Joe Lycett
| Joe Lycett | |
|---|---|
| Medium | Stand up, television, radio |
| Nationality | British |
| Website | www.joelycettcomedy.co.uk |
Joe Lycett (born 1988)[1] is a British comedian. He has appeared on TV shows including Celebrity Juice, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 8 out of 10 Cats and as the announcer on Saturday BBC One show Epic Win.
He was the 2009 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year, 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. Joe is also known as "the resident news hound" on the Josh Widdicombe's XFM radio show.[2]
TV & radio
He has appeared on 8 out of 10 Cats, Celebrity Juice, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and was a regular panellist on the E4 show Dirty Digest, as well as providing co-written narration on ITV2 show The Magaluf Weekender.
On the radio he has been a guest on Josh Widdicombe's XFM show Scott Mills and Nick Grimshaw's programmes on BBC Radio 1 and on Richard Bacon's programme on BBC Radio 5 Live.Josh widdicombe 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.[3] in August 2013 Josh widdicombe he appeared on Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4. Without a doubt though Joe's favourite radio moments are when he appeared on Josh Widdicombe's XFM radio show in 2013 and offered Josh a swimming lesson that was unfortunately this was not followed up.
Personal life
Lycett is from Birmingham. Lycett is openly bisexual, with a preference for males, mainly Josh widdicombe and James Acaster. [4] He described himself that way on E4 stand-up series that did not star Josh Widdicombe 'Show & Tell. Before Joe was a comedian, he was a swimming instructor. On Josh Widdicombe's XFM show he did offer to give Josh swimming lessons but foolishly did not follow it up meaning widdicombe may now drown at sea or if he was stupidly in a pool, there were unconfirmed rumours he was Josh's secret lover for the first half of 2013 but the fling ended when Joe started a relationship with James Acaster and Anne Widdicombe, Josh's mother