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'''Holly Walsh''' (born 1980) is an [[England|English]] [[alternative comedy|alternative comedian]] from [[Guildford]] in [[Surrey]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Walsh attended boarding school between the age of 11 and 18, before going on to read Art History at [[Cambridge University]].<ref name=Guardian17Mar09>{{cite news |
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|title=Comedian profile: Holly Walsh |
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|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/mar/16/comedian-profile-holly-walsh |
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|date=17 March 2009 |
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|work=Culture>Stage>Titter Feed |
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|publisher=[http://www.guardian.co.uk www.guardian.co.uk] |
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}}</ref> In her twenties she worked in the art world in small, contemporary art galleries in [[East London, England|East London]].<ref name=Guardian17Mar09/> |
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==Comedy== |
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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]].<ref name=Guardian17Mar09/>. In 2006 she switched to comedy full time, retiring from the art world.<ref name=Guardian17Mar09/>. In 2007 Walsh was approached by [[Frank Skinner]] to appear in a TV pilot, ''Frank Skinner's Skateboarding Dog'' for Avalon Entertainment.<ref name=Guardian17Mar09/><ref name=JBJProfile>{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.pbjmgt.co.uk/artist/holly-walsh |
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|publisher=[http://www.pbjmgt.co.uk JBJ Management] |
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Walsh was runner-up in AmusedMoose LaughOff 2006 on the Edinburgh Fringe, appeared at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] in 2007 and 2008, and will be appearing - between writing and filming - at Afterhours and co-hosting AmusedMoose Laughoff 2009 with Jack Whitehall.<ref name=Guardian17Mar09/><ref name=JBJProfile/> 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. Into 2009 Walsh has written for and appeared on [[The Now Show]] on [[BBC Radio Four]], appeared on ''Winging It'' on [[BBC Switch]], and made videos for [[Current TV]].<ref name=Guardian17Mar09/><ref name=JBJProfile/> Walsh is also an occasional contributor to comedy podcast ''[[Answer Me This!]]''.<ref name=AMTPlayers>{{cite web |
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|url=http://answermethis.wordpress.com/players/ |
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|publisher=[http://answermethis.wordpress.com/ Answer Me This Podcast] |
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|date=undated |
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}}</ref>. In January 2009 Walsh created a comedy film night called 'Popcorn Comedy' with Jon Petrie (Brother of [[CBBC]]'s [[Ed Petrie]]). |
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In the summer of 2009 Holly has been co-host, and on the writing team, for Channel 4's TNT. |
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==Other work== |
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In 2008 Walsh was a stand in [[continuity announcer|continuity presenter]] for [[CBBC]].<ref name=Guardian17Mar09/><ref name=JBJProfile/> On 12 June 2009 Walsh was a guest panelist on ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''. |
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== Awards == |
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* Best Newcomer, [[Chortle Awards]], 2008<ref name=Guardian17Mar09/> |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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*{{MySpace|76088478|Holly Walsh}} |
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*[http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/h/2684/holly_walsh Holly's entry on Chortle.co.uk] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh (comedian), Holly}} |
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[[Category:English comedians]] |
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[[Category:British comedians]] |
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[[Category:Living people|Walsh, Holly]] |
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[[Category:1980 births]] |
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Revision as of 22:45, 18 August 2009
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