Elf Lyons
Who Elf Lyons is
Elf Lyons is an English comedian and clown whose work spans stand-up, clowning and theatre. Her show Horses won the (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show and the Comedians' Choice Award for Best Show at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, and she won Best Comedy at the Sky Arts Awards in 2025 and Comedians' Comedian at the 2026 Chortle Awards. In 2026 she took her new show The Woman On The Edge to the Edinburgh Fringe and on to the Soho Playhouse in New York, and she hosts the podcast Elfonomics.
At a glance
- Podcasts
- Elfonomics
- On screen
- The Stand Up Sketch Show
- Official site
- elflyons.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: elflyons.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- The Stand Up Sketch Show 2020–2021
Podcasts
- Elfonomics Elf Lyons, podcast
Questions about Elf Lyons
Where is Elf Lyons performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: elflyons.com ↗.
What podcast do they host?
Elfonomics.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Stand Up Sketch Show.
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Elf Lyons — official site (home) ↗ Performer in comedy, clowning, bouffon, stand-up, verbatim theatre and live art; brought The Woman On The Edge to the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, opening at the…
- Elf Lyons — Live Shows ↗ The Woman On The Edge at Soho Playhouse, New York City, 23 September – 18 October; Soho Theatre Walthamstow, 27–30 January 2027 (read 4 October 2026).
- British Comedy Guide — Elf Lyons ↗ English comedian and writer; 2026 credit Elf Lyons is The Woman on the Edge; Chortle Awards 2026 Comedians' Comedian winner; Sky Arts Awards 2025 Comedy…
- Chortle — Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot share ISH comedy award ↗ Elf Lyons named among the comedians who sponsored the 2026 ISH awards (read 4 October 2026).
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 4 October 2026