Vanessa Hollingshead
Who Vanessa Hollingshead is
Stand-up comedian and actress with long ties to the New York club scene. Her credits include Comedy Central Presents, Live at Jongleurs, Just for Laughs, The Jim Breuer Show, Funny Women of a Certain Age and the film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. She has also taught comedy workshops.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Presents
- On screen
- Funny Women of a Certain Age, The Jim Breuer Show and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
- WTF with Marc Maron
- Episode 922
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Presents
On screen
- Funny Women of a Certain Age
- The Jim Breuer Show
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Comedians like Vanessa Hollingshead
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Jim Breuer also in The Jim Breuer Show
Questions about Vanessa Hollingshead
What stand-up specials has Vanessa Hollingshead released?
Comedy Central Presents.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Funny Women of a Certain Age, The Jim Breuer Show and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?
Yes — episode 922.
Who are some comedians like them?
Jim Breuer (also in The Jim Breuer Show).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Comedy Anatomy — Vanessa Hollingshead ↗ stand-up/acting career and major comedy credits
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026