Olivia Lee is a renowned performer and writer with a distinguished career in creating and writing her own television shows. Currently, she has numerous scripted projects in development with prominent UK and US production companies and broadcasters.
Her feature script, 'Pardon The Interruption', has garnered significant recognition, winning the prestigious 'Best Comedy Screenplay' award at the 2024 Prague Screenplay Awards. Moreover, it has been officially selected for the 'New York Script Awards', 'International World Film Awards', 'Budapest Movie Awards', and received an honorable mention at 'The Los Angeles Film and Script Awards'. Additionally, it has been a finalist for the 'Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards' and the 'WeScreenplay Awards'. Her half-hour comedy, 'Scapegoat', is currently a finalist in the 'Outstanding Screenplay TV Pilot Awards'.
Olivia's career began as a comedy performer, gaining recognition on Channel 4's hit comedy show 'Balls of Steel' with her own segment, 'Prank TV with Miss Lee'. This success led to her creating her own comedy vehicle for Channel 4, 'Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits'. Subsequently, she created her own series for Comedy Central, 'Olivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny', which ran for two successful seasons.
The USA took notice, and Olivia was invited to regularly appear on NBC's 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno', where she wrote and starred in her own regular comedy slot. This led to truTV giving her her own comedy pilot, 'The Olivia Lee Show', produced by Ben Stiller's company Red Hour. She also created and starred in her own pilot, 'Make Me A Misogynist', for Channel 4, playing a man. As an actress, she has appeared in numerous well-known TV sitcoms.
Olivia launched her first album with Universal Records, 'Mindful Mum; How Not To Lose Your Total Fuc*ing Sh*t', a unique spin on mindfulness. This was a hit, and she has since turned it into a live show, 'Olivia Lee; Losing Her Total Fuc*ing Sh*t', paying homage to female anger and toxic femininity. A tour of this show is currently in the works.
