Birth name Zoe Ann Lyons Influences Jo Brand, Andi Osho Nationality Welsh Website www.zoelyons.co.uk | Years active 2004 – present Name Zoe Lyons Role Comedian | |
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Medium Stand-up comedy, Radio, Television Similar People Milton Jones, Matt Forde, Dara O Briain, Andi Osho, Kerry Godliman | ||
Influenced by Jo Brand, Andi Osho | ||
Zoe lyons on comedy central at the comedy store
Zoe Ann Lyons (born 3 October 1971) is a British comedian.
Contents
- Zoe lyons on comedy central at the comedy store
- Zoe lyons comedy sessions live go go festival 2011
- Career
- Television and radio
- Personal life
- Awards
- References
Zoe lyons comedy sessions live go go festival 2011
Career
Lyons graduated from the University of York in 1992 with a degree in psychology.
She appeared on the reality television show Survivor in 2001 in its first series and was the 11th of the 14 contestants to be voted out of the competition. She was voted out after two members of her Ular tribe alliance (Richard and Jackie) aligned with the eventual winner, Charlotte to vote against her. She was voted out in a tie-breaker, where past votes from previous episodes come in to play.
In 2004 Lyons won 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 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 television channel Dave's Joke of the Fringe.
Lyons featured in The Independent's tenth annual "Pink List" for 2009, detailing the 101 most influential lesbian and gay people in Britain. Lyons was placed at number 81.
In 2011 as part of her second international tour, Lyons was invited to perform "Clownbusting" at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in Australia. Reviews were favourable, with a critic from Australian Stage reporting: "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".
Television and radio
Lyons' television credits include appearances on Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, The Paul O'Grady Show, The Wright Stuff (as a regular guest panelist), Room 101 and Dave's One Night Stand.
Radio appearances have included 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) "Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up" (BBC Radio 4) 2009
Personal life
Lyons was born in Haverfordwest in Wales but her family soon moved to Ireland, where she attended a Catholic primary school in Dunmore East. They later lived in Surrey and Glasgow. Lyons's first job was in a jam factory in Glasgow.
Lyons, who is gay, lives in Brighton with her wife.