1. 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".
16 Facts About Holly Walsh
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In 2007, Holly Walsh was approached by Frank Skinner to appear in a TV pilot for Avalon Entertainment, Frank Skinner's Skateboarding Dog.
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Holly Walsh was runner-up in Amused Moose Laugh Off 2006 on the Edinburgh Fringe, appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007 and 2008, and appeared at Afterhours in between writing and filming, as well as co-hosting the AmusedMoose LaughOff 2009 with Jack Whitehall.
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In 2009, Holly Walsh wrote for and appeared on The Now Show on BBC Radio 4, appeared on Winging It on BBC Switch, and made videos for Current TV.
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In January 2009, Holly Walsh created a comedy film night called "Popcorn Comedy" with Jon Petrie.
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Holly Walsh received critical acclaim for the show, which drew on her life since breaking her arm in the Worthing Birdman Competition in August 2010.
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Holly Walsh has appeared on So Wrong It's Right, a BBC Radio Four comedy presented by Charlie Brooker.
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Holly Walsh co-wrote Dead Boss with Sharon Horgan, a British sitcom set in Broadmarsh Prison, starring both Sharon Horgan and Jennifer Saunders.
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Holly Walsh 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.
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Holly Walsh took a break from comedy after having a baby in 2015.
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Holly Walsh is a writer for the television series Motherland and Amandaland.
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Holly Walsh devised, co-wrote and directs the BBC comedy The Other One.
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In 2008 Holly Walsh was a stand-in continuity presenter for CBBC and for its show All Over the Place.
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On 12 June 2009, Holly Walsh was a guest panellist on 8 Out of 10 Cats, on 18 August 2009 appeared on You Have Been Watching, Newswipe with Charlie Brooker, and on 3 September on Mock the Week.
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On 15 August 2010, Holly Walsh sustained a suspected dislocated shoulder and fractured arm after leaping from the pier during the annual Worthing International Birdman festival.
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Holly Walsh appeared on Celebrity Mastermind on 30 December 2012, coming second to Ken Bruce.