About
Hello! I am award winning comedy producer with over 5 years experience working across TV, audio and digital formats. I worked at BBC Comedy for 3 years and have since produced shows for BBC Sounds, Audible and Amazon Prime.
Unfortunately, I am not the Clarissa who explained it all in the 1990s, but I hope you can see past that to look at my work credits, awards and writing/performing projects. Or in the highly unlikely eventuality you get bored of this website, here is a quiz.
Please get in touch with any work or collaboration opportunities.
Selected Credits
"Alan Partridge-style brilliant... properly, wonderfully lol-ful."
Review of Tom Neenan is Not All Men in The Observer
Producer
Tom Neenan Is Not All Men
BBC Sounds
Tom Neenan is a man. But he's also one of the Good Guys - and he's got a podcast to prove it. I developed & produced this scripted comedy series about performative allyship with BAFTA nominated comedy writer Tom Neenan. Starring Tom Neenan, Rachel Parris, Shivani Thussu and Alistair Green.
The Observer described the show as "Alan Partridge-style brilliant" and "properly, wonderfully lol-ful."
A Somethin' Else Production for BBC Sounds
Producer
Phil Wang Hates Horror
Audible
Phil Wang Hates Horror, so in this podcast the sadistic people at Audible have made Phil's comedian friends choose horror films to make him watch and try to convince him to become a horror fan. The films covered are Nightmare on Elm Street 3, The Shining, It, The Others, Us and Dawn of the Dead.
Phil also teaches the listener how to survive if they ever find themselves in a horror movie scenario in the "Phil Wang Solves Horror" section.
A Novel Production for Audible.
Producer
Ray Moss: No Stone Unturned
BBC Radio 1
Follow Ray Moss - private investigator, detective and truth seeker - as he explores the small personal mysteries of confused listeners. For example, did a Weathermen really take his top off on TV in the 90s or is Kayleigh remembering that wrong?
This scripted comedy launched BBC Radio 1's weekly comedy podcast feed, "Kench". Written by and starring Benjamin Partridge (winner of Best Comedy at the UK Podcast Awards) it also features London Hughes, Mike Wozniak and Jessica Ransom.
An in-house BBC production for BBC Radio 1
Producer
Ghoul Guide with Rachel Fairburn
Global Original Podcast
Rachel Fairburn (All Killa, No Filla) is fascinated by ghosts and the world of the supernatural. There's only one problem - she's scared to bloody death of them. Join Rachel as she visits a haunted location and hears 3 spooky tales. Before morning, she has to work out which of the three is real.
I produced the show, researched locations and stories and wrote the additional fake ghost stories in these entertaining and atmospheric podcast. I also have an additional writing credit for this project.
A Novel production for Global Original Podcasts
Associate Producer
Turtle Canyon Comedy Specials
BBC iPlayer/BBC/Amazon Prime
I worked as an Associate Producer on the taping of various full length stand-up comedy specials for broadcast television and popular streaming services.
The specials include the highly acclaimed Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 from James Acaster, plus full length specials from Ed Gamble, Tom Allen, Fern Brady and Dara O'Briain.
Made by production company Turtle Canyon Comedy for clients such as Amazon Prime, BBC Two and Netflix.
Producer
Half the Money Each with Jo Brand
Absolute Radio
Hosted by Jo Brand and featuring contributions from Steve Coogan, Hugh Dennis, Jon Culshaw and many more.
A two part documentary exploring the world’s greatest comedy duos. From Laurel and Hardy to Mitchell and Webb via French and Saunders, The Mighty Boosh and Morecambe and Wise, ‘Half the Money Each’ looks at what made each partnership successful to coincide with the cinematic release of "Stan & Ollie."
Made by Unusual for Absolute Radio
Producer
Slaving Away (series 3)
Audible
I produced the third series of the highly acclaimed Audible sitcom Slaving Away by Miranda Kane.
The cast includes Miranda Kane, Jon Holmes, Hugh Dennis, Rachel Parris Marcus Brigstocke, Tom Neenan, Luisa Omielan, Elis James and many more.
The series follows Miranda, a plus size dominatrix, as she becomes the subject of a documentary.
Made by Unusual for Audible
Producer
Asian Network Comedy
BBC iPlayer
From 2016-18 I was one of the producers for the Asian Network Comedy specials on BBC iPlayer. My role included booking talent and ensuring a smooth running of the live recording as well as producing short videos and commissioning animations for social media.
Comedians featured include Shazia Mirza, Mawaan Rizwan, Sukh Olja and Tez Ilyas.
An in-house BBC production for BBC iPlayer and the BBC Asian Network
Producer
The Comedy Club
BBC Radio 4 Extra
I approached BBC Radio 4 Extra with the idea of producing episodes of The Comedy Club from Wells Comedy Festival. I produced 3x episodes from each festival from 2016-2019.
I recorded and edited on location interviews, chat and behind the scenes shenanigans featuring comedians including Kiri Pritchard-Mclean, Joe Lycett, Ellie Taylor, James Acaster and Lou Sanders.
An in-house BBC production for BBC Radio 4 Extra
Producer
Inside No. 9 Behind the Scene
BBC Worldwide
I self-shot and edited the DVD extras for series 2 of Inside No. 9. I produced a 5 minute behind-the-scenes package featuring interviews and b-roll for each episode of the series. These videos are also available online on the BBC Worldwide YouTube Channel.
