The Funny Side Of Shoreditch featuring Zoe Lyon

The Funny Side of Shoreditch is hosted at 'Floripa' a brand new venue in Shoreditch where Brazil and London come together in a hedonistic bohemian cultural fusion. Monthly on Wednesdays.

The very best in stand-up this Wednesday featuring Hari Sriskantha, Yianni Agisilaou, Josh Howie and Zoe Lyons.

Zoe Lyons - "A razor-sharp talent" - The Scotsman
Zoë created a huge buzz on the comedy circuit in 2004 when she won the 'Babycham Funny Women Award' and reached the finals of Channel 4's 'So You Think You're Funny Award' in the same year. She is now a highly sought after act on both the national and international circuit. Zoë takes a sideways view of life, picking out the many absurdities and turning them into hilarious routines which she delivers with tremendous energy, drawing on her acting skills to provide a kaleidoscope of voices and faces throughout the act. She also demonstrated to the nation her ability to laugh in the face of adversity, as a contestant on ITV's 'Survivor!' where she ate a rat and lived to tell the tale.

Josh Howie - "Very smart and hugely sophisticated" - Chortle.co.uk
Josh is the son of legendary PR guru Lynne Franks, the woman who inspired Jennifer Saunders' character Edina in Absolutely Fabulous. Raised as a Buddhist this ex-public schoolboy then trained as a Rabbi before being kicked off the programme for being caught with a naked (non-Jewish) girl. He started his own PR firm when he was just 16 and has had a number of senior roles in music video production companies. Now he's decided to settle down and get a proper job as a stand-up comedian. Since then he has become one of the hottest stars on the comedy circuit with his incisive wit and social comment.

With Compere Gareth Kane