Zoe Lyons
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Award-winning stand-up comedian and LGBTQ+ champion
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A series regular on BBC2’s Mock The Week and Radio 4’s The News Quiz
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Host of BBC2’s quiz show Lightening
Having graduated from the University of York with a degree in psychology, Zoe Lyons created a huge buzz on the comedy circuit way back in 2004, when she won the 'Nivea Funny Women Award 2004'.
The same year, she also reached the finals of 'Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny Award' and, as a result, she has become a highly sought after act on both the national and international comedy circuit.
Zoe takes a sideways view of life, observing the many absurdities and turning them into hilarious routines and sharply written material which she delivers with her trademark high energy.
As well as being a series regular on Mock The Week (BBC 2) and what was The Wright Stuff (Channel 5), Zoe’s TV credits include The John Bishop Show(BBC 1), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave), Pointless Celebrities (BBC 1) and winner of Celebrity Mastermind (BBC 1).
Zoe is an immediately recognisable voice on Radio 4. A regular on The News Quiz, Just a Minute, The Unbelievable Truth and The Now Show, plus her own four part series Passport Paddy. Radio also includes Breaking the News, The Good the Bad and the Unexpected, Fred MacAulay at The Stand, The Frank Skinner Show and The Jason Manford Show. Podcasts include Walking the Dog, An Hour or So with Sue Perkins, James Acaster Stay Home Special Series TL;DR and The Guilty Feminist.
Zoe’s debut solo show at the Edinburgh Festival went on to gain her a nomination for the Perrier Award. Since then, she has gone on to host the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny Competition in Edinburgh for the last three years. Zoe is also a talented actress, having starred in Outings at the Edinburgh Festival in 2014, which was later transferred to the St James Theatre in London.
In 2021, she was given her own teatime TV quiz show, Lightning, on BBC Two.
As an award-winning comedian, Zoe is the recipient of Dave’s Joke of the Fringe, Comedian’s Comedian of the Year, and The Funny Women Award, as well as being nominated for the Edinburgh Best Newcomer Comedy Award.
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The comedy night with Zoe was the highlight of our Wellbeing Week. She was fantastic, funny and engaged with audience. We have had excellent feedback from attendees, and we would recommend her in a heartbeat!
Zoe Lyons is a fantastic compere and comic: flexible, professional, punctual, with an acute understanding of the clients needs and, of course, incredibly funny. Her comedy has a wide-ranging appeal for all types of events and people - we highly recommend her!
Zoe Lyons went down a storm – everyone absolutely loved her! She really took the brief on board & tailored her show around that and the room loved it. Super!
Zoe Lyons was absolutely sensational, hilariously funny and so entertaining – she had our delegates in stitches of laughter!
Zoe Lyons was a fantastic and personable host. She really gauged the audience and interacted with the subjects which matter to them, as well as maintaining their concentration which is never easy during an awards ceremony. Zoe was a pleasure to work with, engaging with all our staff and production crew on a personable level. I would highly recommend Zoe, and we will look to book her again in the future.
Zoe Lyons was honestly such a pleasure to work with and absolutely hilarious. We were crying with laughter – as were the rest of the team and everyone else I have spoken to about her. She really was a perfect host for us and a genuinely lovely person.
How to book Zoe Lyons for your event
To book Zoe Lyons, please submit an online enquiry to booking.agent@nmp.co.uk or contact one of our booking agents on +44 (0)20 3822 0003.
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