Lissa Evans
Encyclopedia
Lissa Evans is a British
television director
, producer
and author. She mainly works on comedy programmes for Hat Trick Productions
.
(for which she won a BAFTA for best comedy), Room 101
, The Kumars at No. 42
, TV Heaven, Telly Hell
, News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald
and Crossing the Floor
(for which she won an Emmy for best drama).
Lissa Evans has also written a number of books with hints of humour such as Odd One Out, Their Finest Hour And A Half Spencer's List and Small Change For Stuart, a children's novel.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
, producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and author. She mainly works on comedy programmes for Hat Trick Productions
Hat Trick Productions
Hat Trick Productions is a British independent production company that produces television programmes, mainly specialising in comedy.-History:...
.
Biography
After qualifying as a doctor in 1983, she worked in medicine in Newcastle for a couple of years before a brief period in standup. She joined BBC Radio where she was a radio producer of comedy programmes before migrating to television. Evans has worked on shows such as Father TedFather Ted
Father Ted is a comedy series set in Ireland that was produced by Hat Trick Productions for British broadcaster Channel 4. Written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May...
(for which she won a BAFTA for best comedy), Room 101
Room 101 (TV series)
Room 101 is a BBC comedy television series based on the radio series of the same name, in which celebrities were invited to discuss their pet hates and persuade the host to consign them to a fate worse than death in Room 101, named after the torture room in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, which is...
, The Kumars at No. 42
The Kumars at No. 42
The Kumars at No. 42 was a British television show. It won an International Emmy in 2002 and in 2003. It ran for seven series totalling 53 episodes.-Plot:...
, TV Heaven, Telly Hell
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
TV Heaven, Telly Hell is a comedy television show on Channel 4, presented and produced by Sean Lock. The format is similar to Room 101, with guests discussing their likes and dislikes of items on television....
, News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald
News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald
News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald, more commonly referred to as simply News Knight was a British television panel show shown on ITV, at 22:00 on Sunday nights. Fronted by Sir Trevor McDonald and in a similar style to the BBC One programme Have I Got News for You, its format featured three...
and Crossing the Floor
Crossing the floor
In politics, crossing the floor has two meanings referring to a change of allegiance in a Westminster system parliament.The term originates from the British House of Commons, which is configured with the Government and Opposition facing each other on rows of benches...
(for which she won an Emmy for best drama).
Lissa Evans has also written a number of books with hints of humour such as Odd One Out, Their Finest Hour And A Half Spencer's List and Small Change For Stuart, a children's novel.