Mette Lisby (born 5 April 1968) is a Danish writer, actress, stand-up comedian, and television host.
She currently resides with her husband and business partner, Jesper Baehrenz, in Los Angeles, where she works on creative writing through their company VIVE Productions.
Recently, Lisby and Baehrenz created and wrote the Scandinavian adaptation of the popular Disney teen sitcom ‘As the Bell Rings’.
Mette Lisby was one of the few women who were part of the birth of the Danish stand-up comedy scene in the early nineties.
[citation needed] In 1999, she created the sketch show “FC Lisby”, taking the lead role as both host and head writer.
[4] In 2005, Mette Lisby expanded her career by moving to London together with her husband, popular TV and radio host Jesper Baehrenz, whom she had married in 2001.
In 2009, Mette Lisby and husband Jesper Baehrenz relocated to Los Angeles to further expand their creative writing and conceptual creation endeavors.