Elf Lyons
- English
- Comedian
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BBC launches online channel Funny Parts
BBC Studios has launched Funny Parts, a digital platform to showcase classic clips and new content.
British Comedy Guide, 1st December 2022Elf Lyons: Raven review
Mundane is not a word that could be used to describe Elf Lyons' Raven. Disturbing, certainly. Unhinged? But of course, but in an overly impish and gleeful way as Lyons leads us like Pennywise through her Stephen King inspired show.
Katerina Partolina Schwartz, Broadway Baby, 3rd November 2022Elf Lyons: Raven review - fierce and funny fright-night
Lyons raises her personal demons so she can publicly refuse to play by their rules in this complex comedy-horror crossover.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd November 2022Review: Elf Lyons: The Raven
This darkly funny piece is a great accompaniment to the Halloween season, a perfect blend of comedy and horror. As Lyons says herself, "If you don't like the comedy you'll love the horror and if you don't like the horror you'll love the comedy".
Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 12th October 2022Comedians' Choice Awards 2022 results
Rob Copland, Jordan Gray and Martin Willis are the winners of the Comedians' Choice Awards 2022, the Edinburgh Fringe-based awards which are determined by performers.
British Comedy Guide, 28th August 2022Has the Edinburgh Fringe lost its edge?
This year, with performers facing hefty registration fees, rent more expensive than a luxury foreign holiday and exorbitant marketing campaigns, all in the midst of a cost of living crisis, more and more are asking: has the Fringe lost its edge?
Liam Pape, The Spectator, 5th August 2022EdFringe talk: Elf Lyons: Raven
"It is one of the most exciting places to spend a month and take risks - especially when seeing all the amazing alternative talent that you might miss on a usual commercial line-up or panel show on TV."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 4th August 2022Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far
Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jamie Dunn, The Skinny, 24th July 2022Eddie Izzard, Michael Palin and more on 75 years of the Edinburgh Fringe
Stars of stage and screen share their Edinburgh memories.
The Telegraph, 23rd July 2022Interview with Elf Lyons, comedian, theatre maker and clown
"It never seemed like an impossible or reckless career choice, because everyone around me seemed to value the arts. It's not the same now for many young people growing up in the UK."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 23rd July 2022