Alex Lee is an award-winning writer, television presenter, comedian and actor, with a background in journalism.

She is a writer/presenter on ABC’s WTFAQ, and hosted ABC’s news quiz show Win the Week. Alex co-wrote an episode of comedy series Gold Diggers, and has made recent appearances on The Weekly, Question Everything, Spicks and Specks (ABC), Would I Lie To You? (Ten), The Cook Up, Celebrity Letters and Numbers (SBS), and The Roast of Paul Hogan (Seven).

As co-host of current affairs and comedy show The Feed on SBS, Alex wrote and appeared live in-studio and in sketches, which saw Alex and The Feed’s comedy team win the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Australian Writers Guild Award for Comedy – Sketch and Light Entertainment. She also wrote and performed in several original comedy series for The Feed including The Insight Audition Tapes, Cancelled, the musical Open House and created the documentary series Fear Itself, all of which can be seen on SBS on Demand.

Alex has also been a writer and presenter on ABC TV’s The Checkout, The Chaser’s Election Desk, The Roast and Saturday Night Rove (Channel 10) and has also appeared on Media Circus (ABC), Story Club (ABC2), The Other Guy (Stan) and The Letdown (Netflix). Prior to that Alex worked as a journalist, producer and newsreader on ABC News and as a political reporter for digital news site BuzzFeed.

She starred in the hit play Single Asian Female by Michelle Law at La Boite in 2017 and Belvoir St Theatre in 2018. She also plays Dungeons and Dragons live on stage in the cult comedy podcast Dragon Friends, with regular sold-out shows at the Comedy Store, and has toured to Los Angeles, Seattle, Melbourne and Adelaide, with weekly streams on Twitch.

Alex has written and starred in sketch, stand-up and improv shows in the Sydney and Melbourne comedy festivals, including her solo show I’m Eating Peanut Butter in the Shower Because I’m Sad and You’re Not the Boss of Me. Her other festival credits include The Annual Sydney Comedy Festival Spelling Bee, Geldwelt, There’s A Ghost in My Cupcake, Bunker 5 and The Delusionists. She has taught sketch comedy writing and is an ensemble member at the Improv Theatre Sydney.

Alex is also an experienced MC, hosting various government and corporate events and awards nights.

Television

QUESTION EVERYTHING S3
Guest. Cr: Wil Anderson. CJZ | ABC iView, 2023
THE ROAST OF JOHN CLEESE
Herself. Oceanview Entertainment | Network Seven, 2023
WTFAQ
Core Cast. Mercury Scout Productions / ABC 2023
THE WEEKLY Series 9
Guest. Thinkative Television, ABC 2023
THE ROAST OF PAUL HOGAN
Guest. Network Seven 2022
WOULD I LIE TO YOU S2
Guest. Endemol Shine, Network 10 2022
QUESTION EVERYTHING S2
Guest. CJZ, ABC 2022
WIN THE WEEK (Series 1,2)
Host. ABC 2021 – 2022
SPICKS AND SPECKS (Series 10)
Guest. ABC 2022
CELEBRITY LETTERS & NUMBERS S2
Guest. ITV, SBS 2021
THE COOK UP W/ ADAM LIAW S2
Guest, SBS 2022
THE FEED (Series 9)
Guest, SBS 2022
CELEBRITY LETTERS & NUMBERS
Guest. ITV, SBS 2021
THE FEED (Series 8)
Host / Presenter. SBS 2020
CELEBRITY MASTERMIND
Guest. SBS 2020
THE FEED (Series 7)
Presenter. SBSVICELAND 2019
THE OTHER GUY (Series 2)
Role: Piper. Dir: Gracie Otto, Aquarius Films 2019
SATURDAY NIGHT ROVE
Presenter / Sketch Performer. Roving Operations Pty Ltd 2019
CELEBRITY NAME GAME
Guest. Fremantle Media Australia Pty Limited 2019
BRING BACK…SATURDAY NIGHT (Pilot)
Presenter / Sketch Performer. Roving Operations Pty Ltd 2018
THE FEED (Series 6)
Presenter. SBSVICELAND 2018
DING DONG I’M GAY (Telemovie)
Role: Sweetie. Dir: Sarah Bishop, Wintergarden Pictures 2018
CRAM (Series 1)
Role: Guest. ITV
THE LETDOWN (Series 1)
Role: Ms Jo. Dir: Trent O’Donnell, Giant Dwarf 2017
THE ANGUS PROJECT
Role: Kathy. Dir: Nina Oyama, ABC Fresh Blood 2017
THE CHECKOUT (Series 4, 5 & 6)
Presenter. Dir: Josh Reed & Steven Kirkby, Jigsaw Dwarf 2016-2018
THE CHASER’S ELECTION DESK
Presenter. Dir: Steven Kirkby & Alexandra Nittes, ABC TV & Giant Dwarf 2016
THE CHECKOUT (Series 3)
Guest Presenter. Dir: Josh Reed & Steven Kirkby, Jigsaw Dwarf 2015
STORY CLUB
Role: Guest. Giant Dwarf & ABC2 2015
THE CHASER’S MEDIA CIRCUS (Series 2)
Role: Guest. Dir: Josh Reed & Alexandra Nittes, Giant Dwarf 2015
THE FEED (Series 3)
Role: Guest. Special Broadcasting Service 2015
THE CHASER’S MEDIA CIRCUS (Series 1)
Role: Guest. Dir: Angus Morton & Josh Reed, Giant Dwarf 2014
THE ROAST (Series 3)
Presenter. Dir: Nich Richardson, Hollow Bear Productions 2014
ABC NEWS
Presenter. ABC News 2013-2015

