Joe Lycett

Lycett was the 2009 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year, the winner of Bath New Act competition in 2009, the runner-up in the 2009 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year, and a finalist in the 2011 BBC New Comedy Awards. In 2012, his debut stand-up show Some Lycett Hot was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Lycett has appeared on television on Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Celebrity Juice, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Spicks and Specks, Would I Lie to You?, Insert Name Here and Virtually Famous, and was a regular panellist on the E4 show Dirty Digest. He has also co-written narration on ITV2 shows The Magaluf Weekender and Ibiza Weekender. Lycett featured on Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Christmas Special with Jason Manford, Rev Richard Coles and Jo Joyner. Lycett also starred as one of the contestants in the fourth series of Taskmaster. Recently Lycett has made several guest appearances on Sunday Brunch in the absence of one of the regular hosts.

In 2002 Lycett appeared in series 2 of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps when he played Bungle in the episode where Jonny Keogh hired the character from Rainbow and a bouncy castle with his £1,000 scratch card winnings.[3]

On the radio he has been a guest on Scott Mills, Greg James and Nick Grimshaw's programmes on BBC Radio 1 and on Richard Bacon's programme on BBC Radio 5 Live. In August 2011 he wrote and performed the short story Spooky and the Van which was broadcast in the Afternoon Reading slot on BBC Radio 4.[4] In August 2013 he made his debut on Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4. In September 2016 he took over from Miles Jupp as the host of It's Not What You Know, also on BBC Radio 4.[5]

Lycett was also known as "the resident news hound" on Josh Widdicombe's XFM radio show, which was broadcast on Saturday (and later Sunday) mornings.[6]

In addition to his appearances on various radio stations, Lycett has also featured as a guest on numerous podcasts, including My Dad Wrote a Porno,[7] SoundCheck Podcast,[8] The Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith.[9] and the Richard Herring Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.

On 12 February 2019 Joe Lycett took over as the new presenter[10] on the fifth series of BBC Two's The Great British Sewing Bee.

Lycett started presenting his consumer show; Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, branded as a 'sexy watchdog'[11] with help from various guests and Mark Silcox.[12] The show takes on big corporations, such as airlines and banks, to provide justice for consumers, with a comedic spin.[13]

On 17 August 2019 & 26 October 2019, Lycett stood in for Rylan Clark-Neal on 'Rylan on Saturday' on BBC Radio 2.

Lycett was born in Hall Green, Birmingham. His parents are David and Helen Lycett. He attended King Edward VI Five Ways grammar school, studied Drama and English at the University of Manchester, and was awarded the 2009 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year. Lycett frequently refers to his bisexuality[14] and pansexuality[15] as part of his stand-up routines.

In May 2019, Lycett got Birmingham Lord Mayor Yvonne Mosquito to officially open his kitchen extension. At first Mosquito declined, as it was not a public event, but after Lycett raffled four tickets to the event to the public she agreed.[16]

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