Generational Shift: Upholding Truth and Challenging Untruths

About this episode

Marina Franklin discusses comedy and societal issues with guests Chanel Ali and Hollie Harper.

This Friends Like Us, host Marina Franklin talks with funny ladies Chanel Ali and Hollie Harper about decline in city rats, comedy, and confronting uncomfortable truths! They share stories and laughs while addressing issues like family history and societal norms . Listen now! Hollie Harper is a South Jersey comedian/writer/actress. In 2021 she created and co-exec-produced Hella Late! with Hollie Harper on BRIC TV for which she was nominated for best actress at 2021's NYC Web Fest. She was a recent semi-finalist in the NBC Standup Competition, won Best Actress at 2024's Act One, One Act Festival and just earned a Best Actress nomination by Broadway World for her performance in Melanie Goodreaux's "The Popes Of Farragut Street". Her live, sold-out comedy show "F.D.K." with Emily Flake was recently chosen for the Knockouts Women's Comedy Festival, the New York Comedy Festival and the IO Comedy Festival in Chicago. Chanel Ali -You know Chanel Ali from Netflix's Dash and Lily or her time on MTV's Girl Code. Originally from Philly, her storyteller-like style and commanding stage presence allowed her to conquer the NYC comedy scene as a crowd favorite. She boasts two Comedy Central…

People in this episode

Host: Marina Franklin

Guests: Chanel Ali, Hollie Harper

Topics covered

• comedy
• societal norms
• family history
• truth
• untruths
• city life

Keywords

• comedy
• society
• truth
• family history
• Hollie Harper
• Chanel Ali

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broadway World

Books & works: Hella Late! with Hollie Harper, Dash and Lily, Girl Code, Single Black Female, The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical, Trainwreck, Louie

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