Zoe Lyons
- 53 years old
- English
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings Page 5
Stand Up and Deliver, Channel 4 review
Comedians teach celebrities the art of stand-up.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 26th February 2021Stand Up And Deliver, C4 review
I don't know if the best celeb comic gets a prize, but Jason Manford deserves an award for patience above and beyond the call of duty.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th February 2021Stand Up & Deliver review
Never laughed at a Tory? That could change.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 26th February 2021Leicester Comedy Festival 2021 Awards nominees
The nominees have been announced for the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2021. Nominees include Tim Key, Esther Manito, Stuart Laws and Fin Taylor.
British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2021Review: Stand Up And Deliver
The news that celebrities would be trying their hand at stand-up on TV was initially greeted with rumblings of discontent among some comedians. Why should these famous amateurs be given air time when established practitioners can barely work, was their understandable complaint.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th February 2021Stand Up & Deliver review
Five comedians mentor five celebrities - from a Tory peer to the Happy Mondays singer - in the art of live comedy for charity. Even when the jokes don't land, it's a laugh.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 25th February 2021Stand Up & Deliver, review
Left-wing comedian Nick Helm coached Baroness Warsi for a Stand Up To Cancer special and they made a surprisingly delightful double act.
Chris Bennion, The Telegraph, 25th February 2021BBC Two's Funny Festival Live line-up revealed
Jason Manford, Jo Brand, Sara Pascoe and Kiri Pritchard-McLean will be amongst the hosts of Funny Festival Live, the nightly BBC Two stand-up series which starts on Sunday 7th March.
British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2021Leicester Comedy Festival is the tonic we need now
Tom Allen, Al Murray, Zoe Lyons and Ed Byrne are among the comedians taking part.
Becky Jones, Leicester Mercury, 3rd February 2021Stand Up And Deliver celebrity line-up revealed
Reverend Richard Coles, Shaun Ryder, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Curtis Pritchard and Katie McGlynn will take part in Stand Up And Deliver, a show for Stand Up To Cancer 2021 in which celebrities try stand-up comedy with the help of comedian mentors.
British Comedy Guide, 18th November 2020