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Sep 42 min read

HORSES at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2024

WINNER - BEST SHOW - (ISH) EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS - EDINBURGH FRINGE 2024 WINNER - BEST SHOW - COMEDIANS CHOICE AWARD - EDINBURGH FRINGE...

Jul 292 min read

My Edinburgh Fringe recommendations...

SHOWS TO SEE THIS FRINGE Morning! As I am currently en route to the Edinburgh Fringe for another month of madness, here are my top...

Jun 268 min read

Tips for Surviving the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Updated

By an Artist, for Artists Edinburgh Festival is just over a month away. Over the years, it has evolved from a month of experimentation...

Nov 22, 20231 min read

Clowning & Comedy Workshop at Total Arts at Cambridge Junction!

It was a delight to get to teach clowning and comedy to Total Arts at Cambridge Junction on Saturday 18th November! I have not laughed so...

Nov 20, 20231 min read

New Workshop! Edinburgh, Scotland - 16th & 17th December

WHAT? Clowning Workshop with Elf Lyons WHEN? Sat 16th Dec 10:30am - 3:30pm WHERE? Monkey Barrel Comedy (MB1), 9-11 Blair St, Edinburgh...

Nov 17, 20231 min read

Elf's 21Soho House of Horrors Christmas Special! 21 December

HELLO! Scary news! After a sold out House of Horrors we are arriving at 21Soho on the 21st December! I will be hosting a special...

Oct 23, 20231 min read

BRAND NEW 4 DAY INTENSIVE COMEDY WORKSHOP!

Brand new four day intensive comedy workshop with Elf Lyons! Using a combination of clown, bouffon, puppetry, mime and devising exercises...

Oct 16, 20234 min read

Elf's Top Horror Novel & Film Recommendations

Halloween is my favourite time of year. While I prepare for RAVEN at the Soho Theatre next week, here are my recommendations on books and...

Aug 25, 20231 min read

Elf Lyons: TALKS DIRTY - Watch now on www.elflyons.com

EXCITING NEWS! To celebrate the final show of Heist at the Edinburgh Fringe, you can now watch my stand-up special TALKS DIRTY on YouTube...

Aug 10, 20231 min read

Elf & Duffy: Heist at the Edinburgh Fringe!

Duffy and I have only 5 shows left at the Monkey Barrel and so far so good! Erin and Ciaran our interpreters have been wonderful and each...

May 31, 20235 min read

Why the Edinburgh Comedy Awards matter and why they need to change...

Why the comedy awards matter When I originally saw the news that the Edinburgh Comedy Awards was at risk of not running this year – my...

May 21, 20234 min read

Everything Matters - Stop being Ostriches

One thing I believe more vehemently as I get older is that everything matters. We are all complicit and responsible for one another’s...

Apr 7, 20231 min read

Season 2 of Elfonomics is out now! Listen, Share & Subscribe!

Season 2 #Elfonomics with @elf_lyons and @drgerardlyons is out now and available to listen to wherever you listen to your podcasts....

Mar 30, 20235 min read

A MESSAGE TO OTHER ARTISTS WHO HATE REELS TOO

A MESSAGE TO OTHER ARTISTS WHO HATE REELS TOO AND WHY IT IS OKAY TO NOT DO THEM “Look, I know you don’t want to, but if you did go on...

Mar 30, 20231 min read

NEW WORKSHOP - THE DIFFICULT SECOND SHOW

New workshop for experienced performers needing guidance on their new show. 16 April - London.

Mar 30, 20231 min read

ELF & DUFFY: HEIST @ ED FRINGE - Tickets on Sale NOW

Thrilled to announce that Duffy and I are brining our bonkers show HEIST to the Edfringe - our debut as a double act and the FIRST time...

Mar 6, 20231 min read

NEW WORKSHOP - HOW TO CREATE YOUR BRILLIANT SHOW

HOW TO MAKE YOUR BRILLIANT SHOW Elf Lyons leads an intense and extensive 2 day workshop exploring how the multiple brilliant ways you can...

Mar 6, 20231 min read

New Workshop: The Power of Play - Clowning for Non-Performers

A day of clowning, play and pleasure for performers and non-performers using clowning exercises. WHEN Saturday 22nd April 10.30 to 6pm....

Feb 8, 20231 min read

RAVEN at Leicester Square Theatre - 16th June

TICKETS ON SALE NOW Elf Lyons: Raven - 16 Jun 2023 - Leicester Square Theatre "Monsters are real. Ghosts are real too. They live inside...

Jan 23, 20231 min read

NEW EPISODES! WTHEconomics! Listen now!

Final episodes of Series 1 of Elf and Dr Gerard Lyons's podcast WTHEconomics Podcast are out now! Have a listen! Episode 4:Why Can't Elf...