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Zoe Lyons
Zoe Lyons

Zoe Lyons

  • 53 years old
  • English
  • Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
  1. 11th June: Sydney May wins LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year 2025
  2. 27th May: LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2025 finalists
  3. 7th May: LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2025 semi-finalists confirmed
Zoe Lyons

Zoe Lyons is a 53-year-old English writer, stand-up comedian and actor.

Year Production Role
2025 Glastonbury Festival Self
2025 The Matt Forde Focus Group
  1. E5 - The politics of 'Stigma'
 Guest
2025 Machynlleth Comedy Festival Self
2025 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 31
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2025 The News Quiz - Series 117
  1. E1 - Space, Steel and Strikes
 Guest
2025 Glasgow International Comedy Festival Self
2025 Heresy - Series 13
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2025 Bury St Edmunds Comedy Festival Self
2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2025 Zoe Lyons: Werewolf Self
2025 Just A Minute - Series 94
  1. E2 - Where They Make Cheese And Milk Out Of Butterflies
  2. E4 - Does The Second Turning Of The Tide Amount To Repetition?
 Guest
2025 The News Quiz - Series 116
  1. Special - Best Of 2024
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2024 Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes Self
2024 Punt & Dennis: Route Masters
  1. Christmas Special
 Guest
2024 Best Medicine - Series 2
  1. E2 - Sweating In Nature, Animals, Transplantation, Horticulture
  2. Special - Bonus Episode - Extra Dose
 Self
2024 QI - Series V
  1. E8 - Viral
  2. Special - QI VG: Part I
  3. Special - QI VG: Part II
 Guest
2024 LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year - 2024 Guest
2024 Cheerful Earful Self
2024 The News Quiz - Series 115
  1. E5 - Peace & Peaks
 Guest
2024 Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - Series 1
  1. E3 - What's With All The Riotous Goings-on?
 Self
2024 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 30
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2024 The News Quiz - Series 114
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2024 Nature Table - Series 4
  1. E3 - Dubstep Camels And Super Sea Spiders
 Guest
2024 The Cambridge Club Festival Self
2024 QI - Series U
  1. E14 - Underground & Underwater
  2. Special - QI VG: Part I
  3. Special - QI VG: Part II
 Guest
2024 Have I Got News For You - Series 67
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2024 The News Quiz - Series 113
  1. E6 - Episode Five
  2. E7 - Episode Six
  3. E10 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2024 The Ultimate Choice - Series 2
  1. E3 - Dad's Army v Spice Girls
 Guest
2024 Just A Minute - Series 92
  1. E1 - A Double Date With Prince Rainier, Hilda Ogden And Sophia Loren
  2. E4 - Kerry Godliman Was An Olympic Diver
 Guest
2023 BBC New Comedy Award - 2023
  1. BBC New Comedy Awards Final 2023
 Self
2023 The Now Show - Series 63
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer
2023 The Now Show - Series 63
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2023 BBC New Comedy Awards - 2023
  1. E7 - Final: Glasgow
 Guest
2023 Have I Got News For You - Series 66
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Have I Got 2023 For You
 Guest
2023 The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected - Series 15
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2023 Bournemouth Comedy Festival Self
2023 Peter Sellers: Genius At Work Self
2023 The News Quiz - Series 112
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2023 Victorious Festival Self
2023 Unite - Series 2
  1. E1 - The Appointment
 Writer (Additional Material)
2023 Unite - Series 2
  1. E1 - The Appointment
 Lotte
2023 Unite - Series 2
  1. E1 - The Appointment
 Mary
2023 Live @ The RSC Self
2023 Meet The Richardsons - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2023 Bath Comedy Festival Self
2023 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 4
  1. E6 - Saturday
 Writer
2023 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 4
  1. E6 - Saturday
 Guest
2023 Glasgow International Comedy Festival Self
2023 The Ultimate Choice - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2023 Zoe Lyons: Bald Ambition Self
2023 Just A Minute - Series 90
  1. E3 - Bicycle Stabilisers, French New Wave And The Shinning
  2. E6 - Fool's Gold, Tectonic Plates And Jane MacDonald
 Guest
2023 Archive On 4: 20 Years Of Funny Women Self
2022 The News Quiz - Series 110
  1. Special - Best Of 2022
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2022 QI - Series T
  1. E3 - Television
  2. Special - VG: Part I
  3. Special - VG: Part II
 Guest
2022 Mock The Week - Series 21
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - The History Of... Part 1
  3. Special - The History Of... Part 2
 Guest
2022 Sorry, I Didn't Know - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2022 The Leak - Series 16
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2022 The News Quiz - Series 109
  1. Special - Queen Elizabeth II Special
 Guest
2022 Folkestone Funny Fest Self
2022 Ealing Comedy Festival Self
2022 Balham Comedy Festival Self
2022 Balham Comedy Festival Self
2022 The Tringe Self
2022 Just A Minute - Series 89
  1. E2 - The Ukulele, Bingo And The Pawn Shop
  2. E6 - A Seating Plan, Doris Day And Under The Floorboards
 Guest
2022 Blind-sided Various
2022 Brighton Fringe Self
2022 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 28
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2022 Just A Minute - Series 88
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2022 QI - Series S
  1. E7 - Spooky
  2. Special - VG: Part I
 Guest
2022 The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected - Series 10
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2021 Have I Got News For You - Series 62
  1. Special - Have I Got 2021 For You
 Guest
2021 The News Quiz - Series 107
  1. Special - Best Of 2021
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2021 Live At The Apollo - Series 16
  1. E3 - Zoe Lyons, Ria Lina, Tom Ward
 Host / Presenter
2021 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2021 The News Quiz - Series 106
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2021 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 26
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2021 Standon Calling Self
2021 Brighton Comedy Garden Self
2021 Underbelly Festival Self
2021 Winchester Comedy Festival Self
