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For those who managed to miss what tumbled uncontrollably from a collective “Wait… what?!” on social media to a full-on, hysterical national talking-point in less than 24 hours, it began with some sarcastic clapping and went from there. Kuenssberg had just finished interviewing the prime minister-in-waiting, Liz Truss, in a studio space next to where the day’s assembled pundits – former Downing Street aide Cleo Watson, Labour MP Emily Thornberry and Lycett, a comic perhaps best known to primetime viewers for previously hosting BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee and Channel 4’s Travel Man – were sitting in wait.
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Lycett was born to parents David and Helen Lycett in Hall Green, Birmingham. He grew up in Solihull. [14] The comedian Joe Lycett has said he was investigated by the police after an audience member made a complaint about a joke in one of his shows. As Liz said there, it would be wrong to predict the future, even though loads of people have predicted that we're going to have real issues with paying our energy bills"
McIntosh, Steven (21 December 2022). "Joe Lycett defends himself after Qatar hypocrisy charge". BBC . Retrieved 21 December 2022. Lycett, Joe (30 April 2021). "misinterpreted the text ur dad sent me asking to see me at 9pm on friday so i accidentally went on his favourite show" . Retrieved 9 May 2021. Joe Lycett: the anti-lad of stand up comedy". The Oxford Student. 1 November 2013 . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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Stolworthy, Jacob (1 March 2020). "Joe Lycett changes name to Hugo Boss in protest against fashion house". The Independent . Retrieved 1 March 2020. a b " 'I'd never have made it in the corporate world': Joe Lycett on comedy, consumer activism and queer communities". the Guardian. 27 March 2022 . Retrieved 13 January 2023.Glastonbury Special With Joe Lycett". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018 . Retrieved 3 March 2018. A slew of student comedy awards followed, while his debut show, Some Lycett Hot, was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. He soon joined high-profile, often eclectic bills, including a few early gigs with Jim Davidson. They got on and had frank notes for one another: Davidson thought Lycett should swear less, while the 22-year-old Lycett successfully lobbied Davidson to remove an offensive term for a Chinese person from his act. It read: ‘A few months ago national treasure Natalie Cassidy messaged me to suggest that she might make a good muse for one of my paintings. Something about the message didn’t sit right. The Great British Sewing Bee viewers give their verdict on new host Joe Lycett: Joe has stepped into Claudia Winkleman's shoes". Good Housekeeping. 13 February 2019 . Retrieved 15 February 2019.