
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Sonia Denis
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.
Known For

TV
BoJack Horseman
Jen (voice)
2014

TV
Ironheart
Clown
2025

TV
High Maintenance
2016

TV
Birdgirl
Evie 'The Big Ten' (voice)
2021

TV
Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
Herself
2019

Film
Got Game?
Banana Peel #3
2020

Film
Set It Up
Ring Salesman
2018
Film
Sweatland
Novy Pottinger(voice)
2022

TV
Brown Girls
Patricia
2017
Film
Masculine/masculine
Mac
2018
Filmography
2025TVIronheartas Clown2022FilmSweatlandas Novy Pottinger(voice)2021TVBirdgirlas Evie 'The Big Ten' (voice)2020FilmGot Game?as Banana Peel #32019TVComedy Central Stand-Up Featuringas Herself2018FilmMasculine/masculineas Mac2018FilmSet It Upas Ring Salesman2017TVBrown Girlsas Patricia2016TVHigh Maintenance2014TVBoJack Horsemanas Jen (voice)