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Emma Holland | |
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| Born | 1995 or 1996 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Australian National University (2016) |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Spouse | Duncan (m. 2023) |
Emma Holland is an Australian comedian and writer.
Holland grew up in both Bandung, Indonesia and Canberra, Australia. [3] [4] She graduated in 2016 from the Australian National University with a degree in art. [5]
In 2018, Holland was a runner-up in the Raw Comedy National Grand Final. [3] [6] The next year, Holland debuted her first solo show, Dolly Doctor Strangelove, at the Canberra Comedy Festival. [5] In 2020, Holland performed in Canberra with her show Fine Art. [7]
She presented her stand-up show Dreamer in the Mist at the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF), [3] and in 2023, Holland's show Save The Orangutans was nominated for outstanding show at the festival. [8] Holland performed her solo show Here Comes Mr. Forehead at the 2024 MICF, [9] [10] as well as Emma's Debutante with Frankie McNair. [11] [12] She also travelled to and performed at Edinburgh Fringe in 2024, with a show about growing up in Indonesia. [13] [14] [15]
Holland has also appeared on and written for various television shows, including The Cheap Seats (where she has often been a fill-in co-host), Have You Been Paying Attention? , and Thank God You're Here . [16] [3] [17] [18] [19] Her show Fine Art was also commissioned for television in 2024 by the ABC as part of its Fresh Blood 3 initiative. [20] In 2025, she appeared as a contestant on and was the winner of the fourth season of Taskmaster Australia.
As of 2024 [update] , Holland is repped by Jubilee Street Management. [4]
In 2025, Holland released her debut stand-up special Here Comes Mr. Forehead. [21] [22] [23] [24]
Don’t Touch My Trinkets, a five-city Australian Comedy Festival stand-up tour began in February 2025. [25] In 2025 she appeared as a contestant on Claire Hooper's House Of Games. [26]
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