Joe Lycett – författare

''I am out of the country and will not be checking my emails'' DAWN FRENCH ''The file is just showing up blank my end?'' GRAYSON PERRY ''Best book eva!!!'' STEPHEN FRY ''Babe, I haven''t got time'' ALISON HAMMOND Joe Lycett is an incredibly right-wing commentator, comedian, television presenter, gardener, cage-fighter, Spectator columnist, fancy boy, bandit, pharmacist and knee-pain advocate. He is also a world-renowned portraitist, and some of the world''s most influential and infamous people - Liz Truss, Eamonn Holmes, Mick Hucknall - have sat for him, keen to be immortalised through the medium of colour. Inside Joe Lycett''s Art Hole you''ll find his greatest artistic achievements and, for the first time, the salacious stories behind the portraits, some of them completely and utterly unbelievable. Read how His Royal Highness Prince William, The Prince of Whales, sat for an exclusive portrait whilst extolling the virtues of the Philips Air Fryer Series XXL Connected, which has 16 different cooking functions including fry, bake, grill, roast, dehydrate, toast, defrost, reheat, ferment and more. Enjoy a never-before-seen portrait of Priti Patel, done in a break from her hobby as one of the United Kingdom''s greatest fly-tippers. And delight in the gob-smacking story of then-Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey averting an international incident at Cadbury World. Joe Lycett''s Art Hole is brimming with surprises, including an astonishing array of British cultural titans, such as Harry Styles, Robert Peston, Nadine Dorries and Elaine Paige. Stunningly designed, it is sure to delight, fascinate and perhaps even inspire you to pick up a paint brush, insert yourself at the heart of contemporary British public life, and do some absolutely wank paintings of celebs.

A cracking collection of comic monologues, written and read by leading comediansRecorded in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this fantastic anthology features a host of diverse short stories, composed and performed by a veritable Who''s Who of stand-up comedians. By turns hilarious and irreverent, poignant and bittersweet, together they make up a superb selection box of tasty treats.Among the all-star line-up, Romesh Ranganathan tells a comic tale of unrequited love among the orangutans; Susan Calman takes a wry look at office politics; Jon Richardson explores the perils of internet dating; and Sarah Millican takes us into the worlds of a compassionate undertaker''s assistant and an elderly woman who fears she''s becoming invisible.Russell Kane recalls his tempestuous ex; Aisling Bea recounts the dark, funny tale of a pensioner with murder in mind; Robert Florence reveals the shady doings of the Scottish branch of the Illuminati; and satirist John O''Farrell asks, ''what if Judas had written the Gospels''?Also sharing their fantastic fiction are a wealth of other literary comics, including Sanjeev Kohli, Joe Lycett, Bridget Christie, James Acaster, Jenny Eclair, Shazia Mirza and Mark Watson. Short story fans, rejoice: here are five hours of some of the most charming, absurd, dark, thoughtful and funny tales you''ll ever find in one place.Contents:1. May Contain Nuts by Janey Godley2. The Hair of the Dead by Sarah Millican3. Gone Phishing by Jon Richardson4. The Woman Who Sniffed by Susan Calman5. Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Be in the Green by Patrick Monahan6. On the Dot by Shazia Mirza7. Stairlift Us Up Where We Belong by Sarah Millican8. Spooky and the Van by Joe Lycett9. A Difference of Opinion by Bridget Christie10. The Three Times I Dumped Eleanor, and the Manner of Her Death by Russell Kane11. Sorry For Your Loss by James Acaster12. Club Sandwich by Mark Watson13. The Understudy by Jenny Eclair14. Kill Dilly by Aisling Bea15. I Bought a Monkey To Stand Out in the New York Art Scene by Sanjeev Kohli16. Love and Orangutans by Romesh Ranganathan17. Bad Fairytale by Grainne Maguire18. The Gospel According to Judas by John O''Farrell19. Pick Me Up by Angela Barnes20. Apocalypse Soon by Dane Baptiste21. Cats Who Walk Like Gentlemen by Robert FlorenceProduction credits:Produced by Kirsteen CameronFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 August 2009-6 September 2015© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Joe Lycett explores the nation''s weird and wonderful obsessions by getting to know a selection of famous and not so famous guests. Hear Katherine Ryan share her love of the Kardashians, Greg James introduce Joe to the world of cricket, and Janice Connolly share her collection of de-cluttering books. Can Lloyd Griffith inspire you with his adoration of fire engines? Or will June Sarpong get you into hula hooping?Guests include comedian Katherine Ryan, Radio 1 DJ Greg James, comedian Janice Connolly, broadcasting legend Nick Owen, comedian Angela Barnes, author and performer Adam Kay, comedian Lloyd Griffith and broadcaster June Sarpong.Joe also welcomes members of the public to share their secret passions, as well as inviting a weekly VOP (very obsessed person) to introduce their weird and wonderful collections of curiosities (not for the faint-hearted)! Written and performed by Joe Lycett, with material from James Kettle and additional material from Laura Major and Mike Shepherd. Produced by Suzy Grant.Production coordinator: Hayley Sterling. A BBC Studios production.

What would Jonathan Agnew do if he wasn''t a cricket commentator? Who would play Romesh Ranganathan in a film of his life? What''s the naughtiest thing Sara Pascoe did as a child?It''s not what you know, but who you know that matters... and indeed, how well you know them. The show is a bit like ‘Mr and Mrs’, except that it''s not played by husbands and wives. Instead, panellists can pick anyone they like: dad, cousin, best friend, mother-in-law. What is Bridget Christie''s worst fear? Or Ainsley Harriott''s worst habit? Or Seann Walsh''s worst gig? All these burning questions, and more, will be answered in this BBC comedy panel show hosted by Miles Jupp, where panellists are tested on how well they know their nearest and dearest.Get to know panellists such Rebecca Front, Roisin Conaty, Mark Steel, Tom Wrigglesworth, Ed Byrne, Tony Hawks, Rachel Riley, Richard Madeley, Dave Gorman, Lucy Porter, Richard Osman, Frankie Boyle, Susan Calman, Sara Cox, Katherine Ryan, Alan Johnson and Sarah Millican.Produced by Sam Michell.

Nine short stories written and read by comedians, recorded live in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.May Contain Nuts by Janey Godley: A woman glimpses her own mortality when she calculates that only twenty-seven years separate her from her cantankerous father.The Hair of the Dead by Sarah Millican: A moving (and very funny) short story about a compassionate undertaker''s assistant.Gone Phishing by Jon Richardson: A tale of love and betrayal set in a remote village in the Yorkshire Dales.The Woman Who Sniffed by Susan Calman: A wry look at office politics, told with Calman''s characteristic humour and upbeat energy.Just When You Thought It Was Safe to be Green by Patrick Monahan: A tale that warns against paying too much attention to government crime statistics.On The Dot by Shazia Mirza: A story featuring a certain Mrs Pims, who is always mysteriously late for everything. Then one day, the reason for her tardiness becomes apparent...Stairlift Us Up Where We Belong by Sarah Millican: A poignant and funny monologue exploring the tricky turning point in a woman''s life, when she goes from being thought of as useful to becoming invisible.Spooky and the Van by Joe Lycett: Seventeen-year-old Julian is writing a blog. He''s currently experiencing the weird limbo that lies between finishing school and starting university. As well as musing upon how his life might change, Julian''s neighbor, nicknamed Spooky, is providing plenty of writing material and mystery...A Difference of Opinion by Bridget Christie: When Bridget''s husband is assaulted by the ghost of a long dead European leader, it highlights the vast differences in interpretation between a believer and an atheist.Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.©2018 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)2018 BBC Worldwide Ltd