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Joe Lycett made headlines recently for appearing to storm off of Steph's Packed Lunch after she criticised him about his plastic Yop bottle. The 33 year old comedian later revealed that it was a publicity stunt geared at getting Yop to change their white PET plastic bottles to clear ones.

Joe Lycett has claimed his entire “tantrum” on Steph’s Packed Lunch, which saw the comedian storming off the Channel 4 programme hosted by Steph McGovern on Thursday, was staged.The TV funny man has released a lengthy statement saying his aim all along was to get the yoghurt drink brand Yop to stop using “white PET plastic” as it’s “much harder to recycle”.

Joe Lycett stormed off halfway through his segment on Steph's Packed Lunch after sharing an awkward moment with the host.The 32 year old, who presents The Great British Sewing Bee, appeared on the programme on Thursday 1 July to speak out on turning to exercise in a bid to combat staying up all night in a sleepless daze. Earlier on the Channel 4 show, the comedian had explained that he'd ditched single-use plastic in his home to help the environment.

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Lorraine Kelly, 60, was left over the moon after she was dubbed one of Joe Lycett's "Dreamgirls" in the latest episode of The Great British Sewing Bee. The comedian gushed over the queen of daytime TV and she was ecstatic after the TV mention was pointed out to her on social media.

Gallery: Emmerdale spoilers for next week in 19 pictures as Faith Dingle returns and Tracey gives birth (Manchester Evening News)The new sketch also featured cameos from Sting, Brian McFadden, Joe Lycett, Steps and Simon Pegg as well as Emily Atack as their daughter, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes as Cat's parents. The episode once again ended on a cliffhanger at the - second - wedding of Cat and Dec after Simon Pegg objected to the marriage.

Sir Lenny Henry is also on board supporting the cause, along with comedians Mo Gilligan, Shappi Khorsandi and Joe Lycett. Read more: Lenny Henry unveiled as The Masked Singer competitorFor the launch, they've appeared in a short film discussing how comedy has helped them in their lives.

Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year spotted an unfortunate result of the seating arrangements during the show. Maya Jama took part in the TV show aired on Boxing Day, joined by quizmaster Jimmy Carr plus Stacey Solomon, David Mitchell, Richard Ayoade, James Acaster and Joe Lycett.

Crafters rejoice! The Great British Sewing Bee will be broadcasting two Christmas specials over the festive period, with presenter Joe Lycett welcoming exciting celebrity guests to showcase their sewing skills. The first episode will see Denise Van Outen, Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, This Morning's Dr Ranj Singh and comedian Sara Pascoe enter the amateur sewing room for some crafting fun.

Litany has debuted the new video for her single ‘Uh-huh’, which features a host of famous faces including comedians Joe Lycett and Katherine Ryan.

Joe Lycett is reverting to his own name after officially changing it to Hugo Boss as an act of protest against the company.

British comedian Joe Lycett, who changed his name to taunt a fashion brand Hugh Boss, has revealed he is returning to his original name.

It would be "wrong", he said, for the brand to take credit for victories in his Channel 4 consumer TV show

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Comedian Joe Lycett has changed his name to Hugo Boss in a protest against the fashion firm.

Comedian Joe Lycett has legally changed his name to Hugo Boss because he says the fashion company 'hates people using their name'.

The comedian formerly known as Joe Lycett has said that changing his name to Hugo Boss to taunt the fashion company has been “a headache”.

A comedian said he has legally changed his name to Hugo Boss in a jibe against the German luxury designer using trademark claims to target small businesses and charities who use the name “boss”.