Zoe Lyons: Pop Up Comic

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Fancy seeing a brilliant hour of stand-up tomorrow night? You’re in luck! We’re delighted to see the fantastic Zoe Lyons back in London, performing her show Pop Up Comic at the Soho Theatre

Since winning the Funny Women Awards in 2004, Zoe’s career has been constantly on the up – she reached the final of Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny Award the same year, before landing a nomination for If.comedy’s Best Newcomer in 2007. She’s gone on to appear on Mock The Week, Michael MacIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Dave’s One Night Stand, and has several successful Edinburgh shows to boot.

Pop-Up Comic promises to be a show brimming with Zoe’s trademark energy, with a good mixture of silliness and satire. If you aren’t able to catch it tomorrow, don’t worry – Zoe will be performing again on the 16th March, so you’ve got ample opportunity!

"Achingly funny… A cracking show"
 – The Melbourne Age

"Brilliantly acerbic…Her force of personality is enough to overpower anyone in the audience still labouring under the delusion that women aren't funny"
 – The Guardian

Zoe Lyons will be performing Pop Up Comic  at the Soho Theatre, 15th – 16th March at 9.15pm. For more information and to book tickets, click HERE.

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