LisaNova

Lisa Donovan is an American actress and writer. Her self-produced comedic short films, published under the username "LisaNova" on YouTube, have garnered international attention. She has also made an appearance on the FOX sketch comedy show MADtv.

LisaNova on YouTube
Donovan, originally going only by "Lisa" on YouTube, began by posting her sketch comedy which soon received several hundred thousand views. 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 band. 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.

She has since parodied George W. Bush, Keira Knightley, and Lindsay Lohan, among others.

As of July 2007, LisaNova is listed as the 14th most popular channel on YouTube with over 42,000 subscribers.

MADtv
Lisa Donovan was hired as the newest featured cast member of MADtv. She debuted in a spoof of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she played Salma Hayek, the producer of the ABC Comedy Ugly Betty. The episode aired on February 172007.

Other

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