Featuring cast members including Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Sheridan Smith, Jack Whitehall, and Alice Lowe.
A BBC Comedy production for BBC Worldwide
Producer
The Making of Professor Branestawm
I developed, shot and produced a 30-minute short film to support the release of The Incredible Adventures of
Professor Branestawm on BBC One. Featuring in-depth interviews from stars Harry Hill, Charlie Higson,
David Mitchell, Vicki Pepperdine, Simon Day and Ben Miller.
Producer
Stag: Extra Material
I developed, shot and edited extra video content for the DVD of BBC Two comedy-drama Stag starring Jim Howick, Stephen Campbell-Moore, Reece Shearsmith, Rufus Jones and Tim Key. Extras include cast-led featurettes, interviews and shareable short, funny sketches.
Archive Researcher
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Researching archive footage and assisting in the filming of sketches featured in the 4th series of the BAFTA award winning comedy show.
Please visit my page on The Talent Manager for my full CV and credits.
Awards & Honors
Edinburgh Television Festival
Ones to Watch Talent Scheme
BBC Production Award
The Wrong Mans Digital Campaign
Chorts! Comedy Award Winner
The Comedy Crowd and Craft of Comedy UK Festival
Gold Lovie Award
CBBC Educational Activities
2 Northdown New Act Competition
Semi-Finalist 2020
NASTA Comedy Award Winner
National Student TV Awards
Skills
Writing, script editing, developing ideas, leading writers rooms & giving notes
Self-shooting with Canon 305 camera
Video & audio editing
Casting and budgeting
Short form, social media and digital content.
Communication, copy-writing and talent management.
Extras
Have been told I have “a very positive face” by a lady in Pret.
Have no trace of a Somerset accent.
Am only 3 degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon.
Have been in the same lift as Professor Brian Cox.
Enjoy unrivalled popularity among the mosquito community - especially in the Mediterranean.
Won 2/2 crystals in the live version of the Crystal Maze.
EITVF Ones To Watch Profile
Coming Soon - Showreel
Writing & Performing
2Northdown New Act Competition Semi-Finalist 2020
"Chorts!" Competition Winner
NASTA Award Winner
Glitzt Ghost Hunter
My award-winning web series "Glitzy Ghost Hunter" has been featured in the British Comedy Guide and was selected to be screened at the UK Craft of Comedy conference in Llandudno. It is about the UK's first paranormal expert beacuty vlogger.
The Glitzy Ghost Hunter YouTube Channel has had over 10K views and one of the videos was a "Chorts!" character comedy competition winner in 2017.
Clarissa Explains It All
In 2019 I performed my debut solo comedy show "Clarissa Explains It All" at the Camden Fringe.
Throughout my life, people have constantly asked me to explain it all, so I decided it's time to give the people what they want. Featuring a host of strange comedy characters, I attempt to comprehensively explain it all in just under 60 mins (with some jokes at the end if there's time!)
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Reboxing With Clarissa
I wrote and starred in the part-improvised web series "Reboxing with Clarissa." The series also features Harriet Kemsley, Heidi Regan and Tom Neenan. "Reboxing with Clarissa" was directed by Stuart Laws and produced by Turtle Canyon Comedy.
The series has been selected to appear on The Comedy Crowd TV. One YouTube comment reads: "How can such a simple, stupid concept be so bloody hilarious?"
Gigs
I have performed my comedy characters at live comedy venues across London including The Bill Murray Pub, Aces & Eights, Angel Comedy, Paper Dress Vintage and 2Northdown.
Follow me on Twitter for news about my latest gigs.
Sketches
Follow my YouTube Channel for archived short videos and sketches including my TikTok Literature series.
Also remember to follow the YouTube Channels of my extended comedy character series "Glitzy Ghost Hunter" and "Lifeskillsification"
Writing
I have written material for BBC Comedy show Newsjack and have had articles published in the satirical online magazine Succubus. I won a National Student Television Award for a student comedy programme I wrote. The awards were judged by comedy writer Nev Fountain.
Performing
I have appeared in comedy shows including Tom Neenan is Not All Men, The Beef and Dairy Network Podcast and David Hooper's Disgusting Electronica as well as the British romantic comedy film How To Stop Being a Loser.
I have also appeared as myself on the Any Stupid Questions podcast hosted by Danielle Ward and the If You're Happy Do You Know It podcast hosted by Alastair Clayton.
Judging
I was on the judging panel for the 2015 and 2016 London Sketchfest Awards and the 2018 Edinburgh TV Awards. I have also worked as a Script Reader for BAFTA Rocliffe.
Live Comedy
I have worked as a Venue Manager for the Wells Comedy Festival from 2016-2019. I have also volunteered to help with the running of live comedy events including the Bristol Comedy Garden and Red Nose Day 2011 at BBC Television Centre.
Please get in touch to talk to me about performing and writing opportunities.
Get in touch with Clarissa
Please do get in touch if you need a freelance comedy producer or writer or would like to talk about collaboration opportunities - I'd love to hear from you!
Please send any hate mail to feedback@bbc.co.uk and with any luck it will never reach me.