Press clippings Page 29
David Walliams to host Royal Variety Performance 2016
David Walliams has been announced as the host of the Royal Variety Performance 2016. Rob Beckett, Alan Davies and Joe Lycett will also appear.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2016Taskmaster Series 4 line-up revealed
Lolly Adefope, Hugh Dennis, Noel Fielding, Mel Giedroyc and Joe Lycett will be the competitors for Series 4 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2016Taskmaster: series 3, episode 5 review
It is hard to judge how good this series compared to its two predecessors. Series 2 and 3 are both better than the first in my few, but I think I preferred the second series primarily because although he was not great at scoring points, Joe Wilkinson has so far been the funniest contestant across the three series.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 1st November 2016Review: Parsnips, Buttered by Joe Lycett
Parsnips, Buttered never aims to be anything but a silly diversion - presumably for the Christmas gift market - and on that count it scores. I certainly won't be emailing a letter of complaint from a fictitious alter-ego to the publisher...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st November 2016The host welcomes stars of the revived comedy-drama Cold Feet. Robert Bathurst and Hermione Norris are perhaps perceived as too posh for chatshows, so here we get James Nesbitt, Fay Ripley and John Thomson - the latter returning from the wilderness with some great performances. The avowedly un-laddish but also strangely unchallenging comedian Joe Lycett is also a guest, with Phil Collins providing music.
John Robinson, The Guardian, 22nd October 2016Joe Lycett: 'I've always had a distaste for authority'
Joe Lycett is sitting in an East London hotel, eating a heritage beetroot salad and nursing an A-grade showbiz injury. Three weeks ago he was shooting promotional pictures for his new DVD and, kicking his legs up to go the extra mile for the camera, he wiped out and landed on his left elbow, which broke.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 19th October 2016Preview: It's Not What You Know, Radio 4
Lycett says: "We had the most terrific fun recording the new series of It's Not What You Know and I personally can't wait for audiences to hear about Adrian Chiles' worrying eating habits, discover Nish Kumar's homicidal mother, and enjoy me having an argument with Vanessa Feltz."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd September 2016Drunk History UK to return for Series 3
Comedy Central has ordered a third series of Drunk History, the show in which comedians attempt to recount historic events whilst intoxicated.
British Comedy Guide, 4th September 2016The Defining the Norm Awards: the nominees
Comedian Will Franken honours the most conformist acts at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Will Franken, Spiked, 25th August 201618 reasons why you can't miss the Edinburgh Fringe
Think it's just about the jokes? From weight loss to mind expansion, our panel of comedians reveal the hidden perks of a trip to the festival.
The Guardian, 5th August 2016