Holt shot to fame during the Covid-19 lockdown with her portrayal of a desperate and loyal Conservative, MP Rosie Holt, where she would splice clips of herself over news segments regarding the handling of the pandemic to poke fun at the Government’s response. The 38-year-old actor, author and comedian, originally from Somerset, said the General Election campaign has so far been littered with “remarkable gaffs”, saying she took particular “enjoyment” from the moment Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he went without Sky TV as a child. Holt also spoke of the ways in which comedy can be “cathartic” by poking fun at the current state of affairs, helping herself and others through the “frustration” they feel at the Government.
“This particular incarnation of the Tory government since Boris Johnson have been so ridiculous, I mean that’s what kick-started my career,” Holt told the PA news agency. “Everybody, myself included, really needed some catharsis and they needed to laugh because they were so frustrated at what our Government was doing. “I have some sympathy for Labour because I think they’ll get in and they’ll have quite a lot to do – I think the Government have left the country in a mess.
“I do think whoever is in charge should be held to account and I think comedy is a way of doing that and I think people just need to laugh at what’s going on.” Holt also said comedy is a “worthy tool” in helping to raise awareness on certain politica.
