Hosts

Milton Jones

Milton is renowned for his puns, his brand of hilarious, yet totally inoffensive humour.  He is a regular on Mock the Week, and has also appeared on Live at the Apollo, while his Lion Whisperer tour played to over 100,000 people. Other TV credits include Lee Mack’s Allstar Cast, Michael Mcintyre’s Roadshow and Dave’s One Night Stand.

He was Chortle Headliner of the Year 2011 and is a previous Perrier Best Newcomer and Nominee, Sony Award winner and British Comedy Award nominee.   His Sony Award-winning show The Very World of Milton Jones (BBC Radio 4) enjoyed three successful series and was also nominated for a British Comedy Award for Best Radio Series.

Zoe Lyons

Zoe Lyons took her first steps on the road to comedy back in 2003 after training as an actress at the Poor School in London. It was obvious that comedy was her true forte and she won the Funny Women Competition in 2004. Her debut Edinburgh show was nominated for the if.comedy newcomer award and in 2008 she won the Dave, Funniest Joke of The Fringe Award.

Zoe is now a familiar face on TV with credits including Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC1), Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave) and Don’t Sit In The Front Row (Sky Atlantic). She also regularly appears on The Wright Stuff (Channel 5) and Mock The Week (BBC2) and can regularly be heard on radio.

Zoe headlines comedy clubs across the UK and she is a regular visitor to the Edinburgh festival. Zoe has also worked extensively abroad including Australia, New Zealand, the Far East and across Europe. Since 2006 she has also run her own very popular monthly night, Bent Double, at the Komedia in Brighton.