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Sonia Denis
Acting
Biography
Sonia Denis is a New York-based comedian by way of Chicago, IL. Sonia's stand-up can be described as idiosyncratic, frenetic and another cool adjective. Sonia was recently named one of Vulture's Comics to Watch and is an Emmy-nominated writer whose work has been featured on HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, The New Yorker, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Sonia co-starred in the Emmy-nominated web series Brown Girls and has also appeared on Adult Swim’s BIRDGIRL, HBO’s High Maintenance, and Netflix’s Bojack Horseman. Her standup was featured on The New Negroes on Comedy Central.
Filmography7 titles

BoJack Horseman
2014as Jen (voice)
2014as Jen (voice)

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019Writer
2019Writer

Set It Up
2018as Ring Salesman
2018as Ring Salesman

High Maintenance
2016
2016

Guilty Party
Staff Writer
Staff Writer

Birdgirl
as Evie 'The Big Ten' (voice)
as Evie 'The Big Ten' (voice)

Ironheart
2025as Clown
2025as Clown