| Zoe Lyons | |
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| Birth name | Zoe Ann Lyons |
| Born | 3 October 1971 London England |
| Medium | Stand-up, Radio, TV |
| Nationality | English |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Website | http://www.zoelyons.co.uk/ |
Zoe Lyons is an if.comedy award nominated British comedienne.[1]
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Lyons graduated from the University of York in 1992 with a degree in psychology;[2] in 2004 she was crowned winner of the Funny Women Awards. Since then, she has toured the UK stand up circuit, as well as playing regular gigs in London and Brighton. 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.[3]
Lyons TV credits include three appearances on Mock the Week.[8] Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, The Paul O'Grady Show, The Wright Stuff and Dave's One Night Stand (with Stephen K Amos)
Radio appearances include Clive Anderson's Chat Room (BBC Radio 2), PMQ with Andy Parsons (BBC Radio 4), 4 Stands Up (BBC Radio 4), The Jon Richardson Show (BBC 6 Music) and The Christian O'Connell Solution (BBC Radio 5 Live)
Lyons featured in The Independent's 10th Annual Pink List. The list details the 101 most influential lesbian and gay people in Britain. Lyons was placed at number 81.[9]