Resume Holley is a professional  comedian; performing throughout the United States, Ohio-based comedienne.  Dawn Holley comedian; female comedian; corporate comedian; techno humor; technology comedian; Ohio clean comedy; clean comedy; Dawn Holley is joyfully funny;  has great stage presence& excellent timing; is gutsy and unique. median

Audiences applaud her insightful truth-based comedy. You’ll enjoy her creative impressions, energy and spontaneous humor. She made her professional comedy debut in 1996, performing original comedy skits for 5,000 attendees at a computer support conference in Reno. Here she learned it is the wise performer who turns off her wireless mike before entering the ladies room.

Dawn combines her unique perspective with skills gained as a corporate trainer, mother, yoga practitioner, visual artist and actor. In 2002, Dawn added stand-up and improv to her bag of tricks. She produces comedy shows in central Ohio in addition to traveling to perform at clubs, corporate and special events. Paul Ryan, a Los Angeles talk show host, remarked Dawn is 'joyfully funny and uses her personality extremely well’, The Southwest Messenger (central Ohio) donned her 'a rising star' and Ellen Sandler, original executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond, writes Dawn is 'Gutsy and funny. Her material is very unique.'

Clients include: Pepsi, Honda, Frito-Lay, Huntington Bank, AEP, City of Columbus and the US Postal Workers Union

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Live Comedy Shows

Corporate & Special Events Appearances Include: 

  Frito-Lay Corporate Event- San Diego CA
  City of Columbus D.O.T. retreat - Worthington OH
  Pepsi Cola Co. video production- Cincinnati OH
  Honda Holiday Event - Columbus OH
  AEP Holiday Event - Chillicothe OH
  R & M Materials - Springfield OH

 

NACCM Conference- Covington KY   

  Huntington Bank-Trust Company Holiday Party- Columbus OH
  Tri-Masters Awards Banquet- Danville KY
  Ladies Night Out - Health Awareness- Clarksdale MS
  Women's Expo - Marion OH
  United Postal Workers Union of Central OH, Columbus OH

 

Support Services Conference- Reno NV

  Tri-Tech Corporation Holiday Party-Middletown OH

 

Opryland, Computer Training and Support Conference- Nashville TN

Ohio Automobile Dealers Association- Columbus OH

 

Disneyworld,  Computer Training and Support Conference- Orlando FL

PCFU Members Party, Lake Odessa MI
Clintonville Masons Gala Anniversary Event, Columbus OH
State of Virginia NENA (9-1-1 Professionals) Conference, Virginia Beach VA
Dunn Center Employee Appreciation Event, Richmond IN 
Arts for Ali Benefit, Art Auctioneer, Grove City OH
Night on the Town, Grove City OH
New Life Church Worship Arts  Banquet, Gahanna OH
Central States Communication Convention - Cleveland OH 
Insurance Systems Accounting Conference, Columbus OH
Ranco Holiday Party, Plain City OH
Smith Barney Holiday Party, Rochester NY
American Legion #450, Milford OH (first Cafe' Comedy out-of-town show)
Ohio Environmental Health Association 2004 Spring Conference - Columbus OH
Women's  Community Foundation Benefit Show, The Improv-Cleveland OH
ASMC/ DFAS (Defense Finance Accounting Service) PDI Event, Columbus OH
Bingo's Comedy - Columbus OH and Grove City OH

 

Women in Insurance Network Weekend, Cherry Valley Lodge- Newark OH 

 

Central High School Alumni Spring Fling- Columbus OH 
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Summer Festival 2004-Grove City OH

Riverside Hospital, Columbus OH

 

Three Cups Coffee House - Reynoldsburg OH (benefit show)

 

Benefit for ALS, Einstein Brothers Bagels- Columbus OH 

 

2002 & 2003 Comedy Conference- Palm Springs CA
2003 Celebrity Pancake Breakfast Benefit, Grove City OH
Night on the Town- City of Grove City, OH (2002, 2003, 2004)  
I/S Resource Group Client/Server Conference-Columbus OH  
Triple Force Art Center- Hilliard OH -2003 Variety Show- Emcee and Headliner

Shelly Corporation, Corporate Event – Columbus OH

Gameworks, Easton OH, Grand opening Event
Grove City OH, Boo on Broadway 

 

Dublin cleaners, Holiday party- Columbus OH

I/S Resource Group Client/Server Conference-Columbus  OH

 

Big Bear,  Mount Vernon OH  

ASB Electronics, Columbus OH  

 

Christmas party for children with cancer Columbus OH

Producer, Emcee, Stand-up & Improv

Cafe' Comedy, Ongoing shows, Nora’s Coffee Corner- Grove City OH and The Columbus Maennerchor-German Village

Little Theater Off Broadway, Laughing for Life 2004
Benefit for American Cancer Society - Grove City OH

Standup Comedy - Clubs

The Improv - Cleveland OH

Funny Bone- Columbus OH  
Martini Blues - Huntington Beach CA 
(2003 California O.C. Comedy Festival)
Jokers Comedy Club-Dayton OH
Robin's Nest - Cleveland OH
Little Brothers, Columbus OH ( Laughing Medusas Show)
Casey's Comedy - Lorain OH 
Spikes - Hilliard OH ( Comedy X: The Women)
Chuckles Comedy Club- West Chester, Philadelphia
On Camera

Commercials:
stand-up comedian (self), Ohio Lottery, Stay in School PSA

eccentric gardener, HBO

manager/drill sergeant, Sun TV

happy dancer on Statehouse lawn
Central Ohio Ford dealers

Grand Dame and Lounge Singer
Odd Lots/Big Lots

Shocked jogger, Safe Auto Insurance


Industrial Films

Diner owner, Nationwide Insurance sales training film

Millie, “How to Save Money on Your Property Taxes” info video

Flo, “Medicare Café”  State of Ohio information video (sample available online)

Gypsy, goofy professor and newscaster, “What is a Good Communicator?”  Ohio Speech and Hearing Society Event

Service Representative, Stanley Steamer Training Film

 

Feature Film:
(2000) Blurry background extra
, Courtroom
scene, TRAFFIC, Director Steven Soderbergh, film won 4 Oscars, including Best Director

 

 

Theater

You Can’t  Take it With You,Penny, Little Theatre Off Broadway;Not Now, Darling,Maude Bodley, Little Theatre Off Broadway; Playboy of the Western World,Widow Quinn, University Interscholastic League One Act Play Competition, several Texas universities; The Man Who Came to Dinner, Singer & Old Woman, University of Houston ;Chamber Music, Osa Johnson, University of Houston ;A Greek Tragedy,Doty, One Act Play Festival, Houston Texas

Skills and Education
Comedy/Improv Training: Rick Overton, Mindy Sterling, Claire Berger and Dave Schwensen (California and Ohio)
Theater: Acting, stage movement, fencing, dance (California, Texas and Ohio)
Teacher: fourteen years experience teaching adults 
Other Life Training:
Yoga,  voice,  computer training, sailing, horseback riding, skating, visual art studies; including painting, monoprinting, sculpting and mixed media  (Numerous States)

 

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