Television

PLAY DIRTY
Role: News Anchor. Dir: Shane Black. Amazon Studios | Amazon Prime Video, 2024
THE FALL GUY
Role: Newscaster. Dir: David Leitch. 97 North Productions | NCB Universal, 2023

Radio

ABC RADIO SYDNEY – Regular Guest, TGIF with Richard Glover
TRIPLE J DRIVE – Regular Guest, 2016-2017
TRIPLE J BREAKFAST – Girls To The Front Co-Host, 2017

Theatre

SINGLE ASIAN FEMALE
Role: Zoe. Dir: Claire Christian, Belvoir St Theatre 2018
SINGLE ASIAN FEMALE
Role: Zoe. Dir: Claire Christian, La Boite Theatre 2017

Live Shows

DRAGON FRIENDS
Role: Performer 2015-2022
SYDNEY WRITERS FESTIVAL
Role: Performer. The Great Debate 2022
LUNAR NEW YEAR COMEDY
Role: MC/Performer. 2021-2022
SYDNEY WRITERS FESTIVAL
Role: Performer. Story Club. 2018-2019
GELDWELT
Role: Performer. Sydney Fringe Festival 2015 & Sydney Comedy Festival 2016
I’M EATING PEANUT BUTTER IN THE SHOWER BECAUSE I’M SAD AND YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME
Role: Performer. Sydney Fringe Festival 2012 & Sydney Comedy Festival 2013
THERE’S A GHOST IN MY CUPCAKE
Role: Performer. MICF 2010
BUNKER 5
Role: Performer. MICF & Belvoir Downstairs Theatre 2009
THE DELUSIONISTS IN EVERYTHING THAT EVER HAPPENED EVER
Role: Performer. MICF 2008
THE DELUSIONISTS
Role: Performer. MICF 2007, Big Laugh Comedy Festival 2007 & World’s Funniest Island 2009

Podcasts

DRAGON FRIENDS
Stream of Annihilation Seattle. Sydney Fringe Festival 2015-2017
FREE TO A GOOD HOME
Regular Guest. 2014-2017

Writing

WIN THE WEEK (Series 1 & 2)
Wrapsheet & ABC 2021-2022
GOLD DIGGERS (Series 1)
Kojo Stampede Alliance 2022
THE FEED (Series 6, 7, 8 & 9)
SBS 2018-2021
SATURDAY NIGHT ROVE                               
Roving Operations Pty Ltd 2019
BRING BACK…SATURDAY NIGHT (Pilot)       
Roving Operations Pty Ltd 2018
THE CHECKOUT (Series 4, 5 & 6)
Dir: Josh Reed & Steven Kirkby, Jigsaw Dwarf 2016-2018
THE CHASER’S ELECTION DESK
Dir: Steven Kirkby & Alexandra Nittes, ABC TV & Giant Dwarf 2016
THE ROAST (Series 3)
Dir: Nich Richardson, Hollow Bear Productions 2014
MICRO NATION
Dir: Andrew Garrick, Network Ten 2012