Sonia Denis

Sonia Denis

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.

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2025

Ironheart
Ironheart
as Clown
TV - Released: 6/24/2025

2022

Movie
Sweatland
as Novy Pottinger(voice)
Movie - Released: 4/1/2022

2021

Birdgirl
Birdgirl
as Evie 'The Big Ten' (voice)
TV - Released: 4/5/2021

2020

Got Game?
Got Game?
as Banana Peel #3
Movie - Released: 2/5/2020

2019

Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
as Herself
TV - Released: 1/11/2019

2018

Set It Up
Set It Up
as Ring Salesman
Movie - Released: 6/15/2018
Movie
Masculine/masculine
as Mac
Movie - Released: 9/18/2018

2017

Brown Girls
Brown Girls
as Patricia
TV - Released: 2/15/2017

2016

High Maintenance
High Maintenance
TV - Released: 9/16/2016

2014

BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
as Jen (voice)
TV - Released: 8/22/2014