Lise Mayer

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Lise Mayer (born November 29, 1957) is a British television writer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States of America, and is best-known as a co-writer of the legendary BBC comedy series The Young Ones, alongside Ben Elton and Rik Mayall; at the time Mayall was her partner. She met them both when they were studying Drama at Manchester University, as her father Professor David Mayer was their tutor.

Since then she has written for such shows as The Fast Show, Casualty and produced Denis Leary's No Cure For Cancer. She lives with her current partner, comedian and presenter Angus Deayton and their son Isaac. Her sister Cassie Mayer is a talent agent who represents many comedians. Another sister Catherine Mayer is the senior editor at Time Magazine.

[edit] External links

• Lise Mayer at the Internet Movie Database
• The Young Ones - What have they all done since?
• BBC Comedy Guide - The Young Ones
• Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer interviewed by Kerrang Magazine 1984