Holly Walsh

Holly Dione Walsh (born 8 November 1980) is an English comedian and comedy writer.

Early life The daughter of an Anglican vicar, Walsh attended Christ's Hospital School, before going on to study History of Art at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, which she described as "the most boring three years of my life". in recognition of her first full hour-long show. She received critical acclaim for the show, which drew on her life since breaking her arm in the Worthing Birdman Competition in August 2010. and Would I Lie to You?. She has appeared on the radio comedy shows Out to Lunch on BBC Radio 2, Just a Minute, winning on her debut broadcast on 3 March 2014, The Unbelievable Truth and The News Quiz.

Other work Walsh co-created the BBC television sitcom Motherland and its sequel Amandaland. For her work on the latter, she won the 2026 British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy.

Walsh devised, co-wrote (with Pippa Brown) and directs the BBC comedy The Other One. In 2008 Walsh was a stand-in continuity presenter for CBBC and for its show All Over the Place.

Awards Best Newcomer, Chortle Awards, 2008