Amelia Dimoldenberg

Chicken Shop Date began as a humorous column written by Dimoldenberg for the youth magazine The Cut, which was based at the Stowe Centre, a youth club on Harrow Road, London.[7] It was other members' interest in grime that led her to interview grime artists, as she "wanted to know more about the music"; she began by interviewing "friends of friends".[11] Dimoldenberg had the idea to frame the interviews as dates, and the location of a chicken shop was chosen as it was "somewhere you wouldn't usually go on a date".[11] The first filmed episode was released in 2014 – it featured a "date" with the grime MC Ghetts.[4]

The filming of each episode takes around 40 minutes; finished episodes last at most seven.[11] Dimoldenberg has described her persona in the show as "an exaggerated version of myself" adding that "in the edit is where the character comes through, we chop and cut things, we make it more awkward".[11] While noting that Chicken Shop Date is "not as popular" as American interview formats like Hot Ones, Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and Carpool Karaoke, Jonah Engel Bromwich of The New York Times has described it as "notable for the way in which it has grown through tapping into a specific subculture", writing that "[c]apturing an audience of music enthusiasts has given the show credibility".[12]

In 2018, Dimoldenberg presented the Channel 4 documentary Meet the Markles, in which she travelled to the United States to meet members of Meghan Markle's family;[5] The Telegraph called it "an entertaining ride [...] slicked by moments of real hilarity"[3] and the Evening Standard described it as an "instant hit".[13] However, the Metro's JJ Nattrass wrote that "many viewers at home didn't quite get what the show or its host were aiming for, and were left feeling confused", but conceded that "there were also plenty of viewers who genuinely enjoyed the satirical skew of the programme".[14]

The same year, she appeared in an episode of The Big Narstie Show alongside David Haye, Rachel Parris and Krept and Konan.[15] In October 2018, she appeared in the first series of the ITV2 hip hop-themed comedy show Don't Hate the Playaz as a "roving reporter".[16] The programme was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award in the Entertainment category.[17] Dimoldenberg did not appear in the second series,[18] which aired in autumn 2019.[17] In 2020 she appeared on Channel 4's Celebrity Come Dine with Me with Marcel Somerville, Dave Benson Phillips, Anthea Turner and AJ Odudu.[19]

In March 2021, Dimoldenberg appeared as a guest on Soccer AM.[20]

In December 2021, it was announced that Dimoldenberg would host a web shorts series titled Celebrity Rebrand for Channel 4.[21] The first season, consisting of six episodes, was released via the network's social media channels.[22][23] The comedy programme features Dimoldenberg as a "celebrity brand visionary" attempting to assist various Channel 4 stars in rebranding their image.

Beginning in 2022 Dimoldenberg became a brand ambassador for Olay.[24] In January 2023, Dimoldenberg appeared on Taskmaster's New Year's Treat, alongside Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Sir Mo Farah, Greg James and Carol Vorderman.