Rosie Holt

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Rosie Holt
Born1985/1986 [1]
Alma mater LAMDA
Occupation(s)Comedian, actress, screenwriter
Years active2004-present
AgentSophie Chapman Talent Ltd [2]
Website rosieholt.co.uk

Rosie Holt is a British actor, comedian and satirist. She started her satirical videos, Woman Who..., released on her Twitter feed, [3] during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. [4] The Guardian newspaper noted her "strong line in parodies of the [type of] political speech that veers into drivel." [4]

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Early life

Holt originates from Somerset, in the west of England. [5]

Career

Holt jointly wrote and performed as part of the double act Holt and Talbot, alongside Christian Talbot, at the Edinburgh Fringe in both 2017 [6] and 2018. [7] Holt is one of a number of satirists who subsequently found a popular online niche for her art during the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Radio

She appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity in February 2023. [8] Her hypothetical donation to this imaginary museum was "The unwritten second half of Coleridge's Kubla Khan .

Online work

In August 2013, Holt's entry in The Sitcom Trials , 'Never Better', was selected as winner[ citation needed ]. In October 2021, Holt was interviewed about her success online as part of a Backstage magazine article. [9] She also appeared in an online educational workshop aimed at Buckinghamshire schools, using the short-form comedic video as an example of a new method of communication. [10]

In August 2021, Holt was featured in a newspaper story in the Daily Mirror after the dating app Hinge suggested that her 'most compatible match' would be her own brother, Charlie. Her tweet relaying the story attracted 23,000 likes within two days. [5]

January 2022 was a period of intense political controversy about Partygate, and an official report was expected from the Cabinet Office Second Permanent Secretary, Sue Gray. In a satirical video sketch released to Twitter, Holt played the part of a Tory MP being asked by an interviewer whether she had or had not attended a Downing Street party. The video was created by splicing the interviewee's responses with real footage of questions from a Sky News reporter to prime minister Boris Johnson, in which he had dodged questions about whether he had gone to the party. Her response – that until Sue Gray completes her report "your guess is as good as mine: I don't know whether I attended the party" – generated an outraged response from some viewers who missed the satire and who thought that the interviewee was a real MP. [4]

Personal life

As of 2024, Holt is in a relationship with fellow comedian Stewart Lee. [1] She previously shared a house with comedian Harriet Kemsley. [1]

Credits

Television

Theatre

Comedy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Aroesti, Rachel. "'People think I'm a real MP': satirist Rosie Holt on life as a fake viral politician". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Profile on Sophie Chapman Talent Ltd".
  3. 1 2 "Chortle Luminaries of Lockdown". 29 March 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Tapper, James (15 January 2022). "Rosie Holt: the satirist whose 'Tory MP' video had so many fooled". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 Rosemurgey, Emma (17 August 2021). "Single woman mortified over Hinge's awkward perfect match suggestion". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Holt and Talbot Can't Stand the Sight of Each Other". Comedy.co.uk. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mansplaining Feminism". Comedy.co.uk. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Museum of Curiosity - Series 17 - Episode 1". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sounds. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "UK Actor-Influencers Share Advice for Viral Success", Backstage, 22 October 2021, retrieved 25 November 2021
  10. ↑ "Newsliners – Helping Students to Engage Creatively with Current Events", Connecting Bucks Schools, 22 April 2021, retrieved 25 November 2021
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