BA #148: Holly Laurent
On the one-hundred and forty-eighth Box Angeles improviser Holly Laurent (Drunk History, Key and Peele) stops by Studio 309. She discusses growing up in a Christian family, doing bits as a kid, doing children’s theater in Indianapolis, landing the Second City main stage, and more!
the BA #148 breakdown
– Box rants ‘we’ll cut that part out’.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in Michigan and the family christian rock band Good News Circle.
– Doing bits as a kid and being weird, white trash.
– Having low self esteem, dabbling in sports and getting into props / make up.
– Rebelling while attending Anderson University and getting into theater.
– Doing children’s theater in Indianapolis and moving to Chicago for improv.
– The SNL audition and starting out at Second City, iO.
– Working at a church doing children’s programming, touring and then main stage.
– Getting an agent / manager and moving to Los Angeles.
For more Holly, catch her in Drunk History and follow her on Twitter @laurentholly.
STUDIO BEER – Reel Brewery, Narcissus IPA
