Sonia Denis

Acting

Sonia Denis

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.12 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Ironheart
2025Ironheart
as ClownTV
S
2022Sweatland
as Novy Pottinger(voice)Movie
Birdgirl
2021Birdgirl
as Evie 'The Big Ten' (voice)TV
Got Game?
2020Got Game?
as Banana Peel #3Movie
Set It Up
2018Set It Up
as Ring SalesmanMovie
Brown Girls
2017Brown Girls
as PatriciaTV
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horseman
as Jen (voice)TV