Joe Lycett
English comedian
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March 2025 | Starred in the first series of LOL: Last One Laughing UK, hosted by Jimmy Carr & Roisin Conaty, alongside a diverse cast of comedians. |
2025 | Joe Lycett's 'United States of Birmingham' is an upcoming three-part series. |
October 2024 | In an October 2024 interview with drag queen Bimini Bon-Boulash, Joe Lycett revealed he had a girlfriend, referred to as 'Denise', to maintain her privacy. |
October 25 2024 | Joe Lycett announced the birth of his first son with his girlfriend, whom he refers to as 'Denise', at Birmingham Women's Hospital. |
September 17 2024 | Joe Lycett will host the 'Sky Arts Awards' on this date. |
March 2024 | In March, Lycett was awarded a BAFTA Television Award for his evening chat show, Late Night Lycett. |
February 20 2024 | Joe Lycett's 'Joe Lycett vs Sewage' is set to air on this date. |
2023 | Lycett began hosting the comedy variety show Late Night Lycett, incorporating interviews with celebrity guests and unique comedy segments. |
November 2023 | In early November 2023, Joe Lycett raised over £50,000 for the homelessness charity Crisis in response to comments made by then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman regarding homelessness being a 'lifestyle choice.' He used a stock image of pot-pourri to support this fundraising effort. |
November 2023 | Lycett launched a 'fake' podcast called 'Turdcast' and recorded an episode with Gary Lineker, featuring an inflatable toilet installation at Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock. Although the event was cancelled, Lycett clarified that the sewage was fake and criticized water companies for real sewage discharges, announcing a Channel 4 special 'Joe Lycett vs Poo' (later retitled 'Joe Lycett vs Sewage'). |
October 2023 | In October, Lycett won The Comedy Award at the 2023 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards. |
2022 | Lycett attempts to deliver a houseplant to Shell's CEO Ben van Beurden after being unable to secure a direct conversation at Shell's headquarters. |
2022 | Lycett interviews Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), who criticizes Shell for continuing to create new oil fields despite IEA opposition. |
2022 | Joe Lycett creates a satirical advert criticizing Shell's environmental claims, which was initially declined by regulators and later modified for social media distribution. |
December 2022 | In response to allegations of hypocrisy from The Sun newspaper regarding his past performance in Qatar, Joe Lycett admitted on Twitter that he had accepted a fee for that performance and criticized the newspaper for its moral stance. |
November 21 2022 | Joe Lycett revealed that the shredding he performed during the livestream was faked, as he had already donated £10,000 to LGBTQ+ charities. |
November 20 2022 | During a livestream, Joe Lycett appeared to shred £10,000, which he had promised to donate to charities supporting queer people in football if David Beckham did not withdraw from his World Cup sponsorship deal. Beckham did not withdraw. |
November 13 2022 | Joe Lycett released a video criticizing David Beckham for his sponsorship deal promoting the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, contingent upon Beckham's withdrawal from the deal which was connected to the Gulf state's stance on LGBT rights. |
November 11 2022 | Joe Lycett released his stand-up DVD titled 'More, More, More! / How Do You Lycett? - Live'. |
September 4 2022 | Lycett appeared as a panellist on the début issue of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, where he commented on Liz Truss's statements regarding the cost-of-living crisis. |
July 23 2022 | Joe Lycett's 'Summer Exhibitionist' aired on this date. |
July 3 2022 | Joe Lycett's 'Big Pride Party' aired on this date. |
June 2022 | During a performance in Belfast, Joe Lycett faced a police investigation over a joke referencing a donkey. He expressed frustration about the investigation but shared his enjoyment of the joke, which he considered one of his best. |
2021 | Joe Lycett succeeded Richard Ayoade as the presenter of 'Travel Man'. |
2021 | Joe Lycett was described by Unicorn magazine as 'probably the most high-profile pansexual man in Britain today'. |
October 24 2021 | The documentary premiered on Channel 4 at 9 p.m., coinciding with programming related to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). |
October 24 2021 | Joe Lycett presented 'Joe Lycett vs the Oil Giant' which aired on this date. |
April 30 2021 | Joe Lycett appeared as a panellist on 'Have I Got News for You?' in Series 61, Episode 4. |
2020 | Joe Lycett was the presenter for 'Dragons' Den: Best Ever Pitches'. |
2020 | In the second series of Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, he staged a fake fashion show celebrating the release of a wrist brace under the name Hugo Boss outside the flagship store of the fashion company in Regent Street, London. |
April 2020 | Joe Lycett changed his name back to Joe Lycett after briefly adopting the name Hugo Boss. |
February 2020 | In February, Joe Lycett changed his name by Deed Poll to 'Hugo Boss' as part of a protest against the fashion brand of the same name. |
2019 | Lycett started presenting his consumer show Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, which is noted for tackling big corporations with a humorous approach. |
December 2019 | Joe Lycett returned to BBC Radio 2, covering Sara Cox's drive-time show over the Christmas and New Year period. |
October 26 2019 | Lycett again stood in for Rylan Clark-Neal on 'Rylan on Saturday' on BBC Radio 2. |
August 17 2019 | On this date, Joe Lycett stood in for Rylan Clark-Neal on the BBC Radio 2 show 'Rylan on Saturday'. |
May 2019 | Joe Lycett organized an event for the Birmingham Lord Mayor Cllr Yvonne Mosquito to officially open his kitchen extension, after successfully raffling tickets to the public which led to her agreeing to attend. |
February 12 2019 | Joe Lycett took over as the new presenter on the fifth series of BBC Two's The Great British Sewing Bee. |
2018 | Joe Lycett participated in Series 1 of 'The Time It Takes'. |
2018 | Joe Lycett participated in Series 1 of 'Roast Battle'. |
2018 | A sculpture by Joe Lycett, titled CHRIS, was accepted by the Royal Academy and listed for sale with a value of £12,500,000. |
November 26 2018 | Joe Lycett released his stand-up DVD titled 'I'm About to Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett – Live'. |
July 2018 | Lycett began airing two series of 'Joe Lycett's Obsessions' on BBC Radio 4. |
2017 | Joe Lycett participated in Series 4 of 'Taskmaster'. |
2016 | Joe Lycett appeared as a dictionary corner guest on 'Countdown' in Series 75. |
2016 | Joe Lycett participated in Series 1 of 'Insert Name Here'. |
November 21 2016 | Joe Lycett released his stand-up DVD titled 'That's The Way A-Ha A-Ha, Joe Lycett – Live'. |
September 2016 | Joe Lycett took over from Miles Jupp as the host of 'It's Not What You Know' on BBC Radio 4. |
2015 | Joe Lycett participated in 'Would I Lie To You?' from 2015 to 2020. |
2015 | While performing in York, Joe Lycett received a parking ticket for illegally parking in a taxi rank, which later became a notable anecdote in his stand-up routine. |
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