Lisa Donovan
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Lisa Donovan is an American actress and writer. She produces comedic short films, publishing them on her popular video blog under the username "LisaNova", which came to international attention on YouTube. She is also a featured cast member on the FOX sketch comedy show MADtv.
The LisaNova channel is currently listed as the 14th most popular channel on YouTube with over 28,000 subscribers.[1] Regarding views per video, the average numbers are between 150,000 and 300,000, with some videos garnering much higher numbers.
LisaNova started when an aspiring artist known only as "Lisa" posted her sketch comedy on YouTube and realized a few hundred thousand people viewed her post. After this, she and some of her friends got together to create a series of spoof vlogs which attracted yet more attention and views.
During New Year's Eve of 2006, Lisa Donovan and friends danced on stage with The Flaming Lips, after winning a YouTube contest put on by the Lips. After the concert, she then posted a series of five videos that are chained together from the audition, to the concert, to the end of the day song.
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[edit] MADtv
Lisa Donovan was hired as the newest featured cast member of MADtv. It was first reported on a MADtv fan site by someone who attended a recent taping of the show. She debuted in a spoof of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she played the producer of the ABC Comedy Ugly Betty, Salma Hayek. This episode aired on February 17, 2007. As a featured cast member, her status in the show's following season is undetermined.
Below is a list of all characters and impressions Lisa has done on the show so far.
[edit] Impressions
- Salma Hayek
- Kellie Pickler (sketch to be aired soon)
[edit] Characters
Oscar Special: Lady at video store/Ike's Girlfriend/Bobby's Girlfriend
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[edit] External links
- Lisa Donovan at the Internet Movie Database
- LisaNova's official home page
- "LisaNova" userpage at YouTube
- PlanetMadTV: MadTV Fan Site
[edit] References
- YouTube Star 'LisaNova' Picked Up By Fox's MADtv
- LisaNova signs content deal with The Daily Reel
- Dawn C. Chmielewski and Chris Gaither. "YouTube users keep dialogue running", Los Angeles Times, October 23, 2006. Retrieved on November 7, 2006. Business section; Part C, page 1.
- Morrissey, Brian. "Lisa Nova On The Spot", Adweek, January 1, 2007. Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- "Youtube, LisaNova (in German)", Der Spiegel, September 17, 2006. Retrieved on December 9, 2006.
- Dixon, Guy. "Will YouTube's culture survive going commercial?", The Globe and Mail (Canada). October 14, 2006. Weekend Review; page R8.
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| Current Cast | ||||
| Repertory players: Ike Barinholtz • Frank Caeti • Crista Flanagan • Nicole Randall Johnson • Keegan-Michael Key • Bobby Lee • Michael McDonald • Arden Myrin • Nicole Parker • Jordan Peele • Lisa Donovan | ||||
| Complete cast list history | ||||
| Seasons | ||||
| One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten • Eleven • Twelve | ||||
| History | ||||
| 1995–2000 • 2000–2005 • 2005–present | ||||
| Miscellaneous | ||||
| Recurring characters • The Lillian Verner Game Show • Real **********ing Talk | ||||
