Zoe Lyons: Fear of the Dark

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Nominated for the if.comedy award for best newcomer at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe.

Zoe Lyons at the Just For Laughs London showcase
Live Review

Zoe Lyons has pitch-perfect delivery with all the technical skills, cheery grumpiness and straight-to-the-point premises that have served generations of Northern comics. She hasn’t always got the most distinctive material, but there are some rock-solid gags here, and her effortless likeability gets her a very long way.

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I've seen Zoe twice recently and she is absolutely fantastic; warm, clever, silly, charming, inventive and above all laugh out loud hilarious. In my opinion, one of the best acts on the circuit.

KK, May 2013

Saw her in Edinburgh last year and thought she was great, so went to see 'Pop Up Comic' show at TTOM last night. Now at the top of her game - a magnificent performance that went down extremely well with the whole audience - very funny and unusual material, warmly and expertly delivered. All enhanced by hilarious facial expressions and mannerisms - she would make a very good comic actor. I haven't enjoyed a comedy show as much as this in ages.Brilliant fun!

Yvie, March 2013

Zoe show at the Edinburgh fringe this year was awesome! Loved every second, and i am seeing it again!!

Joanne Page, August 2011

I have seen Zoe twice and cannot believe how average she is. She is pleasant and amiable, you will her to be funny, but she is genuinely anodyne. Nothing original, quirky, hysterical or even thought provoking in her set. She'll be on Channel 4 within a year.

Dave O\'Malley, December 2010

I seem to be in the minority when discussing the comedic abilities of this girl. She is far from 'original', a word that seems to be flaunted on her comment page - i think it's just so-so material about chavs in town centres, middle class snobs... It's a very tedious viewpoint, i must confess. My theory is that she's the female Rufus Hound, spewing out such obvious material (that's been done by countless others) with the illiberal phrase here and there for the shock appeal. When she leaves the stage, it's like the end of the Wizard of Oz for me - you realise that you've watched the entire show (act) to realise that there's nothing there behind the glitz. If she puts as much effort into material as she does appearance, then she'd be brilliant. Unfortunately she goes for the bleeding obvious, and takes it no further. Lacking material, not stage presence.

Bill Ryan, May 2009

Saw Zoe in Derby for the Leicester Comedy fest - she was brilliant. Warm, funny, not afraid to take a dig at herself - refreshing. I found myself totally engrossed in her little world - and some of her jokes are still making me smile. Hope to see a lot more of you Zoe - get on the telly please! Will look out for future gigs, and have been gushing about Zoe to my pals.

Samragi, May 2008

Loved her. Fresh, vibrant, spontaneous and funny. Reminded me of a young Victoria Wood and just as good. Held the audience, confident and bold. Chatted to her afterwards, she s really level headed, modest and nice. Hope she does really well.

Graham Fearon, February 2006

Saw Zoe on the funny women on tour last night, she was by far the best act

Angela Seymour, November 2005

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