Olivia Lee
Olivia Lee is one of Britain’s biggest-rising female comedy stars. She’s glamorous, sexy, mischievous and armed with razor-sharp wit.
A quirky, funny and talented performer, Olivia is a skillful presenter, comedy actress and writer. You can often find her on the live comedy circuit performing as one of her many comic creations, or see her on TV!
Olivia kick-started her career on the popular BBC children’s sitcom, The Basil Brush Show, playing the Brush’s girlfriend and she hasn’t looked back! Olivia has since hosted a variety of entertainment shows including E4’s Unanimous - The Fallout alongside comedian Paddy McGuinness and T4’s The Morning After Show Channel 4’s comedy live breakfast show with comedian Simon Amstell.
You will recognise Olivia from her Prank TV with Miss Lee slot on the hit Channel 4 show Balls of Steel, where she demonstrates her fearlessness and her ability to boldly go where many others would not dare. She also starred in and wrote her very own comedy pilot - Olivia Lee’s Naughty Bits, which premiered on Channel 4 in 2008.
She has featured on ITV and T4 movie specials, interviewing A-listers such as Will Smith, Keanu Reeves and Owen Wilson. You can also frequently catch Olivia having a chat and a giggle on the red carpet for E! Channel,
If you are based in the States you might have been lucky enough to have seen Olivia hosting the hilarious Battle of the Bods on the FOX Reality Channel.
Olivia Lee returns in her very own hidden camera show: Olivia Lee: Dirty Sexy Funny – coming to Comedy Central UK in 2010.
What the papers say:
“We don’t get girls into FHM just because they look good, it helps if they crack a joke or two, that’s why we had to grab wise cracking TV babe Olivia Lee” (FHM.)
“Lee’s fearlessness is awesome” - The Mirror
“Olivia is of a new generation of comediennes causing a stir in the industry. Attractive women who don’t need to play ugly to get laughs. The UK’s answer to Sarah Silverman?” - GRAZIA
“Lee could emerge as the best of the comedy stars the UK has to offer: she has smart ideas for stunts, an ability to improvise and bags of nerve” - Sunday Times
“Olivia pulls off hilarious hidden-camera pranks” - The Sun
“Olivia Lee is very, very funny” - The Times
Visit Olivia at www.olivialee.com