# Lisa Beasley

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{{Short description|American actress, comedian and writer}}
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'''Lisa Beasley''' (born 1986)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=They're in the funny business: Cubicle comedians make light of what we all hate about work |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/12/14/tiktok-office-humor-workplace-stress/71818293007/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> is an American actress, comedian, and writer based in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), Illinois. She is known for her original comedy videos shared on social media, including her satirical impressions of [Margaret Thatcher](/source/Margaret_Thatcher) and [Lori Lightfoot](/source/Lori_Lightfoot), and for the original character Corporate Erin.

== Early life and education ==
Beasley was born and raised in [Gary](/source/Gary%2C_Indiana), Indiana and attended high school at [Emerson School for the Visual and Performing Arts](/source/Emerson_School_for_the_Visual_and_Performing_Arts).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-01 |title=Meet Corporate Erin, the TikTok executive from Indiana now triggering the entire working world |url=https://www.wthr.com/article/entertainment/meet-corporate-erin-the-tiktok-executive-from-indiana-now-triggering-the-entire-working-world-lisa-beasley/531-db2602dd-295b-41a3-94ca-457a721ef602 |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=wthr.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She completed her bachelor's degree in jazz in 2008, then moved to Los Angeles and completed the musical/theater program at [American Musical and Dramatic Academy](/source/American_Musical_and_Dramatic_Academy).<ref name=":2" />

== Career ==
Beasley began her professional acting career in [Chicago](/source/Chicago) as a performer at the Black-owned theater company [ETA Creative Arts Foundation](/source/ETA_Creative_Arts_Foundation).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Beasley |first=Lisa |date=2020-03-10 |title=Lisa Beasley cooks up her own opportunities |url=http://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/lisa-beasley-cooks-up-her-own-opportunities/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}}</ref> She was next hired at [Black Ensemble Theater](/source/Black_Ensemble_Theater_Company) for both children's performances and the main stage.<ref name=":2" /> She also worked as a freelance graphic designer.<ref name=":1" /> Beasley went on to train and work at [the Second City](/source/the_Second_City).<ref name=":1" /> In 2015 she was a touring member for the Second City's National Touring Company team BlueCo. She was also a member of the improv group 3peat, who created the viral sketch "The Blackening" (the source material for the [2022 film adaptation](/source/The_Blackening_(film))), which was produced for [Comedy Central](/source/Comedy_Central).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-09 |title='The Blackening': How a Chicago comedian's takedown of horror cliches grew into high-profile Hollywood movie |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2023/6/9/23754719/the-blackening-dewayne-perkins-chicago-second-city-tim-story-patrick-rowland |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}</ref> She continued to work and perform and left for a time in 2016 due to frustration with the working conditions.<ref name=":2" />

She began to gain attention for posting comedic videos to her social media accounts in 2020.<ref name="tribune" /> Her impression of [Margaret Thatcher](/source/Margaret_Thatcher) went viral in fall 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-15 |title=Lisa Beasley's Mayor Lightfoot Impression Is Comedy Gold |url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/lisa-beasleys-mayor-lightfoot-impression-is-comedy-gold/2b8e9907-f0c9-4295-80bb-6abd2f9909d8 |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=WBEZ Chicago |language=en}}</ref> In particular, her TikTok parody videos of then-mayor [Lori Lightfoot](/source/Lori_Lightfoot) (as the character "Lory Litefoot") began to go viral.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Golden |first=Jamie Nesbitt |date=2021-06-10 |title=As 'Lory Litefoot,' Comedian Lisa Beasley Delights TikTok — But Bronzeville Mom Is Fed Up With Real-Life Mayor |url=http://blockclubchicago.org/2021/06/10/as-lory-litefoot-comedian-lisa-beasley-delights-tiktok-but-bronzeville-mom-is-fed-up-with-real-life-mayor/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en-US}}</ref> The videos were partly inspired by Beasley's frustration with the mayor's performance.<ref name=":3" /> She was hired around the city to perform as the character.<ref name="tribune" /> After one of her viral videos about Lightfoot's skirmishes with the [Chicago Public School](/source/Chicago_Public_Schools) (CPS) parents and [teachers union](/source/Chicago_Teachers_Union),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-12 |title=Comedian Lisa Beasley entertains CPS teachers in show impersonating Mayor Lori Lightfoot |url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/lisa-beasley-lampoons-lori-lightfoot-as-lory-litefoot/be569900-0cd0-4b51-865c-db625d0d0c37 |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=WBEZ Chicago |language=en}}</ref> she sponsored The Teachers' Appreciation Comedy Show at [the Laugh Factory](/source/Laugh_Factory) to benefit CPS teachers.<ref name="tribune">{{cite web |last1=Warnecke |first1=Lauren |title=Chicago comic Lisa Beasley turns her viral TikTok imitation of Lightfoot into a show for teachers at Laugh Factory |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-lisa-beasley-comic-lightfoot-20220111-ftcylfzglfa2pohdmksc3ehnde-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=11 January 2022 |access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref>

Her character '''Corporate Erin''', a satire of passive aggressive [micromanagers](/source/Micromanagement) that overuse jargon and constantly deliver bad news, first appeared in 2021 but went viral in late 2023.<ref name=":1" /> One video has approximately nine million views on [TikTok](/source/TikTok) in part because the character feels familiar to many viewers.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="distractify">{{cite web |last1=Belcher |first1=Sara |title=Corporate Erin Is Both Hilarious and Shockingly Accurate |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/corporate-erin-tiktok |access-date=23 January 2024 |website=Distractify|date=17 January 2024 }}</ref> She appeared in character as Erin on ''[WGN Morning News](/source/WGN_Morning_News)''.<ref name="wgn">{{cite web |title="Corporate Erin" stops by for a very special morning meeting |url=https://wgntv.com/morning-news/corporate-erin-stops-by-for-a-very-special-morning-meeting/ |access-date=23 January 2024 |website=WGN|date=19 January 2024 }}</ref>

Beasley has acted on ''[Chicago Med](/source/Chicago_Med)'' and in original sketch videos with the improv troupe 3peat.<ref name=":1" /> She was a recurring character on the series ''[South Side](/source/South_Side_(TV_series))''.<ref name="tribune" />

== Personal life ==
Beasley resides on the [South Side](/source/South_Side%2C_Chicago) of [Chicago](/source/Chicago).<ref name=":3" /> She has a daughter.<ref name=":3" />

== Accolades ==

* 2024 – People's Voice Winner (Social - Comedy), [Webby Awards](/source/Webby_Awards)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corporate Erin Takes Over Social Media |url=http://winners.webbyawards.com/2024/social/general-social/comedy/298144/corporate-erin-takes-over-social-media |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Webby Awards |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.lisabexperience.com/ Official website]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjoVWaqRjc0 Lisa Beasley] as Corporate Erin on ''[the Tamron Hall Show](/source/the_Tamron_Hall_Show)''
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