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Rock cakes in a shed, underground art and conceptual cocktails: a Brummie insiders’ guide to Birmingham

‘Brummie legends’ chosen by Joe Lycett on the city’s best venues for music, food, art, comedy and cocktails

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024

Record Sewage Spills Prompt Comedian Joe Lycett's Activism Against Pollution

Record high raw sewage spills in England prompt urgent action to address environmental and public health risks. Comedian-led campaign and government initia...

Top News · Mar 27, 2024

TV tonight: a meaty dystopian drama about survivors on an island

There’s only enough room for 513 inhabitants as the apocalypse destroys the world around them. Plus: Joe Lycett is back as Travel Man. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2024

The week in TV: The Way; Breathtaking; Boarders; Joe Lycett vs Sewage – review

Michael Sheen, James Graham and Adam Curtis create a chaotic vision of Welsh revolution; ITV’s Covid three-parter favours realism over drama; and race, class and privilege collide in the BBC’s cracking new public school satire

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024

Lycett, Acosta and Duran Duran condemn Birmingham’s 100% arts budget cut

Napalm Death, visual artist Pogus Caesar and Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight also among city’s cultural figures warning over ‘horrifying’ move

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024

Best podcasts of the week: Joe Lycett finally explains his poo podcast prank

In this week’s newsletter: The comedian, with the help of Gary Lineker, unveils his Turdcast, and it’s tummy-achingly joyful. Plus: five of the best survival stories

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

Joe Lycett vs Sewage review – the awful truth about our waterways is just appalling

The comic is his usual charming, witty self as he tackles the staggering amount of faeces dumped into our rivers and seas. But you may end up under a duvet if you think about it too hard

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 review: a frightening dive into Britain's filthy water problem

The comedian turned investigative reporter is back and he’s lifting the lid on the appalling state of our sewage system

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2024

TV tonight: Joe Lycett talks to Gary Lineker about his World Cup pitch poo

It’s part of the comedian’s campaign to stop water company sewage leaks. Plus, the Hairy Bikers look west to Lancashire for culinary inspiration. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

Joe Lycett vs Sewage: the comic tackling the UK’s problems is a joy – but why aren’t MPs doing it?

Charming and laugh-packed as this documentary about the disgusting state of our waterways is – should it really be down to the host of Travel Man to deal with a national scandal?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024