NEWS
13 November 2024
Who's in the final of Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2024
The finalists have been announced for this year’s Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year competition.
The acts competing for the title are: Abbie Edwards, Eli Hart, Gabrielle MacPherson, Ibs Sesay, Jack Henry, John Pape, Laura Walsh, Lianna Holston, Mark Moloney, Monica Hsueh, Rob Moriarty, Rohan Sharma, Sascha LO and Tevin Everett
15 July 2024
Kingston Comedian Of The Year
There’s a touch of the David Sedaris about Lianna Holston, a wry, aloof American storyteller with an eloquence that draws you into her world. You can imagine her holding court at the Algonquin round table, long cigarette holder at he fingertips, as she details every indignity of falling down the stairs. A slow-burn approach that’s more about mood than killer payoffs isn't best suited to the five-minute format, but she made her mark on the show.
January 16, 2022
The Sunday Long Pod
Comedians and friends Lianna Holston and Siena Jeakle are turning that reaction into a podcast called Tossed Popcorn. The two women are working their way through AFI’s 100 Greatest Movies of All Time (one movie per episode) and trying to figure out what makes these movies classics in the first place. Their takes are smart, witty and irreverent and I found myself nodding along with them so many times. I particularly appreciated their quickie primer on how to pretend you’ve seen Citizen Kane which is a movie I’ve personally been lying about seeing for years. - Jo Piazza is the podcast host and executive producer of Committed and Under the Influence
August 24, 2021
iHeartRadio and Dan Patrick Announce Second Annual Search For “The Next Great Podcast” In Partnership With Tongal
Launched last year in collaboration with content creation platform Tongal, the inaugural initiative received nearly 1,800 submissions from creators of all ages from Albania to Zimbabwe and all geographies between. … Fans can check out the winning 2020 creators Lianna Holston and Siena Jeakle’s “Tossed Popcorn,” a new movie review podcast from a pair of friends who “don’t really like movies," which debuted earlier this month.
August 16, 2021
West Seattleite wins contest, launches comedy podcast Tossed Popcorn
Tomorrow brings the second episode of Tossed Popcorn, a weekly podcast co-hosted by West Seattleite Siena Jeakle. She describes it as “a comedy podcast about classic movies.” And it’s in a bright spotlight, since Jeakle and co-host Lianna Holston won the iHeart Radio network’s “Next Great Podcast” contest (under the working title Frankly, My Dear).
January 21, 2021
2021 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards Winners: ‘Office Ladies’ Wins Podcast of the Year
Dan Patrick presented the winner of the Next Great Podcast award, a monthslong competition from iHeartRadio in partnership with content-creation platform Tongal, to Siena Jeakle and Lianna Holston of “Frankly, My Dear,” a new movie review podcast from the pair of friends who “don’t really like movies.”
January 21, 2021
The iHeart Radio Podcast Awards Names ‘Office Ladies’ For Top Honors
Dan Patrick presented the winner of the Next Great Podcast award, a months-long competition from iHeartRadio, to Siena Jeakle and Lianna Holston of Frankly, My Dear, a new movie review podcast.