Aleysa Young

{{Short description|Canadian television director}} '''Aleysa Young''' is a Canadian television director.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/arts/canadianscreenawards/as-a-kid-aleysa-young-didn-t-see-any-women-directors-so-she-didn-t-know-she-wanted-to-be-one-1.4014376 "As a kid, Aleysa Young didn't see any women directors — so she didn't know she wanted to be one"]. CBC Arts, March 7, 2017.</ref> She is most noted for her work as a director of ''Baroness von Sketch Show'', for which she won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020 for the episode "Humanity Is in an Awkward Stage".<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200606215950/https://etcanada.com/news/649789/canadian-screen-awards-winners-announced-for-scripted-drama-comedy-categories/ "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Announced For Scripted Drama, Comedy Categories"]. ''Entertainment Tonight Canada'', May 27, 2020.</ref>

She was previously a nominee in the same category at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for ''Baroness von Sketch Show'' ("Last Year You Weren't Forty") and at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'',<ref name=women>Regan Reid and Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2018/03/06/csas-2018-women-take-the-stage/ "CSAs 2018: Women take the stage"]. ''Playback'', March 6, 2018.</ref> and is a three-time nominee for Best Direction in a Comedy Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards for ''Kim's Convenience'' ("Date Night"),<ref name=women/> at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards for ''New Eden'' ("Go with Gaion"),<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210330100408/https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"]. ''ET Canada'', March 30, 2021.</ref> and at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for ''Workin' Moms'' ("FACK").<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220215130202/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"]. ''ET Canada'', February 15, 2022.</ref>

She has also directed episodes of ''Cavendish'', ''Strays,'' ''Run the Burbs, and Ginny and Georgia''.

She and Kelly Makin directed the 2022 revival of ''The Kids In The Hall.''

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1849117}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Aleysa}} Category:Canadian television directors Category:Canadian women television directors Category:Canadian Screen Award winning directors Category:Living people Category:Asian-Canadian filmmakers Category:Year of birth missing (living people)