Zoe Lyons


Zoe Ann Lyons is a British comedian.

Career

Lyons graduated from the University of York in 1992 with a degree in psychology.
She appeared on the ITV reality game 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 aligned with the eventual winner, Charlotte to vote against her. She was voted out in a countback tie-breaker - where votes cast during previous episodes come into 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, Room 101, Dave's One Night Stand and QI.
Radio appearances have included Clive Anderson's Chat Room, PMQ with Andy Parsons, 4 Stands Up, The Jon Richardson Show and The Christian O'Connell Solution "Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up" 2009.
From 2018, Lyons appears in TUI commercials alongside fellow comedian, Mark Watson on Sky One.

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 in County Waterford. They later lived in Surrey and Glasgow. Lyons' first job was in a jam factory in Glasgow.
Lyons lives in Brighton with her wife Sindy, a nurse, who is 14 years older and originally from the Netherlands. They met whilst on holiday in Greece via mutual friends.

Awards