Churchill’s Urinal review – Rosie Holt’s pisstake chancellor turns it up to No 11 An office toilet once used by the wartime PM sparks a culture war in this frenzied show about politics and patriarchy The Guardian - UK · May 20
A leak at No 11: Rachel Reeves and the satire about the urinal she couldn’t get rid of When she broke through the glass ceiling and became chancellor, Reeves found her office had its own latrine. Rosie Holt reveals why she turned the story into a play called Churchill’s Urinal The Guardian - UK · May 13
Rosie Holt at Soho Theatre review: tightly-crafted and brutal political satire with Orwellian flourishes At her best, the comedian perfectly sums up the state we are in Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2024
Rosie Holt: That’s Politainment review – Tory targets are a safe seat The comedian’s rightwing alter egos have not yet evolved beyond the two-dimensional in this droll but conventional set The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024
‘People think I’m a real MP’: satirist Rosie Holt on life as a fake viral politician Her Tory parody videos shot her to fame online in 2020. As her skits go on stage, she talks about her path into comedy and what a Labour win would mean for her act The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024
Comedian Rosie Holt dupes followers with GMB Post Office sketch Playing a Conservative politician on ‘Good Morning Britain’, Holt suggested that the Post Office Horizon was the fault of ITV and star Toby Jones for taking ‘so long’ to make ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’ The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024
‘I used to get in role by harassing my girlfriend’: the risky brilliance of playing anti-woke characters Edinburgh fringe comics portraying cancelled standups and rightwing politicians talk about the dangers and successes of their satire The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023
How impressionists keep audiences laughing in an age of social media celebrities Younger audiences may not recognise people comedians are impersonating but some performers say there’s still plenty to work with The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023
Edinburgh fringe 2023 week two roundup: to the stars – via Essex A dazzling drama about women slipping the surly bonds of male-dominated Nasa joins Essex poetry, New York silliness and Lorna Rose Treen’s laugh-fest as second-week treats The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023
Dad and daughter behind historic pub with hidden tunnels to Albert Dock The iconic dockers' pub has recently undergone a huge transformation Liverpool Echo · Jun 4, 2023
Want to avoid the Coronation? Here's what you can do in Manchester this weekend There is a wealth of other things to do in Manchester this weekend should crowns and sceptres not be your bag Manchester Evening News · May 4, 2023
Politicians of 2022 have been ‘ripe for parody’, says viral comedian Rosie Holt Holt, known for her satirical videos in character as a Tory MP, has reflected on the times she went viral this year. The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022
Edinburgh fringe 2022 week two roundup: from a sheep shearer in peril to pure Hollywood escapism Howls of rage from Hong Kong to Malta vie with King Lear in the metaverse and Sophie Duker on the labour-saving benefits of threesomes The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022
Rosie Holt review – web sensation’s political skits disconnect on stage In her show The Woman’s Hour, the viral comedy star offers caricatures of burbling backbenchers and a woke-bashing TV host The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022 No joke! Edinburgh festival satirists race to keep up with events Dramatic resignation of Boris Johnson and subsequent leadership race prove a challenge for standup comedians
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022 On my radar: Rosie Holt’s cultural highlights The satirist on her favourite superhero show, her go-to gym motivation music, and why she loves Tim Key
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2022 Edinburgh festival 2022: 50 shows to see Phil Wang makes a heroic return, Ian McKellen stars in a balletic Hamlet and Sophie Duker is gleefully carefree. Here are our picks of the festival’s comedy, theatre and dance
Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022 Rosie Holt on partygate, Nadine Dorries and how her pandemic political comedy side hustle made her a star The actor and comedian so perfectly skewers the automatons wheeled on by the government to defend the indefensible that some people thought she was real
Wales Online · Feb 10, 2022 Savvy mum transforms kitchen with money-saving makeover for £279 Rosie Holt, who lives in Swansea, turned her wooden kitchen into a gorgeous sage green space using Frenchic paint, vinyl flooring and new ebay handles
Liverpool Echo · Feb 8, 2022 Woman completely transforms 'plain wooden kitchen' saving £1,200 Rosie transformed her kitchen for £279 saving thousands
Daily Record · Feb 7, 2022 Thrifty mum transforms kitchen with paint and eBay bargains for just £279 Rosie Holt turned her wooden kitchen into a beautiful sage green paradise with some bargain products.