Elise V. Harris
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| Elise Harris | |
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| Background information | |
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| Born | {{{birthdate}}} Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Internet activity | |
| Period active | June 2006 – present |
| Host service(s) | YouTube |
| Genre(s) | Comedy, Poetry |
| Official site | Elise |
Elise Harris is a British comedian, writer and filmmaker, born in Pontypool, Wales and based in Peckham, South London. She was cited as one of London's star vloggers in the Evening Standard in 2007.[1] Her short film "Vestal Virgin" was a SuperShorts winner.[2] She has a background in journalism and was an editor at What Satellite and Digital TV magazine before concentrating on performing.[3]
Her radio work includes being the "Voice of the City" for BBC Radio 4's City of the Saved and presenting the news for Swansea Sound and Valleys Radio; she also presented Radio Peckham's Undertow.[4]
Since 2006, Harris has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival as sketch player, stand-up, MC and storyteller, as well as filing video reports from the festival via her popular YouTube page. (18th all-time most-subscribed UK comedian on YouTube as of 4 May 2008.) She frequently served as substitute host of Andrew J. Lederer's Anthology storytelling series at the Green Room venue during the 2007 festival.
In 2008, along with nine other notable video bloggers, Harris participated in the multi-platform relaunch of BBC Three as a member of the winning YouStage team on the programme Upstaged.[5][6] She will appear in Lee Akehurst's upcoming thriller Dark Rage.[4][7]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Hopkirk, Elizabeth; Lefly, Jack. "Two million hits on YouTube for London girl who pokes fun at Amy", Evening Standard, Daily Mail and General Trust, 2007-12-21. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ "Elise wins short prize", South Wales Argus, Newsquest Media Group, 2006-08-01. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ Lane, Alex. "Life after Wotsat", What Satellite & Digital TV, Future Publishing, 2006-11-06. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ a b Elise Harris. Spotlight Actresses. Spotlight (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
- ^ Rennell, Grant. "Ex Wotsat staffer Upstaged by BBC Three", What Satellite & Digital TV, Future Publishing, 2008-02-06. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ "Elise Helps Win Upstaged", South Wales Argus, Newsquest Media Group, 2008-04-03. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Credits. Dark Rage Movie. Media Killer. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
