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BIO
BIO
Dr. Holly is a dynamic Philly-based comedian who brings her sharp wit and unapologetic humor to the stage. Known for her smart and sassy take on life, she tackles everything from hot-button social issues to the unique experiences of being a Black hockey mom. With a fearless approach to comedy, Dr. Holly captivates audiences with her politically incorrect yet thought-provoking material.
Her impressive resume includes performances at the prestigious New York Comedy Fest and Don't Tell Comedy in Minneapolis and New Orleans. She has also hosted and showcased her talents at the San Francisco Sketch Fest, as well as opening for the talented T. Murph at the Detroit House of Comedy. Dr. Holly's ability to blend humor with real-life experiences makes her a standout in the comedy scene, leaving audiences both laughing and reflecting long after the show ends.
Dr. Holly is also an award-winning screenwriter and actress. She trained extensively at Comedy Cellar, Peoples Improv Theater New York, Comedy Sports Philadelphia, Helium Comedy Academy, and Philadelphia Comedy College.
She enjoys vodka, chicken wing flats, traveling and naps.
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AWARDS
AWARDS
Reality Is On To Something (Top 5% on Coverfly)
Atlanta After Dark Film Festival 02/25
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Finalist
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition 02/25
Quarterfinalist
Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition 02/25
Quarterfinalist
Portland Comedy Film Festival 12/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Semi-Finalist
New York New Stories Screenplay Contest 12/24
Semi-Finalist
Austin After Dark Film Festival 10/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Winner
Art Giraffe International Film Festival 10/24
Best Television Script & Best Screenwriter Debut, Quarter-Finalists
Austin Short Film Festival 09/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Finalist
Austin Comedy Film Festival 09/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Finalist
Houston Comedy Film Festival 09/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Finalist
Filmmatic, Comedy Screenplay Awards, Season 9 09/24
Short Script Comedy, Quarter Finalist
Good Vibes International Film Festival 09/24
Best Original Script, Best Female Writer, Best Jury Selection, Winner
Berlin International Screenwriting Festival 09/24
Best Television Screenplay Pilot, Official Selection
Georgia Comedy Film Festival 06/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Finalist
Sofia World Film Festival 05/24
Best TV Pilot
Scriptapalooza Fellowship 05/24
Finalist
Cambridge Script Festival 05/24
TV Pilot, Finalist
Oxford Script Awards 04/24
Best Television Screenplay & Best Comedy Screenplay, Official Selection
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 02/24
Best Original Script, Finalist
Chicago Script Awards 01/24
Best Female Screenwriter
Prague Screenplay Awards 01/24
Best Television Script – Pilot
Widow's Wishes
Atlanta After Dark Film Festival 02/25
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Winner
Portland Comedy Film Festival 12/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Winner
The Macoproject Film Festival 11/24
Short Screenplay, Honorable Mention
B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest 10/24
Best TV Pilot Script, Semi-Finalist
Austin After Dark Film Festival 10/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Finalist
Art Giraffe International Film Festival 10/24
Best Screenwriter Debut, Semi-Finalists
Best Television Script, Quarter-Finalists
Austin Short Film Festival 09/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Finalist
Austin Comedy Film Festival 09/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Finalist
Houston Comedy Film Festival 09/24
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award, Finalist
Georgia Comedy Film Festival 06/24
Best Dark Comedy Short Screenplay Award, Winner
Filmmatic, Inroads Fellowship, Season 7 05/24
TV Pilot, Quarter Finalist
Cambridge Script Festival 05/24
TV Pilot, Finalist
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 02/24
Best Original Script, Honorable Mention
Chicago Script Awards 01/24
Honorable Mention
Open Path (Top 17% on Coverfly)
Filmmatic, Inroads Fellowship, Season 8 05/25
TV Pilot, Quarter Finalist
Chicago Script Awards 10/24
Television Script Pilot, Official Selection
LA Film & Documentary Awards 09/24
Television Script, Official Selection
Art Giraffe International Film Festival 08/24
Best Television Script, Official Selection
Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards 07/24
Television Script, Official Selection
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INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
SKETCH COMEDY
LAFF HOUR Variety Show 02/23 – Present
· Perform, co-write (sketches, stand-up and improv) and co-produce variety show at venues in New York (Brooklyn Comedy Collective, PIT-NYC and UCB), New Orleans (Big Couch) and Philadelphia (Plays & Players, The Lab, Ambler and Philadelphia Improv Theater - PHIT)
40 Bits and a Mule 02/25
· Performed on Black History Show at UCB-NY
STAND-UP COMEDY 04/22 – Present
· Host
. Write and perform jokes (5 to 25 mins.)
