Stefan Golaszewski (born November 1980) is a British writer, performer and director. He is part of the comedy troupe

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and is the writer and creator of BAFTA winning sitcoms ''

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'' and '' Mum''.

Early life and education

Golaszewski was born in November 1980. His paternal grandfather, who was Polish, emigrated to the UK at the end of

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. Golaszewski was president of the

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while studying at the

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Career

In 2009, Golaszewski wrote, performed in and co-directed a pilot for

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called ''Things Talk''. As a director, he won the

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Best Newcomer Award with

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for ''Won't Say Anything'' in 2007 and again in 2009 with Jonny Sweet for ''Mostly About Arthur''. His one-man play ''Stefan Golaszewski Speaks about a Girl He Once Loved'' was performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 2008. Directed by Phillip Breen, it picked up a host of five-star reviews. This was later performed with another play ''Stefan Golaszewski Is a Widower'' at the

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in London's Shepherd's Bush, again to critical acclaim. The two plays have since been published as ''The Stefan Golaszewski Plays''. Golaszewski is a part of the comedy troupe

, which also includes

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and

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. They made a TV series for BBC Four, and their second Radio 4 series came out in late 2008. Golaszewski's sitcom ''

'', starring

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and

Sarah Solemani Sarah Solemani (born 4 September 1982) is an English actress, writer and activist. She is best known for starring in the BAFTA winning sitcom '' Him & Her'' and playing Renee Zellweger's best friend Miranda in ''Bridget Jones's Baby'', for whic ...

, aired on BBC Three for four series from 2010 to 2014 and won the 2014

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. Golaszewski wrote ''Sex with a Stranger'', staged in early 2012 and starring Tovey and

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. His second sitcom, '' Mum'', starring

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and

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, premiered in 2016. Its second series was screened in 2018 and the third and final series was screened in 2019. His four-part drama ''

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'' aired in August 2022 starring

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and

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. The series received mostly very good reviews from critics, but mixed reviews from viewers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golaszewski, Stefan 1980 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Cambridge British people of Polish descent British comedy writers British dramatists and playwrights British male comedians British male dramatists and playwrights British male television writers British television writers