Although Smokin’ Joe Holden has been doing professional comedy for only a short period of time, he has exploded onto the comedy scene! Described by John Perrotta (comedian and owner of the Comedy Factory) as “one of the hottest, up-and-coming comics in the industry, who has taken the New England area by storm,” Joe has moved up the comedy ranks at an unprecedented pace. He performed at paid gigs less than a month after his first open mic, and was hired by the Comedy Connection in East Providence less than three months into his professional comedy career. Besides the laughter, Smokin’ Joe Holden’s confidence has been bolstered by the generous words of headline acts he’s been fortunate enough to have worked with. “You’re a natural-born comic,” and “You’re going to go very far - very fast -- in this business if you just keep doing what your doing,” are just some of the words of advice he follows when working out in the clubs 4-5 nights per week.