Rosie Holt is a British actor, comedian and satirist. She started her satirical videos, ''Woman Who...'', released on her Twitter feed, during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. The Guardian newspaper noted her "strong line in parodies of the

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political speech that veers into drivel."

Early life

Holt originates from Somerset, in the west of England.

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 and 2018. Holt is one of a number of satirists who subsequently found a popular online niche for her art during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Radio

She appeared on BBC Radio 4's '' The Museum of Curiosity'' in February 2023. 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 ''

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'', 'Never Better', was selected as winner. In October 2021, Holt was interviewed about her success online as part of a ''

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'' magazine article. She also appeared in an online educational workshop aimed at

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schools, using the short-form comedic video as an example of a new method of communication. In August 2021, Holt was featured in a newspaper story in the '' Daily Mirror'' after the dating app

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suggested that her 'most compatible match' would be her own brother, Charlie. Her tweet relaying the story attracted 23,000 likes within two days. January 2022 was a period of intense political controversy about Partygate, and an official report was expected from the

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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

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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.

Credits

Television

* 2019 ''Bounty (pilot)'', Jess, Channel 4 * 2021 ''

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'', Margaret/Jenny, Avalon/Sky

Theatre

* 2004 '' Hamlet'', Ophelia, University of Manchester * 2005 '' Prometheus Bound'', Chorus, Sound Theatre * 2005 ''Myth Propaganda and Destruction'', Marguerite, Contact Theatre * 2005 ''

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'', Jill, University of Manchester * 2006 '' Les Liaisons Dangereuses'', Cecile, University of Manchester * 2008 ''

The Learned Ladies ''Les Femmes savantes'' (''The Learned Ladies'') is a comedy by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on academic pretension, female education, and préciosité (French for preciousness), it was one of his most popular comedies and ...

'', Philamente, LAMDA * 2008 '' The Eumenides'', Chorus, LAMDA * 2008 '' The Changeling'', Beatrice, LAMDA * 2008 ''

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'', Susan, LAMDA * 2008 ''

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'', Blanche, LAMDA * 2009 '' Three Sisters'', Irina, LAMDA * 2009 ''Meat Money Jesus'', Patience, LAMDA * 2009 ''

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'', Princess Augusta/Henrietta/Meg/Rose, LAMDA * 2009 ''

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'', Hermia, LAMDA * 2010 '' The Libertine'', Jane, LAMDA * 2010 '' Lashings Of Whipped Cream'', Trixie, The Nursery Festival * 2010 '' DNA'', Leah, LAMDA * 2011 '' Wuthering Heights'', Catherine Earnshaw, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, National Tour * 2011 ''

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'', Juliet, New Triad Theatre, European Tour * 2015 '' Treasure Island'', Jim /Gemima, Creation Theatre * 2019 ''The Crown Dual'', HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Edinburgh Festival * 2019 ''The Crown Dual'', HRH Queen Elizabeth II,

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Comedy

* 2014 ''Fall Girl'', Writer / Performer,

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* 2014 ''Fall Girl'', Writer / Performer, Gilded Balloon * 2017 ''Holt & Talbot Can't Stand The Sight Of Each Other'', Writer / Performer, Edinburgh Fringe * 2018 ''Some Like It Holt'', Writer / Performer, Edinburgh Fringe * 2018 ''Mansplaining Feminism'', Writer / Performer, Bath Komedia * 2018 ''Mansplaining Feminism'', Writer / Performer, Edinburgh Fringe * 2020 ''Webidate'', Writer / Performer, Web Series * 2021 ''Woman Who...'', Writer / Performer, Twitter * 2022 ''The Woman's Hour'', Writer / Performer, Edinburgh Fringe

References

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