Realize Records has partnered with comedian/actress/writer Vanessa Hollingshead for the digital release An American Anglomaniac recorded live at Gotham Comedy Club. Hollingshead who has been featured in her own Comedy Central special and can currently be seen in Showtime’s comedy special Funny Women of a Certain Age alongside Fran Drescher, Carole Montgomery, Luenell, Lynn Koplitz, and Kerry Louise was recently named one of the top ten innovators who changed comedy in 2019. When asked about Vanessa’s comedy Jerry Seinfeld stated, extremely funny, great strong point of view and really fresh material.” Vanessa has appeared on Sirius/XM radio shows, Marc Maron’s podcast WTF and is currently in development on a TV show about her life. Vanessa’s need to perform came partly from her childhood. The daughter of two drug-addicted, alcoholic, hippy parents, her British Dad was the first person to bring LSD to the States and was closer to Timothy Leary than he was to her. “We are so excited to have Vanessa as part of our roster of artists. She’s a multifaceted talent with energy that pours all over audiences leaving them wanting more.” Says CEO Michel Grey. The CD is now available on most streaming sites such as Itunes, Amazon, and Spotify. Vanessa is currently touring in clubs across the country To find out more about Vanessa’s TV series, upcoming CD releases and to see the full tour schedule visit her website at www.vanessahollingshead.com/ or by checking out her page on www.realizerecords.com.
