Holly Walsh

Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh in 2009
Born	(1980-11-08) 8 November 1980 (age 36) Guildford, England
Medium	Stand-up, television
Nationality	British
Years active	2006-Present
Genres	Alternative comedy
Subject(s)	Politics, everyday life
Children	1
Notable works and roles	Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats, Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Holly Walsh (born 8 November 1980) is an English comedian and comedy writer, known mainly for her work on TV and radio in the UK.

Walsh attended Christ's Hospital school, before going on to read History of Art at Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge University, which she described as 'the most boring three years of my life". After graduating she worked in various small art galleries in East London.

While working in galleries, Walsh attended comedy writing evening classes including Stand up and Deliver and as a direct result wrote for Jo Caulfield on BBC Radio 4. In 2006 she switched to comedy full-time. In 2007 Walsh was approached by Frank Skinner to appear in a TV pilot, Frank Skinner's Skateboarding Dog for Avalon Entertainment.

Walsh was runner-up in AmusedMoose LaughOff 2006 on the Edinburgh Fringe, appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007 and 2008, and appeared — between writing and filming — at Afterhours as well as co-hosting the AmusedMoose LaughOff 2009 with Jack Whitehall.

Walsh has since written for several TV and radio shows, and has made several appearances on radio and television, including Edinburgh & Beyond on the Paramount Comedy Channel, The Late Edition on BBC Four and Out to Lunch on BBC Radio 2 in 2008.

In 2009, Walsh wrote for and appeared on The Now Show on BBC Radio 4, appeared on Winging It on BBC Switch, and made videos for Current TV. Walsh is also an occasional contributor to comedy podcast Answer Me This!. In January 2009, Walsh created a comedy film night called 'Popcorn Comedy' with Jon Petrie (brother of CBBC's Ed Petrie). In the summer of 2009 Walsh was a co-host and writer of Channel 4's TNT Show.