Emma Holland

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Emma Holland
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater Australian National University (2016)
Occupation
  • Comedian
Years active2018–present

Emma Holland is an Australian comedian and writer.

Life

Holland grew up in both Bandung, Indonesia and Canberra, Australia. [1] [2] She graduated in 2016 from the Australian National University with a degree in art. [3]

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In 2018, Holland was a runner-up in the Raw Comedy National Grand Final. [1] [4] The next year, Holland debuted her first solo show, Dolly Doctor Strangelove, at the Canberra Comedy Festival. [3] In 2020, Holland performed in Canberra with her show Fine Art. [5]

She presented her stand-up show Dreamer in the Mist at the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF), [1] and in 2023, Holland's show Save The Orangutans was nominated for outstanding show at the festival. [6] Holland performed her solo show Here Comes Mr. Forehead at the 2024 MICF, [7] [8] as well as Emma's Debutante with Frankie McNair. [9] [10] She also travelled to and performed at Edinburgh Fringe in 2024. [11]

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 . [12] [1] [13] [14] [15] Her show Fine Art was also commissioned for television in 2024 by the ABC as part of its Fresh Blood 3 initiative. [16] She will appear as a contestant on the fourth season of Taskmaster Australia in 2025.

As of 2024, Holland is repped by Jubilee Street Management. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Casey, Mia (16 March 2023). "Emma Holland brings Save the Orangutans to Comedy Festival this April". Beat. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Bio". Emma Holland. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Stand Up Comedy with Steven J Whiteley and Emma Holland". Corporate Keys. 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. Keioskie, Luke (16 April 2018). "Canberra comedian smashes it at final". Out in Canberra. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. "Emma Holland – Fine Art". BMA Mag. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  6. "EMMA HOLLAND: Here Comes Mr Forehead live at the Newcastle Comedy Club". Newcastle Live!. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  7. Bennett, Steve (4 April 2024). "Emma Holland: Here Comes Mr. Forehead". Chortle. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  8. Nair, Sonia (3 April 2024). "Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude): This year's comedy festival is off to a strong start". The Age. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  9. McCarthy, Sean L. (1 April 2024). "Emma Holland and Frankie McNair: "Emma's Debutante" at Melbourne 2024". The Comic's Comic. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  10. Billy, August (1 April 2021). "'Emma's Debutante': the comedy show that feels like a chaotic live-action soap opera". Beat. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  11. Watson, Meg (15 August 2024). "From Baby Reindeer to Nanette: How Edinburgh makes or breaks comedians". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  12. "Thank God You're Here on 10 welcomes Emma Holland". August 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  13. "Emma Holland". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  14. Perry, Kevin (17 July 2023). "PETER HELLIAR and EMMA HOLLAND special guests this week on HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION?". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  15. "Have Glenn, Anne, Emma, Sam And Ed Been Paying Attention?". Paramount. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  16. Lindorff, Aimée (2 April 2024). "Meet the Teams Behind Fresh Blood 3 – Part 2". Screen Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2024.