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Elf Lyons is currently working on her new show ‘The Woman on the Edge’, whilst touring Australia and New Zealand with her show ‘Swan’, prepping to take ‘Raven’ to the United States, writing a horror novel, and directing a number of debut comedy acts. In 2025, Elf toured the UK, Europe, and Australia with her show ‘Horses, Swan, Raven, and Chiffchaff’, returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with her sold-out show ‘Bird Trilogy’, and won Best Comedy at the Sky Arts Awards.

With a focus on collaboration, Elf has successfully worked with performers specialising in areas such as dramaturgy, movement, clowning, and structure. She has worked with comedians, playwrights, performance artists, circus performers and theatre collectives to aid them in refining their ideas to achieve their goals as effectively and joyfully as possible – leading to award wins, sell out runs, five star reviews and regional and international tours.

Elf is a dedicated and seasoned educator, committed to mentoring individuals at various stages and levels of their artistic practice across the country. Leveraging her extensive background as a performer, Elf has meticulously developed dynamic exercises and a unique performance methodology. Her workshop topics include clowning, bouffon, the ‘dark clown’, clowning for actors, and classical acting.

Alongside her live work, Elf is a well-respected writer, having contributed work to The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Scotsman, The Independent, Londonist, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Refinery29, touching on topics such as ethical non monogamy and economics.

 

Elf Lyons | Radio and Podcasts

She is a frequent guest on podcasts and radio programmes discussing a range of political and social issues. She has been featured on Classical Fix for BBC Radio 3, Loose Ends on BBC Radio 4, The Spectator Podcast, The Insider for The Economics, Unexpected Fluids on Radio 1, Evil Genius for BBC Sounds, and the BBC World Service Stand-Up Show.

She is the co-host of the podcast Elfonomics alongside Dr Gerard Lyons. Together, they explore big money concepts to try and work out how the world works. Episode topics include:

– Do newspapers still matter?

– Student debut, and is it work with?

– Fast fashion

– Why are theatre tickets so expensive?

– What can artists learn from football?

– Why can’t I buy a house?

– Why are weddings so expensive?

– What the hell is a smart city?

 

Elf Lyons | Awards and Accolades

– Adelaide Fringe Festival Pick of the Week 2025: Winner

– (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Award 2024: Winner

– Comedian’s Choice Award 2024: Winner

– Reykjavik Fringe Best Show 2024: Winner

– Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe Award 2024: Winner

– Named in The Telegraph’s 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century

– Deaf Action Award for Deaf Excellence 2023: Nominated

 

Elf Lyons | Corporate Workshops

Elf also delivers workshops for corporate teams, leadership retreats, and creative organisations looking to boost confidence, connection, and communication in the workplace. Popular workshops include:

– The Power of Play: Cultivating creativity and spontaneity at work

– Stage Presence for Professionals: Public speaking and performance confidence

– Clown Logic for Creative Thinking: Reframing failure, embracing curiosity, and unlocking ideas

– The Embodied Leader: Using physical awareness and voice to enhance leadership presence

– Connection and Complicité: Building better team dynamics through laughter and shared experience

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