DARK SECRETS: 4 - The Real Truth

The big picture: all of Birmingham’s human life is here

Claire Douglass’s giant vista of ‘late-stage capitalism in frightening times’ features many city notables, including Joe Lycett clutching a carrier bag

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024

Joe Lycett discloses four fake stories he planted in UK media

Stories include man with bruise in shape of Prince Harry and statue of H from Steps being erected in Wales

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024

‘Anyone for cowboy butter?’: lunch with Joe Lycett at one of Birmingham’s hottest restaurants

The comedian eats out at 670 Grams, run by rising-star chef Kray Treadwell, where carrots inspire joy and handbags get their own seat

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024

Teenage Cancer Trust's A Night Of Comedy at Royal Albert Hall: putting the fun into fundraising

Hosted by Kevin Bridges, this was a hugely entertaining evening of comedy featuring Joe Lycett, Joanne McNally and Rob Beckett

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2024

‘It awakened something in me’: the best LGBTQ TV shows ever – from Drag Race to Will & Grace

As Queer As Folk turns 25, stars from the community celebrate the television that has most inspired them, including lesbian witches, the RuPaul show that took over the planet … plus Eddie and Patsy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024

Is Avril Lavigne really dead? The rollicking podcast taking on the internet’s wildest rumour

The ludicrous theory that the singer was replaced by a lookalike set the internet on fire. Now, an addictive new podcast aims to finally get to the bottom of it – with preposterous results

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 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