Zoe Lyons
Encyclopedia
Stand-up Career
Lyons graduated from the University of YorkUniversity of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
in 1992 with a degree in psychology; in 2004 she was crowned winner of the Funny Women
Funny Women
Funny Women is a stand-up comedy competition in the UK entirely devoted to women. It is the only UK Comedy competition that is Pay to Play charging performers to take part. It was founded in 2003, with the sole intention of honouring female comedians in a generally male-dominated profession...
Awards. Since then, she has toured the UK stand up circuit, as well as playing regular gigs in London
London
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and Brighton
Brighton
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. In 2007, her debut solo show "Fight or Flight" was nominated for the if.comedy award Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2008, her second solo show "Mangled Mantra of the Messed up Modern Mind" featured a joke which was awarded Digital TV Channel Dave's Joke of the Fringe.
In 2011 as part of her second international tour Zoe was invited to perform “Clownbusting” at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Reviews were highly favourable: “I have renewed faith in stand-up comedy after seeing UK-comedian Zoe Lyons. Clownbusting is a magnificently written and delivered show which holds from start to finish” Australian Stage.
Awards and nominations
- Nominated, Dave, Joke of the Fringe 2009
- Winner, Dave, Joke of the Fringe 2008
- Nominated, Best Newcomer, If. Comedy Awards, 2007
- Winner, Funny Women Awards, 2004
- Winner London Awards for Art and PerformanceLondon Awards for Art and PerformanceThe London Awards for Art and Performance is awarded in 11 different art categories, by the London Festival Fringe.It is awarded each year, at a central London venue, and is presented to artists and performers who have made an outstanding contribution to their art form.-Awards:- External links :* **...
Comedy 2011
TV & Radio
Lyons TV credits include three appearances on Mock the WeekMock the Week
Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain that launched in 2005. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.It is made by independent...
. Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow is a British stand-up comedy television series hosted by comedian Michael McIntyre from different venues around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The first series was broadcast with six episodes in 2009. Each episode features a routine from McIntyre,...
, The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4...
, The Wright Stuff
The Wright Stuff
The Wright Stuff is a British television chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, and currently airing on Channel 5 each weekday morning from 9:15 to 11:10am....
and Dave's One Night Stand
Dave's One Night Stand
-External links:* at Dave's official website...
(forthcoming)
Radio appearances include Clive Anderson's Chat Room (BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
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), PMQ with Andy Parsons (BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
), 4 Stands Up (BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
), The Jon Richardson Show (BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
) and The Christian O'Connell Solution (BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
)
Trivia
Lyons featured in The IndependentThe Independent
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's 10th Annual Pink List. The list details the 101 most influential lesbian and gay people in Britain. Lyons was placed at number 81.