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 & Full Filmography8 Titles
Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Jen (voice)
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Clown
After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, technology is pitted against magic when Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka "The Hood."
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Ring Salesman
Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Jump into the daily routines of a diverse group of New Yorkers and how they light things up. “The Guy” is a nameless pot deliveryman whose client base includes an eccentric group of characters with neuroses as diverse as the city.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Herself
Get your stand-up fix from today’s freshest young comedians as Comedy Central introduces you to up-and-coming comics like Natasha Vaynblat, Petey DeAbreu, Ian Lara and Tom Thakkar, who are serving up quick hits of their sets.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Evie 'The Big Ten' (voice)
After being named CEO of the world's largest and most non-sensical corporation, Sebben & Sebben, Judy Ken Sebben aka Birdgirl has to find a way to maintain her work/superhero life balance.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Patricia
Leila is a South Asian-American writer just now owning her queerness and her best friend Patricia, a sex-positive Black-American musician who is struggling to commit to anything: job, art and relationships. While the two women come from completely different backgrounds, their friendship is ultimately what they lean on to get through the messiness of their mid-twenties.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Banana Peel #3
After a long period of sexual drought, Khudejha is awkward as hell and desperately wants to hook up with someone again. Newly single and with the help of her wing-woman Natasha, their new adventure at a kink party awaits.