Zoe Lyons and Paul Jackson
Schedule
Thu Apr 18 2024 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Location
Brighton Palace Pier | Brighton, EN
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THURSDAY APRIL 18TH: INTERVIEWS WITH ZOE LYONS AND PAUL JACKSON (AND AUDIENCE Q&As)Doors 18:45, starts 19:30, to finish at approx 22:30 (times may change slightly). At Horatio's on Brighton Pier, Madeira Drive, BN2 1TW. Book at www.the-space.uk
ZOE LYONS: Zoe Lyons is a renowned comedian based in Brighton. She entered the world of comedy in 2003, after training as an actress in London, and a year-later won in the second of the annual Funny Women awards. In 2007, her debut solo show, named Fight or Flight, was nominated for the best newcomer award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Zoe's many TV appearances include Have I Got News for You, House of Games, QI and twenty episodes of Mock the Week. From 2021, she presented 55 episodes of the TV game show Lightning and last year, she took part on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. Zoe has also appeared on a number of comedy-related radio shows for the BBC. Her most recent tour, named Bald Ambition, due to contracting alopecia, ran for forty dates last year.
PAUL JACKSON: Paul Jackson began working in television over 50 years-ago, becoming a key figure in the medium, mainly for comedy. After being a floor manager on Steptoe and Son, he worked on The Little and Large Show before directing eighteen Generation Game episodes from 1979, hosted by Larry Grayson. He later produced The Two Ronnies, as well as Cannon and Ball. Known as bringing alternative comedy to TV, Paul produced Three of a Kind, starring Tracey Ullman, Lenny Henry and David Copperfield, and The Young Ones, which he also directed. He directed the sitcom Bottom's pilot episode and also Saturday Live's. Other series' Paul produced include Red Dwarf and Benidorm. In 1996, he was appointed head of BBC Entertainment and 10 years-later, he became ITV's Head of Comedy and Entertainment.
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Where is it happening?
Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton Palace Pier, Madeira Dr,Brighton and Hove, Brighton, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
