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Joe Lycett

Date of birth: 05-07-1988

Joe Lycett began performing stand-up whole studying drama and English at the University of Manchester.

His first gig was at the Comedy Store in Manchester in February 2008, and the following year he won the Chortle Student Comedy Award. In 2010, he was named best newcomer in the Chortle Awards, and in 2012 was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for Some Lycett Hot.

On TV, Lycett has appeared on programmes including Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Taskmaster and The Great British Bake Off celebrity specials. From 2019 to 2021 he presented The Great British Sewing Bee, taking over from Claudia Winkleman

He also created and presented the consumer affairs series Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, which aired from 2019 to 2024, the same year he launched the late-night entertainment programme Late Night Lycett.

Alongside his comedy and broadcasting work, Lycett has published books and undertaken public campaigns on consumer, sociald environmental issues.

Travel Man grounded

Channel 4 drops Joe Lycett series

Channel 4 has pulled the plug on Travel Man after a decade.

The show, fronted by Joe Lycett, has not aired since early last year – and now The Sun reports that the show has been axed.

It was originally hosted by Richard Ayoade, who oversaw nine series, with Lycett taking over in 2011, doing four series.

Each episode featured a guest comedian going on a 48-hour city break with the host. The 57 instalments have included Phil Wang in Washington, Sarah Millican in Vilnius, Bob Mortimer in Hamburg and James Acaster in the Basque Country.

Channel 4 declined to comment.

But Lycett – who appears on BBC One’s Celebrity Traitors from tonight – retains links with Channel 4, hosting the chaotic live Friday night show The Lycett Arms.

Published: 1 Oct 2026