· Ambler, PA (The Lab); Atlanta (Monticello's); Austin (Rozco’s); Baltimore (Kissimos & Mick O'Shea's); Bethlehem, PA (ArtQuest at SteelStacks); DC (Cafe Saint Ex, DC Comedy Loft & Simple Bar); Denver (Ratio Beerworks & Hai Sushi); Detroit; (Detroit House of Comedy, Planet Ant & Supernatural Brewing); Grantville, PA (Laughing Stock Comedy Club); Hollywood (Sunset Rooftop); Honolulu (Kayak Cafe); Jefferson, SD (Jefferson Beer Supply); Lincoln, NE; (Zoo Bar); Lansdale, PA (Stove & Tap); Las Vegas (Area15, C3 Lounge and Motown Extreme Theater); Los Angeles (The Yard Theater); Minneapolis (Don't Tell Comedy); New Orleans (Don't Tell Comedy); New York (Comedy in Harlem, Capish?! & Brooklyn Moon); Oakland (Baba's House & Elbo Room); Ocean City (Aloft & Green Turtle); Philadelphia (Attic Brewery, Painted Mug, Pentridge Station, Pulaski Hall, Tattooed Mom, Kinme, Quigs, Strangeloves, World Cafe Live, Studio 34, Louis Bulver Theater, The Underground, Funhouse & Veganish); Portland, ME (Portland Comedy Co-op); Portland, OR (Funhouse Lounge, Curious Comedy Theater, Chill N Fill, Comedy Darlings, Laugh Basement & McMenamins Al’s Den); San Diego (Comedy Heights); San Francisco (The Barbary Coast, The Lost Church & Blarney Stone); Sioux Falls (Lucky's Club 224); Vancouver, WA (Underbar) and West Palm Beach (Prison Pals Brewery)
FESTIVALS
2025
Ha Ha Harvest Stand-Up Comedy
Altercation Comedy Festival Stand-Up Comedy
Waukegan Comedy Jam Stand-Up Comedy (Headliner)
Drunk N Stoned Comedy Fest Stand-Up Comedy
San Francisco Sketch Fest Host/Stand-Up Comedy
2024
Louisiana Big Gator Comedy Fest Stand-Up Comedy/Improv
Ha Ha Harvest Festival Stand-Up Comedy
Black Women in Comedy Fest Stand-Up Comedy/Improv
Oakland Comedy Fest Stand-Up Comedy
Omaha Comedy Fest Stand-Up Comedy/Instructor
Portland Maine Comedy Fest Stand-Up Comedy
Detroit Women of Comedy Fest Stand-Up Comedy
Lysistrata Comedy Fest Stand-Up Comedy/Instructor
Black and Funny Improv Fest Improv/Co-Instructor
8th Annual NW Black Comedy Fest Stand-Up Comedy
2023
NYC Comedy Fest Sketch Comedy (Hey Gyrl Hey)
PIT-NY Sketch Fest Sketch Comedy (Hey Gyrl Hey)
PIT-NY INDIEfest Improv/Co-Instructor
Lysistrata Comedy Fest 4/24
Instructor
· Improv to Sketch, a single day 2-hour workshop for beginners in acting, sketch writing, improv and/or comedy to enhance current skills, learn how to use improv to create a sketch and perform it.
Black and Funny Improv Fest 3/24
Co-Instructor
· Turning Tropes Into Virtues, a single day 3-hour workshop for beginners in acting and improv to learn how to not fall into the pitfalls of tropes and use improv to turn a trope into a virtue.
PIT-NYC INDIEfest 07/23
Co-Instructor
· Improv to Sketch, a single day 2-hour workshop for beginners in acting, sketch writing, improv and/or comedy to enhance current skills, learn how to use improv to create a sketch and perform it.
TV
2025
MS. PAT SETTLES IT (Season 3) Plaintiff BET
2023
BILLIONS (Season 7) Female Lawyer Showtime
DIVORCE COURT (Season 25) Juror Lincoln Drive Inc.
FILM
Naj Danz Productions 03/23 – 04/23
· Workbae 2: Restaurant Patron and Club Extra
· Royal Bloodline: Police Officer
Black Lens Cinema 01/23
· The Mark of Love: Goddess Esme
TRAINING
Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB)
Sketch 101 01/25 – 03/25
Pilot Writing 10/23 – 12/23
Walnut Street Theatre 09/24 - 12/24
Intro to Acting
Gold Comedy Collective 04/24 – 05/24
Comedy About Trauma
Brooklyn Comedy Collective (BCC) 04/24 – 05/24
Writing Your Comedy Pilot
Drexel University
Screenwriting II 06/24 – 09/24
Screenwriting I 01/24 – 03/24
Creative Non-Fiction Writing 09/23 – 12/23
Peoples Improv Theater (PIT-NYC) 08/23 – 09/23
Sketch Writing Level 1
CSz Philadelphia
Principles of Performance 401 06/24 – 08/24
Characters and Relationships 301 06/23 – 07/23
Scene work 201 02/23 – 04/23
Intro to Improv 101 10/22 – 12/22
Comedy Cellar 05/23
Stand-up comedy
Philadelphia Comedy College 10/22 – 01/23
Stand-up comedy
Helium Comedy Club Philadelphia 02/22 – 04/22
Stand-up comedy
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