Lloyd as Senior Lecturer at Salford University was awarded a Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2011 and gained a PhD based on his broadcast radio scripts in 2014. He was awarded an Honorary Senior Lectureship in 2018.

Lloyd’s research interests centre around issues that focus on political performance, comedy studies, radio drama, adaptation theory, disability issues and non-naturalistic stage, radio and screen performance.

Note: Details of peer-reviewed papers on Home Page.

His research has been presented at international and national conferences, published in peer-reviewed articles and journals as well as being disseminated through radio and television interview. He is a editorial board member of the Comedy Studies journal.

Lloyd has appeared in a number of television and radio documentaries to talk about his work such as his collaborations with artists such as Rik Mayall and the Stand-up Comedy course he taught to students that included Peter Kay, Jason Manford and Luisa Omielan.