In this Zoe Lyons interview Zoe talks about how she got into comedy. #ukcomedy Zoe Lyons was born to an Irish father and an English mother in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Her family soon moved to Ireland, where she attended a Catholic primary school in Dunmore East in County Waterford. The family then moved to Clonmel, County Tipperary, to Epsom, Surrey, when Zoe Lyons was nine, and then to Glasgow. Her first job was in a jam factory in Glasgow. Zoe Lyons lives in Brighton with her wife Sindy, a nurse, originally from the Netherlands, who is 14 years her senior. The two met 20 years ago whilst on holiday on the isle of Lesvos, through mutual friends. Zoe Lyons shared an Instagram post in 2020 about her alopecia in hopes it would help "someone even just a little bit". Zoe Lyons graduated from the University of York in 1992 with a degree in psychology. Soon making the decision to become a performer, she moved to London, and trained at The Poor School, thereafter working as a waitress while seeking acting roles and attending stand-up comedy performances. Zoe Lyons appeared on the ITV reality game show Survivor in 2001, in its first series, placing 6th out of 16 contestants. She left after two members of her Ular tribe alliance (Richard and Jackie) aligned with the eventual winner, Charlotte, to vote against her. She was voted out in a countback tie-breaker - where votes cast during previous episodes come into play. Lyons along with the rest of the Jury of Eliminated players voted for Charlotte to win. In 2004, Zoe Lyons won the Funny Women Awards beating Anna Crilly and Janie Phayre. Since then, she has toured the UK stand-up circuit, as well as playing regular gigs in London and Brighton. In 2007, Zoe Lyons 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. Zoe Lyons featured in The Independent's tenth annual Pink List for 2009, detailing the 101 most influential lesbian and gay people in Britain. Zoe Lyons was placed at number 81. In 2011, as part of her second international tour, Zoe 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 UK comedian Zoe Lyons. 'Clownbusting' is a magnificently written and delivered show which holds from start to finish". ? Subscribe for more comedian interviews https://www.youtube.com/user/skinnywristfilms?sub_confirmation=1 ? Share this video Zoe Lyons Interview (FUNNY) https://youtu.be/2bGnotlS4AM ? The service I used to get this video ranked so you would see it. https://www.tubebuddy.com/kevindurham ✅ Check out more about me and what I do https://www.kevindurham.com/ Follow me Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thekevindurham Twitter - https://twitter.com/thekevindurham/ Facebook - http://facebook.com/thekevindurham Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you. For business inquiries contact me at hello@kevindurham.com. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bGnotlS4AM