Joe Lycett
Who Joe Lycett is
Joe Lycett is a stand-up comedian, television presenter and artist who has been performing stand-up since 2007 and is among the Birmingham and West Midlands talent the Birmingham Comedy Festival has welcomed. He won the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2009 and has made three sell-out UK tours; his 2022 stand-up show was More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett? He has hosted Live at the Apollo, The One Show and Sunday Brunch, appeared on QI, The Graham Norton Show, Taskmaster and The Royal Variety Performance, and on Channel 4 he hosts Late Night Lycett and the travel series Travel Man.
His consumer series Joe Lycett's Got Your Back won a Royal Television Society Award in 2021 and a BAFTA in 2023, and he spent three years hosting BBC One's The Great British Sewing Bee. As an artist his work has been shown at the Royal Academy and the National Portrait Gallery, and in 2025 he appeared on Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett?
- On screen
- Live at the Apollo, Late Night Lycett, Travel Man and 7 more
- Official site
- joelycett.com ↗
On stage
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett? 2022
On screen
- Live at the Apollo host
- Late Night Lycett host, Channel 4, 2024
- Travel Man host, Channel 4
- Joe Lycett's Got Your Back host, Channel 4, 2019
- The Great British Sewing Bee host, BBC One
- Taskmaster 2017
- Summer Exhibitionist BBC, 2022
- The United States of Birmingham 2025
- The Celebrity Traitors 2026
- I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue BBC Radio 4, 2025
Comedians like Joe Lycett
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Rob Beckett also in The Celebrity Traitors
- Sara Pascoe also in The Great British Sewing Bee
- Lucy Beaumont also in The Great British Sewing Bee
- Celya AB also in The Great British Sewing Bee
- Heidi Regan also in Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
- Henning Wehn also in I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
- Amy Gledhill also in Taskmaster
- Chris Ramsey also in Taskmaster
Career timeline
- 2017Taskmaster (2017) On screen
- 2019Joe Lycett's Got Your Back (host, Channel 4, 2019) On screen
- 2022More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett? (2022) Special
- 2022Summer Exhibitionist (BBC, 2022) On screen
- 2024Late Night Lycett (host, Channel 4, 2024) On screen
- 2025The United States of Birmingham (2025) On screen
- 2025I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (BBC Radio 4, 2025) On screen
- 2026The Celebrity Traitors (2026) On screen
Questions and answers
Where is Joe Lycett performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: joelycett.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett?.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Live at the Apollo (host), Late Night Lycett (host, Channel 4, 2024), Travel Man (host, Channel 4), Joe Lycett's Got Your Back (host, Channel 4, 2019), The Great British Sewing Bee (host, BBC One) and Taskmaster (2017), among 10 credits.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Rob Beckett (also in The Celebrity Traitors), Sara Pascoe (also in The Great British Sewing Bee), Lucy Beaumont (also in The Great British Sewing Bee), Celya AB (also in The Great British Sewing Bee) and Heidi Regan (also in Joe Lycett's Got Your Back).
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Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ Performing stand-up comedy since 2007; three sell-out UK tours and numerous international appearances; QI, The Graham Norton Show, The Royal Variety Performance, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Taskmaster; host of Live at the Apollo, The One Show and Sunday Brunch; Late Night Lycett, Travel Man and Joe Lycett's Got…
- Official site (Comedy) ↗ Stand-up: More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett? (2022); a new tour (2026); TV including The Celebrity Traitors and The Lycett Arms (2026), The United States of Birmingham (2025), Travel Man and Late Night Lycett (2024), Taskmaster (2017); radio: I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (2025) (as of 11 October…
- Chortle — Chortle Student Comedy Award: competition history ↗ In 2009 the competition was won by Joe Lycett, sidekick on BBC One's Epic Win and a regular on E4's Dirty Digest (as of 11 October 2026)
- Birmingham Comedy Festival — About ↗ The festival has welcomed the very best Birmingham and West Midlands talent, including Joe Lycett (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026