Lise Mayer (born 29 November 1959)[1] is an American television and film writer.

She was creator and co-writer, alongside Rik Mayall and Ben Elton, of the BBC comedy series The Young Ones.

[4][5] In addition to The Young Ones, she has written for television programmes including The Last Resort, Paramount City, London Underground, The Fast Show, Saturday Zoo and Casualty, and produced Denis Leary's No Cure For Cancer.

She was a writer/consultant for the film The Borrowers, and co-writer of Suite 16, Paper Marriage, Flushed Away and The Matchmaker.

[8] Her sister, Catherine Mayer, co-founded the Women's Equality Party with Sandi Toksvig.