Amanda Alison
Amanda Alison is an experienced screenwriter and creator who has found particular success in comedy and children’s television. She is the creator and head writer of the sitcom Mean Mums, which began life as a pilot for Three’s Comedy Pilot Week which went on film to three seasons, and screen in Australia.
Her writing credits span from scripted comedy to family entertainment to murder mysteries - credits including Wellington Paranormal, teen dramedy Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose and numerous animated and children’s series such as The Moe Show, What Now, Darwin + Newts and The Exceptional Squad.
Amanda has also worked across formats as a story producer and writer on projects including Paddy Gower Has Issues and 7 Days. She has developed original animated comedy with DreamWorks Animation and currently has several television and feature projects in development.
Her work has received industry recognition, with Mean Mums and Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose earning nominations at the New Zealand Television Awards.
Amanda’s range - from sitcoms and sketch to genre and kids’ TV - marks her as a versatile writer with a strong comedic voice rooted in character and story.
Location
Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau
Full CV
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Writer
2025 - Baddies - Story Producer, Executive Producer - Brown Sugar Apple Grunt
2024 - My Life is Murder (murder mystery comedy) - Writer - Greenstone/ Acorn
2023 - Katie’s Kurī (animated series) - Head Writer, Co-Creator - Sweetshop & Green
2023 - My Hugo’s Little Library (children’s series) - Head Writer - Gibson Group
2023 - Paddy Gower Has Issues (current affairs) - Story Producer, Writer - TV3
2023 - Shortland Street (soap) - Storyliner - South Pacific Pictures
2018 - 2022 - Mean Mums (sitcom) - Creator, Head Writer - South Pacific Pictures
2022 - Bash Bots (animated) - Head Writer - Animated Pilot - Dreamworks
2022 - Kiwi & Cat: Mānawatia a Matariki (animated series) - Head Writer - Pango
2018 - 2021 - Writer - Wellington Paranormal -NZ Documentary Board Ltd
2020 - Goldpaw (featured film) - Screenwriter - Cirkus Animation
2009 - 2019 - 7 Days (current affairs/comedy) - Writer - The Downlow Concept TV3
2019 - The Exceptional Squad (animated series) - Writer - Pango
2018 - Darwin + Newts (animated series) - Writer - Whitebait Media
2018 - What Now (kids television) - Writer - Whitebait Media
2017 - The Cul de Sac (children’s series) - Writer - Amaru Productions
2017 - 2018 - Only in Aotearoa (sketch comedy) - Writer - Kura Productions
2016 - 2017 - Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose (teen web-series)- Creator, HeadWriter - Redletter TV
2015 - 2017 - The Moe Show (children’s series) - Writer - Pop up Workshop
2012 - Sunny Skies - Writer - TV3
2004 - 2007- Creative Director - TV2 - TVNZ
2000 - 2004 - Senior Promotions Producer - TV3
1996 - 2000 - ICE TV, ICE AS (reality/comedy) - Writer, Director - TV3 -
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 -
Writer, Comedy Writer, Story Producer
