Maddy Anholt
Maddy Anholt

Maddy Anholt

  • English
  • Actor, writer, comedian and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Obituary: Maddy Anholt

Friends and colleagues of Maddy Anholt have paid tribute after the actress, comedian and author died aged 35.

Funny Women, 18th September 2023

Maddy Anholt dies aged 35

Comedian Maddy Anholt has died aged 35, following having been diagnosed with brain cancer.

British Comedy Guide, 14th September 2023

Maddy Anholt becomes Women's Aid ambassador

Comedian Maddy Anholt is the new Women's Aid ambassador for Love Respect, a website to support teenage girls at risk of relationship abuse and to challenge myths surrounding coercive control and abuse.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2021

Comic Maddy Anholt to publish book on toxic relationships

Comic writer, actor and author Maddy Anholt is to publish her first book, How To Leave Your Psychopath, about toxic relationships and coercive control.

British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2021

Comedians indoors getting creative: part 7

To help you get your comedy fix, every week we'll be putting together a list of projects we've spotted online by funny women...

Funny Women, 1st May 2020

Readers on the Edinburgh festival cancellation

We asked you to share your thoughts and experiences about this summer's festival being cancelled because of the coronavirus. Here's what some of you said.

Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 8th April 2020

Good Sex Bad Sex podcast

Surviving the dry patch with Maddy Anholt.

Metro, 4th April 2018

What do you plan to do on your day off?

Edinburgh comedians plan their downtime.

Chortle, 13th August 2017

Interview with Maddy Anholt

Maddy Anholt takes some time to talk to Voice about the show, inspirations, and to give advice to young people.

Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 13th August 2017

+3 interview: Maddy Anholt - Herselves

"In December I got a massive piece of paper out and all of my notebooks since I started then sifted through them to see who I loved, who I hated and who would fit."

Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 29th July 2017