12 Facts About Zoe Lyons

Zoe Ann Lyons was born on 3 October 1971 and is a British comedian and TV presenter.

The family then moved to Clonmel, County Tipperary, to Epsom, Surrey, when Zoe Lyons was nine, and then to Glasgow.

Zoe Lyons shared an Instagram post in 2020 about her alopecia in the hope that it would help "someone even just a little bit".

Zoe Lyons graduated from the University of York in 1992 with a degree in psychology.

Zoe Lyons appeared on the ITV reality game show Survivor in 2001, in its first series, placing 6th out of 16 contestants.

Zoe Lyons left after two members of her Ular tribe alliance aligned with the eventual winner, Charlotte, to vote against her.

Zoe Lyons was voted out in a countback tie-breaker - where votes cast during previous episodes come into play.

In 2004, Zoe Lyons won the Funny Women Awards, beating Anna Crilly and Janie Phayre.

Zoe Lyons featured in The Independents tenth annual Pink List for 2009, detailing the 101 most influential lesbian and gay people in Britain.

In 2011, as part of her second international tour, Zoe Lyons was invited to perform "Clownbusting" at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in Australia.

From 2018, Zoe Lyons has appeared in Tui adverts on Sky One, alongside fellow comedian Mark Watson.

In 2021, Zoe Lyons hosted her own teatime TV quiz show, Lightning, on BBC Two, as well as Stand Up and Deliver on Channel 4, where she mentored Katie McGlynn.