2021 The News Quiz - Series 105
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2021 Guessable? - Series 2
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2021 Have I Got News For You - Series 61
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2021 Funny Festival Live
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2021 The Now Show - Series 58
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
2021 The Now Show - Series 58
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2021 Stand Up & Deliver
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2021 Just A Minute - Series 86
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2021 Breaking The News - Series 18
  1. E3 - Episode Two
 Guest
2021 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 25
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2021 The News Quiz - Series 104
  1. Special - Best Of 2020
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2020 Have I Got News For You - Series 60
  1. Special - Have I Got 2020 News For You
 Guest
2020 The Dog Ate My Homework - Series 8
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2020 Sandi Toksvig's Hygge - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2020 The Now Show - Series 57
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2020 The Now Show - Series 57
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2020 The Leak - Series 12
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2020 Breaking The News - Series 17
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2020 The News Quiz - Series 103
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2020 Breaking The News - Series 16
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2020 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 24
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2020 Bristol Comedy Garden Self
2020 QI - Series R
  1. E2 - Ruff And Reddy
  2. E8 - Reflections
  3. Special - Highlights Special
  4. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2020 The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected - Series 5
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2020 You'll Do
  1. E2 - Ageing with Zoe Lyons and Sindy De Jong
 Guest
2020 Reasons To Be Cheerful With Matt Lucas
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2020 The News Quiz - Series 102
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2020 Who Said That? - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2020 Have I Got News For You - Series 59
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2020 Hypothetical - Series 2
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2020 QI - Sport Relief Special
  1. Sport Relief Special
 Guest
2020 The Now Show - Series 56
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2020 The Now Show - Series 56
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2020 No Gods, No Golf Writer
2020 No Gods, No Golf Zoe
2020 The News Quiz - Series 101
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2019 Where's The F In News? - Series 3
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2019 The Now Show - Series 55
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Writer
2019 The Now Show - Series 55
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2019 Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply
  1. E2 - A Seen-The-Films-Not-Read-The-Books Vibe
 Guest
2019 Have I Got News For You - Series 58
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Have I Got 2019 News For You
 Guest
2019 Live @ The RSC Self
2019 The News Quiz - Series 100
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2019 The News Quiz - Series 100
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Host / Presenter
2019 Breaking The News - Series 13
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2019 BBC New Comedy Award - 2019
  1. E8 - Grand Final
 Guest
2019 The Circuit
  1. E3 - Bent Double, Komedia, Brighton
 Host / Presenter
2019 Just A Minute - Series 85
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2019 Elephant In The Room - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2019 Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human Self
2019 The Tringe Self
2019 Utterly Outrageous Comedy
  1. E2 - Celebrity & Politics
  2. E3 - Religion & Death
  3. E4 - Women & Sex
 Self
2019 Live At The Apollo - Pride Specials
  1. Special - Episode One
 Guest
2019 Blackpool Comedy Festival Self
2019 The News Quiz - Series 99
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2019 Have I Got News For You - Series 57
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2019 The Now Show - Series 54
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2019 The Now Show - Series 54
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2019 Out There Self
2018 The News Quiz - Series 98
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2018 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 21
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2018 Dave's Advent Calendar
View episodes
  1. E18 - The Plucky Dip With Zoe Lyons
  2. E24 - The Murder Of Ding Dong Merrily On High
 Self
2018 The Now Show - Series 53
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2018 Zoe Lyons: Passport Paddy Writer
2018 Zoe Lyons: Passport Paddy Host / Presenter
2018 Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human Self
2018 Where's The F In News? - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2018 Breaking The News - Series 10
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2018 Live At The Apollo - All Girls Live At The Apollo
  1. Special - Part 2
 Guest
2018 Mock The Week - Series 17
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E11 - Episode Eleven
  3. Special - Highlights Special
  4. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2018 The News Quiz - Series 96
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2018 Sam Delaney's News Thing
  1. E4 - Sam's Animal Magic
  2. E22 - We'll Meet Again
 Guest
2018 The News Quiz - Series 95
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2017 ...At The Stand - Fred At The Stand
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2017 The News Quiz - Series 94
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2017 The Mel & Sue Story Self
2017 The Kaneing Live
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 Breaking The News - Series 7
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2017 Mock The Week - Series 16
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
  4. Special - Highlights Special
