Joe Lycett, the British comedian and television presenter, is confirmed to appear in the upcoming second series of Celebrity Traitors, which begins on Thursday, October 1. He will join a new group of celebrities at the castle for the popular BBC One show.
Early Career and Stand-Up Comedy
Lycett began performing stand-up comedy in 2009 and won the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year award. His television career includes appearances on shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, Celebrity Juice, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and Would I Lie to You?
He also featured in the fourth series of Channel 4's Taskmaster alongside Mel Giedroyc, Hugh Dennis, Lolly Adefope, and Noel Fielding.
Television Presenting Roles
In 2019, Lycett took over as presenter of The Great British Sewing Bee, and in 2021 he began hosting Travel Man, succeeding Richard Ayoade. That same year, he launched his consumer show Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, where he uses humour to challenge large corporations such as banks and airlines on behalf of consumers.
In 2023, he started hosting Late Night Lycett, a comedy variety show featuring celebrity interviews and comedy segments. He also appeared in the first series of Last One Laughing UK alongside comedians Bob Mortimer, Rob Beckett, and Judi Love.
Radio and Other Work
Beyond television, Lycett has been a guest on multiple radio programmes. He stood in for Rylan Clark-Neal on Rylan on Saturday on BBC Radio 2 and covered Sara Cox's drive-time show in 2019.
Full Line-Up for Celebrity Traitors Series 2
The complete list of celebrities taking part in the second series includes: Amol Rajan (journalist and broadcaster), Bella Ramsey (actor), James Acaster (comedian and podcaster), James Blunt (singer/songwriter), Jerry Hall (model and actress), Joanne McNally (comedian), Joe Lycett (comedian), Julie Hesmondhalgh (actor), King Kenny (content creator), Leigh-Anne Pinnock (singer/songwriter), Maya Jama (broadcaster and entrepreneur), Michael Sheen (actor and presenter), Miranda Hart (actor and author), Myha'la (actor), Professor Hannah Fry (broadcaster and mathematician), Richard E. Grant (actor and author), Rob Beckett (comedian), Romesh Ranganathan (comedian), Ross Kemp (actor and presenter), Sebastian Croft (musician and actor), and Sharon Rooney (actor).
The series is set to air on BBC One, with viewers encouraged to share their excitement about Joe Lycett's participation in the comments.
