, the skills that I’ve got, and the people that I’ve had around me to watch and learn from…’ he continued, name-checking the likes of Richard Blackwood and Babatunde Aleshe.
‘The list is endless. There are so many people that I’ve been on the circuit with and then you’ve got this cool, new generation.’
The National Comedy Awards is available to stream on All4, Ghosts on BBC and After Life on Netflix.