Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett
Lycett performing in 2018
Birth nameJoe Harry Lycett
Born (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 (age 36)
Birmingham, England
MediumStand-up, television
EducationUniversity of Manchester (BA)
Years active2009–present
Children1
Websitejoelycett.com (2020)[1]

Joe Harry Lycett (born 5 July 1988),[2] also known by the self-given moniker Mummy,[3][4] and formerly as Hugo Boss, is a British comedian, television presenter and painter. Known for his sardonically camp demeanour, public stunts and elaborate set designs, Lycett has been described as one of Britain's most popular comedians.[5][6][7]

Lycett began performing stand-up in 2009 and won the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year the same year.[8] He has appeared on TV shows including Live at the Apollo, Taskmaster, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 8 Out of 10 Cats, QI, as the announcer on Saturday BBC One show Epic Win, the narrator for Ibiza Weekender and as the presenter on BBC Two's The Great British Sewing Bee and Channel 4's Joe Lycett's Got Your Back and Late Night Lycett.[9]

In February 2020, Lycett briefly changed his name by Deed Poll to "Hugo Boss" as part of a protest against the fashion brand of the same name.[10][11] He is also recognised as one of Britain's most high-profile queer or pansexual men, and has partaken in advocacy for the LGBTQ community on many occasions.[12][13]

  1. ^ Boss, Hugo [@joelycett] (1 March 2020). "It's clear that @HUGOBOSS HATES people using their name. Unfortunately for them this week I legally changed my name by Deed Poll and I am now officially known as Hugo Boss. All future statements from me are not from Joe Lycett but from Hugo Boss. Enjoy" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 February 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "'I'd never have made it in the corporate world': Joe Lycett on comedy, consumer activism and queer communities". The Guardian. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ Fear, Helen (14 April 2021). "Why did comedian Joe Lycett change his name and what's his net worth?". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ Joe Lycett, 17 June 2021, retrieved 22 November 2022
  5. ^ "Joe Lycett: 'All I want to do is wind up boring grey people'". The Guardian. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Who is Joe Lycett? the rise of the Birmingham-born comedian". birminghamworld.uk. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Joe Lycett: the anti-lad of stand up comedy". The Oxford Student. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Labour MPs, fur capes and UB40: a wild night with Joe Lycett, comedy's new star". The Guardian. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Joe Lycett's Got Your Back: Joe Lycett's Got Your Back". Channel 4. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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