Zoe Lyons
- 53 years old
- English
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings
The UK's first LGBTQ+ comedy contest is changing the industry
"People laugh with you, not at you".
Marcus Wratten, Pink News, 10th June 2024I have no idea why TV is obsessed with comedian Zoe Lyons but I know exactly how it all started
Before I get to the nuts of BBC1's latest disaster, can anyone explain television's slight obsession with comedian Zoe Lyons?
All available evidence suggests she's never been anything more than pub funny, at best.
Ally Ross, The Sun, 9th November 2023Zoe Lyons joins Matt Hancock and others on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Comedian Zoe Lyons is among the 16 names taking part in the fifth series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th September 2023Funny Women Awards celebrate 20 years with Radio 4 retrospective
The Funny Women Awards celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a retrospective history on Radio 4, presented by Kerry Godliman. 20 Years Of Funny Women features archive performances and interviews with Jo Brand, Diane Morgan, Zoe Lyons, Rachel Parris, Sindhu Vee and more.
British Comedy Guide, 5th September 2023Bournemouth Comedy Festival to launch in October
Bournemouth will play host to a five-day comedy festival in October. Tickets are priced just £8, and stars will include Zoe Lyons, Troy Hawke and Tom Ward.
British Comedy Guide, 11th August 2023Brighton Fringe review: Zoe Lyons
Zoe Lyons has been through the mill in the last few years - but haven't we all, she acknowledges.
Victoria Nangle, Beyond The Joke, 15th May 2023Zoe Lyons winds up her LGBTQ+ comedy night
Bent Double to end at Brighton Komedia next month.
Chortle, 3rd May 2023Zoe Lyons: Bald Ambition review
The stand-up's new show takes a while to get going, but squares up to hitting 50 with material finely balanced between the thoughtful and the uproarious.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st April 2023Zoe Lyons: Bald Ambition: a much-loved comedian playing it a little safe
Lyons's recent alopecia provides the show's title and some of its material, but there are frustrating gaps in the overall story she tells.
Tim Harding, The Telegraph, 8th March 2023Chortle Awards 2023 results
Jazz Emu won in two categories at the Chortle Awards 2023. Other winners included Dara O Briain, Seann Walsh, Bob Mortimer, Joe Lycett and Zoe Lyons.
British Comedy Guide, 6th February 2023