Press – Simone Comedy

March 2026

March 30, 2026: Laugh for the Cure - Ottawa Citizen
March 27, 2026: Laugh for the Cure pairs courage with purpose, raising $140K for The Ottawa Cancer Foundation

December 2025

December 18, 2025: Meet the comics: The Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Laugh for the Cure

August 2023

August 10, 2023: Meet Funny Lady Simone Holder!
August 6, 2023: Danforth Comedy Festival - Night 2
August 5, 2023: Danforth Comedy Festival launches with a great night of laughs

June 2023

June 14, 2023: CBC Radio: Ottawa Morning with Robyn Bresnahan - Local comedian Simone Holder performs at Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest NYC

April 2023

April 28, 2023: Kanata taproom comedy night brings big laughs!

February 2023

February 21, 2023: CBC Radio All in a Day with Alan Neal: Black History Month 2023: When Did You...? #4
February 6, 2023: CBC News Ottawa: National Arts Centre's 1st 'Black Out' night sparks debate — and backlash

September 2022

September 22, 2022: CBC News Ottawa: Racial representation and The Little Mermaid: The struggle for diversity in film
September 22, 2022: CBC Radio: Racial representation and The Little Mermaid

August 2022

August 19, 2022: Ottawa Life Magazine: More ‘laffs’ coming your way as Yuk Yuks Ottawa expands

October 2021

October 1, 2021: Ottawa Life Magazine - Who knew it was so easy to laugh in Ottawa?

February 2021

February 15, 2021: CKCU, 93.1 FM: Curiocity with Erik Stolpmann
February 8, 2021: CBC Radio: Ottawa Morning with Robyn Bresnahan - Dan Levy hosts Saturday Night Live