Zoe Lyons hosts BBC2’s Lightning and Live at the Apollo and has co-hosted Sunday Morning Live (BBC1) and The Frank Skinner radio show (Absolute Radio). She frequently appears on Have I Got News for You, QI, and Mock the Week.
Her television credits include Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins (C4) 2023, a special on Alopecia for Women’s Health (C5), and features on The One Show, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Stand Up and Deliver, House of Games, and many others. She won Celebrity Mastermind and has appeared on Pointless Celebrities, Room 101, and Alan Davies As Yet Untitled.
Zoe is a familiar voice on Radio 4, regularly appearing on The News Quiz, Just a Minute, The Unbelievable Truth, and The Now Show. She has her own series, Passport Paddy, and has contributed to Breaking the News, The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected, and other shows. Her podcast appearances include Walking the Dog and The Guilty Feminist.
In branded content, she has worked with Who Gives a Crap for The Guardian, Sky 1, and TUI, and has hosted events like the So You Think You’re Funny Awards. Zoe is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival, with shows such as Entry Level Human and Mustard Cutter, and has also performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and various Pride Festivals. She runs an award-winning comedy night in Brighton called Bent Double.
Zoe is an award-winning stand-up, having won Dave’s Joke of the Fringe and Comedian’s Comedian of the Year, and has been nominated for the Edinburgh Best Newcomer Comedy Award. She trained as an actor and starred in An Act of God at the Vaults in London in 2019.
Her hobbies include diving, ultra-marathons, and paddle boarding. She shares insights about her alopecia, wild swimming, and her dog, Groucho Barks, on social media.
