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Holly Walker (comedian)

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Holly Walker
Born (1967-08-15) August 15, 1967 (age 57)
United States
GenresComedy
Notable works and rolesThe Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

Holly Walker is an American comedian, actress, and writer known for her role as a correspondent and staff writer on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.[1][2] Prior to working on The Nightly Show, she toured with The Second City comedy group, performing in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Las Vegas.[3]

Walker got her first taste of performing when she was eight years old and was cast in a production called "For Spring is the Season of Happiness," playing Mother Nature.[4] As an adult, she performed with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam and The Second City across the United States.[3]

Filmography

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List of appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Perfect Proposal Improv actor 1 episode
2005 Guilty or Innocent? 1 episode
Happily After Forever Mary short
2005–06 All of Us Holly Eliz (Walker) 3 episodes
2010 The Wanda Sykes Show Angry Black Woman 1 episode
Hitting the Nuts Jill Fields
2011 Brothers & Sisters Judge's Assistant 1 episode
Fenced Off Tia
2012 Go On Clerk 1 episode
2013 The Neighbors Dealer 1 episode
A Strange Brand of Happy Angie
2014 Michele Siobhan short
2015–16 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore various 31 episodes
2017 Urban Press Amber short
2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse voice
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Goodnightly April 14, 2015". The Nightly Show. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  2. ^ McDonald, Soraya Nadia (May 7, 2015). "Larry Wilmore hosted a refreshingly frank discussion about menstruation on the 'Nightly Show'". Washington Post. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Holly Walker". The Second City. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "Holly Walker". Rebel Storytellers. Retrieved September 24, 2015.