Corey Holcomb
No Punchline, All Punch to Female Comic’s Face
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There’s nothing funny about what comedian Corey Holcomb does in this video … socking a woman right in the face, igniting a Hollywood street brawl.
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The surveillance video shows Corey and female comic Cristina Payne jawing at each other outside the Hollywood Improv — as a large group of people watched — and then, suddenly, he unloads a right jab to her face.
TMZ broke the story when this all went down in December 2024. Law enforcement sources told us Corey had punched her over a months-long feud between the comedians. This video — obtained by The Bizi Room — plays out exactly as the incident was described to us.
Immediately after Corey punches Cristina, a bunch of guys jumped him, slammed him to the ground and, apparently, beat on him until he was able to escape.
Cristina filed a battery report with LAPD, but Corey was never arrested. In fact, 2 months later he attempted, but failed, to get a temporary restraining order against her … claiming Cristina put hands on him first, while his back was turned to her.
Corey claimed she also trash talked him, saying … “Your mama’s a bitch,” and “Your d**k ain’t s**t.”
He clearly knew this video existed, because in court docs he accused Cristina of giving TMZ a clip that only showed his aggression and not hers.
We’ve reached out to him to see if his story’s changed … no word back yet.
