Education
Lyons graduated from the University of York in 1992 with a degree in psychology.
Lyons graduated from the University of York in 1992 with a degree in psychology.
She appeared on the reality television show Survivor in 2001 in its first series and was the eleventh of the fourteen contestants to be voted out of the competition. She was voted out in a tie-breaker, where past votes from previous episodes come in to play. Since then, she has toured the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom comedian Zoe Lyons.
"Clownbusting" is a magnificently written and delivered show which holds from start to finish".
Radio appearances have included Clive Anderson"s Chat Room (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2), PMQ with Andy Parsons (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4), 4 Stands Up (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4), The Jon Richardson Show (British Broadcasting Corporation 6 Music) and The Christian O"Connell Solution (British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live).
