Lyle Barke
Lyle was selected to MC the prestigious Bound & Gagged AAA show at The Gilded Balloon for the 2023 Edinburgh Festival.
He is currently doing paid MC and 20's for the likes of Crack Comedy, Outside The Box, The Bearcat, Gag House Comedy Clubs, Mock Tudor Comedy, & Mirth Control, and recently support for the likes of Andy Parsons and Harry Hill, and Live at the Marylebone with Tim Key.
Very likeable, sardonic, and with enough great lines to make other comics jealous.....Rhys James
A delightful host. Lyle's golden comedy, more like.....Ivo Graham
Warm, engaging, charming, funny. Nice hair too.....Ahir Shah
Lyle is an amazing act and MC. With relatable and self deprecating wit, he leaves you not knowing what he's going to say next. Highly recommended......Full Frontal Comedy
Lyle is a regular MC for many reputable comedy clubs. He has been host for the likes of Nick Helm, Kerry Godlimen, Rhys James, Ivo Graham, Seann Walsh, Fern Brady, Joel Dommett, Phil Wang, Harry Hill and Tim Key. He was MC at the Panc Comedy Festival to an audience of 1000 at Ljubljana Castle in Slovenia in August 2023, as well as performing at the prestigious Antwerp Comedy Club in Belgium.
He sold out his debut solo hour Tragic Potential in 2021 at the Museum of Comedy, as well as a short Camden Fringe run at the Canal Cafe Theatre.
He is a professional actor, having trained at both RADA and Mountview. Previous credits include playing George McFly in Secret Cinema's Back to the Future, and playing Han Solo for Secret Cinema's Star Wars; The Empire Strikes Back.
He toured the UK with The Young Shakespeare Company and has appeared in many national advertising campaigns.