Who Likes Joe Lycett

Lewis Hargreaves

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Joe Lycett just joined Olivia Cooke in the West End's "White Rabbit Red Rabbit" run, which is reason enough to do what I do with any trending name: find who in Manchester's orbit would actually rate him, and who'd rather watch the football instead. He studied here (Uni of Manchester, proper badge of honour), so there's a real local thread to pull. This isn't a ranked power list, it's just ten honest reactions from people who've crossed paths with his work one way or another. Grab a pint, argue with me in the comments.

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Who Likes Joe Lycett — 4 items
Name	Comment	Connection to Joe Lycett	Verdict
1HOME mcr regular	HOME's got the best sightlines of any venue in town for a comic who paces about. Lycett live is a different animal to telly Lycett — sharper, meaner, better.	Saw his stand-up tour stop through here years back	Rates him 8/10
2Frog and Bucket regular	Everyone who was doing open spots in the 2010s has a Lycett story. Frog and Bucket lot reckon he was always the most 'switched on' in the room, even before QI happened.	Circuit comics who came up on the same new-act nights	Rates him 9/10
3University of Manchester alumni society	Alumni mag loves a famous grad. Fair play, most of us just remember the Curry Mile, not writing panel show gags, so he's done alright for himself.	He studied here, name-drops it occasionally	Rates him 7/10
4Band on the Wall promoter	Not his venue specifically but the type of small room where his stuff lands best — tight, a bit chaotic, crowd close enough to heckle back. He'd suit it.	Books comedy nights alongside the usual gigs	Rates him 8/10