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Mostly Comedy: Zoe Lyons & Desiree Burch
22 January @ 8.00pm
About Mostly Comedy: Zoe Lyons & Desiree Burch
The popular club returns to Banbury with another mixed bill of top-class comedy, hosted by David Ephgrave (‘As smooth as they come’ BBC.co.uk).
The lineup includes:
Stand-up from Zoe Lyons
Seen on BBC’s ‘Live at The Apollo’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘QI’ and ‘Mock The Week’
Heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Just a Minute’, ‘The News Quiz’ and ‘The Now Show’
Stand-up from Desiree Burch
Seen on BBC’s ‘Live at The Apollo’, ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘QI’, and C4’s ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ and ‘Taskmaster’. Host of Netflix’s ‘Too Hot to Handle’
Heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The News Quiz’, ‘The Now Show’ and ‘It’s Not What You Know’
Hosted by David Ephgrave
Featured in The Times, Daily Telegraph, Comedy Central, i Newspaper, Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News best Fringe jokes lists.
Reviews
Zoe Lyons
“Lyons has what it takes to delight any crowd”. ★★★★
Guardian
“Confident and razor sharp”.
Observer
“I don’t think I have laughed so hard at a standup show in my life”.
Edinburgh Guide
“Probably the most impressive British female comic on the circuit”.
The Skinny
“I have renewed faith in standup comedy after seeing Zoe Lyons”.
Australian Stage
Desiree Burch
★★★★
Guardian
“A near perfect example of comedic storytelling”. ★★★★
Evening Standard
“A funny, frank, eloquent, entertaining and perceptive raconteur… positively poetic”.
Scotsman
“A larger than life New Yorker…who brought the roof down”.
Independent
“The funniest comedian I have ever seen in person. She left me breathless with laughter”.
Scotsgay
David Ephgrave
“Refreshingly down-to-earth…devastatingly witty”.
EdFest Magazine
“A very likeable stand-up, confident but not cocky, and a lot of fun to spend time with…a natural entertainer”.
View From the Gods
“Fringe veteran”.
ThreeWeeks
“Wonderfully innovative comedy”.
Broadway Baby
Tickets
Please see important booking information below.
Booking information
Ticket prices:
From £22.50
Dates & times:
Thursday 22 January 2026 at 8.00pm
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