Career
Lycett was the 2009 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year, the runner-up in the 2009 Laughing Horse New Acting of the Year, and a finalist in the 2011 British Broadcasting Corporation New Comedy Awards. In 2012, his debut stand-up show Some Lycett Hot was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Lycett has appeared on television on Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Celebrity Juice, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Spicks and Specks and Virtually Famous, and was a regular panellist on the E4 show Dirty Digest.
He has also co-written narration on ITV2 show The Magaluf Weekender.
Lycett featured on Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Christmas Special with Jason Manford, Rev Richard Coles and Jo Joyner. On the radio he has been a guest on Scott Mills, Greg James and Nick Grimshaw"s programmes on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 and on Richard Bacon"s programme on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live.
In August 2011 he wrote and performed the short story Spooky and the Van which was broadcast in the Afternoon Reading slot on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4. In August 2013 he made his debut on Just a Minute on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4.
Lycett was also known as "the resident news hound" on Josh Widdicombe"s XFM radio show, which was broadcast on Saturday (and later Sunday) mornings.
Lycett was born, and still lives in, Hall Green, Birmingham, and is bisexual. He studied Drama and English at the University of Manchester.
