Amanda Alison
WriterAmanda Alison is an experienced and enthusiastic screenwriter with particular success in comedy and children’s television. She won Three’s Comedy Pilot Week with her sitcom Mean Mums and wrote for Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s Wellington Paranormal. Amanda has a wealth of experience creating, developing and writing sitcoms, web series, children’s television, animation, comedy panel shows, sketch comedy and feature films. Basically, she’s a one stop shop for all your feelgood feels.
Full Biography
Credits
Writer
2023 - Head Writer, Co-Creator - Katie’s Kurī – Animated Series - Sweetshop & Green
2023 - Head Writer - My Hugo’s Little Library - Childrens’ Series - Gibson Group
2023 - Story Producer, Writer - Paddy Gower Has Issues - TV3
2023 - Storyliner - Shortland Street - South Pacific Pictures
2018 - 2022 - Creator, Head Writer - Mean Mums - Sitcom - South Pacific Pictures
2022 - Head Writer - Bash Bots - Animated Pilot - Dreamworks Animation
2022 - Head Writer - Kiwi & Cat: Mānawatia a Matariki - Animated Series - Pango
2018 - 2021 - Writer - Wellington Paranormal -NZ Documentary Board Ltd
2020 - Screenwriter - Goldpaw - Feature Film - Cirkus Animation
2009 - 2019 - Writer - 7 Days - The Downlow Concept TV3
2019 - Writer - The Exceptional Squad - Animated Series - Pango
2018 - Writer - Darwin + Newts - Animated Series - Whitebait Media
2018 - Writer - What Now - Whitebait Media
2017 - Writer - The Cul de Sac - Amaru Productions
2017 - 2018 - Writer - Only in Aotearoa - Sketch Comedy - Kura Productions
2016 - 2017 - Creator, HeadWriter - Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose - Teen Web Series - Redletter TV
2015 - 2017 - Writer - The Moe Show - Children’s Series - Pop up Workshop
2012 - Writer - Sunny Skies - TV3
2004 - 2007- Creative Director - TV2 - TVNZ
2000 - 2004 - Senior Promotions Producer - TV3
1996 - 2000 Writer, Director - ICE TV, ICE AS- Cult Teen classic - TV3
2023 - Head Writer, Co-Creator - Katie’s Kurī – Animated Series - Sweetshop & Green
2023 - Head Writer - My Hugo’s Little Library - Childrens’ Series - Gibson Group
2023 - Story Producer, Writer - Paddy Gower Has Issues - TV3
2023 - Storyliner - Shortland Street - South Pacific Pictures
2018 - 2022 - Creator, Head Writer - Mean Mums - Sitcom - South Pacific Pictures
2022 - Head Writer - Bash Bots - Animated Pilot - Dreamworks Animation
2022 - Head Writer - Kiwi & Cat: Mānawatia a Matariki - Animated Series - Pango
2018 - 2021 - Writer - Wellington Paranormal -NZ Documentary Board Ltd
2020 - Screenwriter - Goldpaw - Feature Film - Cirkus Animation
2009 - 2019 - Writer - 7 Days - The Downlow Concept TV3
2019 - Writer - The Exceptional Squad - Animated Series - Pango
2018 - Writer - Darwin + Newts - Animated Series - Whitebait Media
2018 - Writer - What Now - Whitebait Media
2017 - Writer - The Cul de Sac - Amaru Productions
2017 - 2018 - Writer - Only in Aotearoa - Sketch Comedy - Kura Productions
2016 - 2017 - Creator, HeadWriter - Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose - Teen Web Series - Redletter TV
2015 - 2017 - Writer - The Moe Show - Children’s Series - Pop up Workshop
2012 - Writer - Sunny Skies - TV3
2004 - 2007- Creative Director - TV2 - TVNZ
2000 - 2004 - Senior Promotions Producer - TV3
1996 - 2000 Writer, Director - ICE TV, ICE AS- Cult Teen classic - TV3
Training
N/A
Awards
2020, 2021 - Winner Best Comedy Series - Wellington Paranormal - NZ TV Awards
2019, 2020 - Finalist Best Script Comedy - Mean Mums - NZ TV Awards
2018 - Winner - Three’s Comedy Pilot Week - Mean Mums
2018 - Finalist Best Web Series - Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose - NZ TV Awards
2017 - Winner Best Comedy or Comedy Entertainment Programme - 7 Days
2011 - Winner Best Comedy Series - 7 Days
1999 - Winner Best Comedy Programme - Ice TV
2019, 2020 - Finalist Best Script Comedy - Mean Mums - NZ TV Awards
2018 - Winner - Three’s Comedy Pilot Week - Mean Mums
2018 - Finalist Best Web Series - Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose - NZ TV Awards
2017 - Winner Best Comedy or Comedy Entertainment Programme - 7 Days
2011 - Winner Best Comedy Series - 7 Days
1999 - Winner Best Comedy Programme - Ice TV
Skills
Writer, Comedy Writer, Story Producer