  5. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2017 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 The News Quiz - Series 93
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 18
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Comedy Bigmouths
  1. E1 - Ross Noble
  2. E4 - Rory Bremner
 Guest
2017 Just A Minute - Series 77
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Room 101 - Series 6
  1. E4 - Ricky Wilson, Joe Lycett, Zoe Lyons
 Guest
2017 The News Quiz - Series 92
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Sam Delaney's News Thing
  1. E2 - Trump's Golden Era
  2. E7 - Keeping Up With The Kim-Jong-Ashians
  3. E16 - Theresa's Big News
  4. E24 - Grenfell
  5. E30 - Ann Widdecombe's News Thing
 Guest
2017 We Have Been Watching
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2016 The News Quiz - Series 91
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2016 Breaking The News - Series 5
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2016 It's Not What You Know - Series 4
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2016 Zoe Lyons: Little Misfit Self
2016 Just A Minute - Series 76
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2016 Breaking The News - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2016 Zoe Lyons: Little Misfit Self
2016 Mock The Week - Series 15
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E10 - Episode Ten
  3. Special - Highlights Special
  4. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2016 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2016
 Guest
2016 The Rest Is History - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2016 The News Quiz - Series 90
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2016 The Now Show - Series 48
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2016 The Now Show - Series 48
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2016 The News Quiz - Series 89
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2015 Live At The Apollo - Series 11
  1. E2 - Dara O Briain, Zoe Lyons, Paul Chowdhry
 Guest
2015 The News Quiz - Series 88
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2015 Mock The Week - Series 14
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
  3. Special - Highlights Special
  4. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2015 The John Bishop Show
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2015 The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 3
  1. E18 - Episode Eighteen
  2. E20 - Episode Twenty
 Guest
2015 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Unseen
 Guest
2015 Britain Versus The World - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2014 Outings Self
2014 Zoe Lyons: Mustard Cutter Self
2014 Mock The Week - Series 13
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E11 - Episode Eleven
  3. Special - Highlights Special
  4. Special - Christmas Special
  5. Special - New Year Special
 Guest
2013 Don't Sit In The Front Row - Series 2
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2013 4 Extra Stands Up - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2013 Zoe Lyons - Pop-Up Comic Self
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At...
  1. E1 - Health
  2. E2 - Animals
  3. E3 - Education
  4. E4 - Entertainment
 Self (Archive Material)
2012 Don't Sit In The Front Row - Series 1
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2012 ...At The Stand - Hardeep At The Stand 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Christmas At The Stand
 Guest
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2012 The Guessing Game - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2012 Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy
View episodes
  1. E2 - Virgins
  2. E4 - Oh Edinburgh!
 Self
2011 What's So Funny? - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2011 Three@TheFringe Self
2011 After Hours Comedy Self
2011 Amused Moose Comedy Awards Showcase Self
2011 Zoe Lyons - Clownbusting Self
2011 ...At The Stand - Greg At The Stand
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2011 Mock The Week - Series 10
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2010 Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow - Series 2
  1. E4 - Dublin
 Guest
2010 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2010 Swots - Series 2
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2010 The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2010
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
2010 The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2010
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2010 Dave's One Night Stand Guest
2009 Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up!
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Ensemble Actor
2009 The Christian O'Connell Solution
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2009 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2009
  1. E6 - Monday 17th
 Guest
2009 Mock The Week - Series 7
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2009 4 Stands Up - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2009 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 6
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2009 The PMQ Show Guest
2008 Mock The Week - Series 6
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2007 It's That Jo Caulfield Again - Series 3
View episodes
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Ensemble Actor
2001 Six Geese A Laying Ensemble Actor
0000 The Leak - Series 13
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
Zoe Lyons: Fight Or Flight Self
Bent Double Host / Presenter

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Zoe Lyons on IMDb

Born
Sunday 3rd October 1971 (53 years-old)
Nationality
English
Resident of
England (Brighton)
Chortle Awards 2023
Best Compere (Winner)
Chortle Awards 2022
Best Compere (Winner)
Chortle Awards 2020
Best Club Comic (Winner)
Chortle Awards 2019
Best Compere (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2016
Best Club Comic (Winner)
Dave Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award 2016
Main Award (14)
Chortle Awards 2015
Best Compere (Nominee)
Comics' Comic Awards 2015
Best Act (Winner)
Dave Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award 2009
Main Award (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2007
Best Newcomer (Nominee)
So You Think You're Funny? 2004
Main Prize (Nominee)
Funny Women Awards 2004
Stage Award (Winner)
Agent
Christian Knowles at Blue Book Artist Management
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