Corey Holcomb No Punchline, All Punch to Female Comic's Face

Published January 22, 2026 7:47 PM PST | Updated January 22, 2026 8:47 PM PST

There's nothing funny about what comedian Corey Holcomb appears to do in this video ... socking a woman right in the face, igniting a Hollywood street brawl.

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The surveillance video allegedly 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 all this 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 punched Cristina, a bunch of guys jumped him, slammed him to the ground, and apparently beat 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*** ain't s***."

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 never published, or even received, any such video.

We've reached out to him to see if his story's changed ... no word back yet.