Olivia Lee

Olivia Lee
Olivia Lee
Occupations Comedian, actress, television presenter
Website OliviaLee.com

Olivia Lee (born 27 August 1977[citation needed]) is an English comedienne, actress and television presenter.

Life and career

Lee is from a Jewish family.[1] She studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama[2]

Lee went on to land a presenting job alongside Simon Amstell on Channel 4's T4. She later appeared on a comedy show called Balls of Steel where she, among other pranks, interviewed celebrities with a penis shaped microphone.[3] After gaining success she was given her own show on Channel 4 called Naughty Bits,[4] and appeared doing hidden camera pranks on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[5]

In 2006, Lee was interviewed and featured in a photoshoot for FHM magazine.[3] She also appeared in an episode of The Basil Brush Show in 2004.

In March 2009, Lee appeared as a guest on the internet talk show Tom Green's House Tonight.[6]

Currently she has her own hidden camera show called Dirty Sexy Funny, which originally piloted on Channel 4 in 2008. It was commissioned by Comedy Central[7] and began airing in March 2010.[5] Lee was also the host of Fox Reality Channel game show, Battle of the Bods before Fox Reality's dissolution ended its run.[8]

In 2010, Lee appeared in monthly segments on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, an American late-night television show.

References

  1. ^ Olivia shows off her naughty bits... againTotally Jewish, Lauren Krotosky, Thursday 18 March 2010
  2. ^ Olivia Lee shows off her Naughty Bits in a new Channel 4 showThe Jewish Chronicle, Candice Krieger, 21 August 2008
  3. ^ a b "Olivia Lee". FHMonline.com. http://www.fhmonline.com/site/girls/covergirls/article.aspx?picture=1&girlid=4383. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  4. ^ "Comedy Lab: Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits". Channel4.com.com. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/comedy-lab/episode-guide/series-13/episode-1. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  5. ^ a b "Olivia Lee Interview: Dirty Sexy Funny". SKY.com. http://tv.sky.com/olivia-lee-interview-dirty-sexy-funny. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  6. ^ "Tom invites British comedienne Olivia Lee over to make her debut on The Channel". TomGreen.com. 7 March 2009. http://www.tomgreen.com/ondemand/?video=1349. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  7. ^ "Dirty Sexy Funny: Olivia Lee". ComedyCentral.com. http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/shows/dirty-sexy-funny-olivia-lee. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  8. ^ Interview with Olivia Lee host of Fox Realitys Battle of the Bods


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