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Elf Lyons. Copyright: Andy Hollingworth
Elf Lyons

Elf Lyons

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My Comedy Career: Elf Lyons

Wednesday 21st May 2025

Performer Elf Lyons gives some really thoughtful and honest answers on topics such as being original in comedy and how to progress despite industry barriers.

Image shows left to right: Matt Forde, Nina Conti Fringe

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2024

Monday 9th September 2024

Matt Forde and Nina Conti were the best-reviewed comedians at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024.

Ivo Graham Fringe

Ivo Graham, Chloe Petts, Stevie Martin, Jessie Cave - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Monday 12th August 2024

It's Fringe roundup #2 for our live comedy columnist Mark Muldoon, this time featuring Taskmaster's Ivo Graham, Have I Got News For You star Chloe Petts, Jessie Cave, Rob Auton, Elf Lyons, viral video star Stevie Martin, Paddy Young, Alfie Brown, Sara Barron, plus newcomers Jin Hao Li and Dee Allum.

Tragedy Plus Time. Ed Byrne. Credit: Roslyn Gaunt Live

The Top 50 Comedy Shows of 2023 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Sunday 31st December 2023

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness James Acaster, Rosie Jones, Dara O Briain, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar, Ed Byrne, Kate Berlant, Rhys James, Paul Sinha, Ania Magliano, Olga Koch, Josie Long, Ahir Shah, Julia Masli and Daniel Kitson battle it out to win Mark Muldoon's Live Comedy Show of the Year title.

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Things I've learned from speaking to comedians on 'Making Creativity Pay'

Friday 17th November 2023

Making Creativity Pay podcast host Dan Barnett shares what he's learnt in the process of talking to comedians about how they try and make a living from their art.

Paul Sinha Live

Paul Sinha, Glastonbury, Elf Lyons, Weirdos - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Friday 30th June 2023

The Chase / Taskmaster star Paul Sinha performs Once Sinha Lifetime for the last time, and we discuss the comedy on offer at Glastonbury festival - including reporting back on James Acaster and Nish Kumar in conversation. Plus: Elf Lyons presents some 'horror comedy', and the Weirdos collective attempts to make a show about advertising.

Elf Lyons Fringe

Elf Lyons talks about being inspired by Stephen King

Saturday 23rd July 2022

Half mad clown spectacle, half Hammer Horror - in Raven, Elf Lyons is set to become your own personal Pennywise. She talks about how Stephen King's novels have shaped her work, and why comedy and horror are siblings.

Malcolm Hardee Awards Live

Malcolm Hardee Awards 2017 nominations

Tuesday 22nd August 2017

Terry Alderton, Rob Kemp, Elf Lyons and Mark Dean Quinn lead the nominations for the Malcolm Hardee Awards 2017 - the prizes recognising comic originality at the Edinburgh Festival.

Elf Lyons. Copyright: Andy Hollingworth Live

Elf Lyons: Entirely True Memories from Childhood

Thursday 22nd June 2017

Stand-up Elf Lyons has been performing a stand-up show about her parents. Here she gives us ten examples of how her unique upbringing gave her the skills she needed to become a performer.

Image shows from L to R: Mat Ewins, James Loveridge, Marny Godden, Elf Lyons, Sofie Hagen, Tim Renkow, Spencer Jones, Sam Simmons, Adam Larter, Jim Smallman Live

Leicester Comedy Fest: ones to watch

Friday 5th February 2016

A list of 10 comedians performing at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival who are predicted to make it big in 2016.

Elf Lyons Live

Elf Lyons answers 10 Edinburgh Fringe Questions

Tuesday 28th July 2015

Elf Lyons talks about nudity, why she doesn't want to meet Eeyore, and her perfect comedian line-up.

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