Holly is an actress, producer, director and Emmy-nominated writer. She started her career at Chicago’s renowned Second City Theater, writing and performing for seven years.  She served as a writer/producer on Warner Brothers/NBC talk show, The Bonnie Hunt Show for which she was Emmy nominated.  Holly also served as producer and editor on the ABC/Worldwide Pants sit-com Bonnie.  Holly has starred in three network primetime series, can be seen in HBO’s, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, and in many films, including, MGM’s Return To Me.  She directs and produces Couch Candy, a critically acclaimed talk show, and is on faculty for comedy writing and improvisation for The Harold Ramis Film School, The Second City Theater, Chicago/Hollywood, and Cal Poly, Pomona.  She has guest lectured for the UCLA Screenwriting department, Loyola Marymount University, among many other colleges and universities.

Special guests in Holly’s class have included Brian Stack (18 years for Conan, current writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Laurie Kilmartin (Standup, 10 years writing for Conan), Steve O'Donnell (former head writer for Letterman and Kimmel, wrote for Seinfeld, The Simpsons, The Oscars, Norm Macdonald, The Chris Rock Show, The Dana Carvey Show, and many more!), Alison Tafel Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Bo Jack Horseman)