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# Speaking
- URL: https://www.lylanidevorah.com/work/speaking/
- Published: 2026-10-21T08:48:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T22:10:54.000Z
- Description: Lylani Devorah speaks on art, queerness and neurodiversity, including a 2024 panel at the V&A's Upstart festival. Also trained at Soho Theatre Comedy Lab.
- Author: Lylani Devorah
- Tags: #work

I am available to speak and/or write about art, queerness, neurodiversity, what the best flavour of Ben & Jerry’s is (spoiler: they discontinued it, it was One Sweet Whirled), etc…

### V&A Upstart Festival 2024

I was beyond honoured to be invited to speak at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Gorny lecture theatre for their annual youth festival, Upstart!

There, I discussed my evolution as an artist and spread wise words as part of a panel with Grrrl Zine Fair’s [**Lu Williams**](https://luwilliams.com/?ref=lylanidevorah.com) and graphic designer [**Rosie Wellman**](https://www.instagram.com/r0siegd/?locale=en%5Fgb&ref=lylanidevorah.com). 

![Lylani, a non-binary White femme with a thick build, wearing the biggest blonde wig ever and a pink satin playsuit, points to her name on the poster for the V&A's 2024 Upstart festival](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/795165153bf24b3db3406a87af4c142c.jpg)

Blondelani <3

![Lylani on the V&A stage, with her personal logo on the screen](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/182912482a51467195ed36aa14f6fd45.jpg)

![Lu Williams, a White non-binary femme with pink and orange hair, poses with a flyer for the 2024 Upstart festival, of which they are on the cover.](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/f62df894ea7c44f3ab453e25ba77edb3.png)

**My co-panelist and festival poster child, Lu Williams*

### Soho Theatre Comedy Lab 2023

Yes, I’m also a trained comedienne!

Doing this course taught me a lot of tips, including how to write a joke, the importance of timing, and the art of sticking to your day job because Being A Comedian is a life-consuming business, let alone a time-consuming one. Suffice to say, I’m now running a boutique marketing agency!

![Me and nine other members of the Soho Theatre Autumn 2023 stand-up cohort. The funniest one of us isn't even there.](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/975b25a874294a8086d7fbc9b5747300.jpg)