Dr. Holly - About

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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

Reality Is On To Something
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 Screenwriting 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

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

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 20 mins.)

· 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); Los Angeles (The Yard Theater); Minneapolis (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 & 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
Drunk N Stoned Fest 4/25

· Performed stand-up comedy in Ocean City, MD

San Francisco Sketch Fest 1/25

· Hosted and performed stand-up comedy in San Francisco, CA

Louisiana Big Gator Comedy Fest 11/24

· Performed stand-up comedy and improv in New Orleans, LA

Ha Ha Harvest Fest 11/24

· Performed stand-up comedy in Portland, OR.

Black Women in Comedy Fest 10/24

· Performed improv and stand-up comedy in Los Angeles, CA.

Oakland Comedy Fest 10/24

· Performed stand-up comedy in Oakland, CA.

Omaha Comedy Fest 10/24

· Performed stand-up comedy in Omaha, NE.

Instructor

· Improv to Sketch, a single day 1.5 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.

Portland Maine Comedy Fest 09/24

· Performed stand-up comedy in Portland, ME.

Detroit Women of Comedy Fest 5/24

· Performed stand-up comedy in Detroit, MI.

Lysistrata Comedy Fest 4/24

· Performed stand-up comedy in Austin, TX.

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

· Performed improv in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

8th Annual NW Black Comedy Fest 02/24

· Performed stand-up comedy in Portland, OR.

New York Comedy Fest at BCC 11/23

· Performed in Hey Gyrl Hey sketch comedy show.

Peoples Improv Theater (PIT-NYC) Sketch Fest 10/23

· Performed in Hey Gyrl Hey sketch comedy show.

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

Lincoln Drive Inc. 06/23

Juror

· Divorce Court, Season 25

Showtime 04/23

· Billions, Season 7: Female Lawyer

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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Film - Mark of Love: Goddess Essme

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INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

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