The date has been confirmed for the new series of Travel Man. This will be the first full series hosted by Joe Lycett following a Christmas special in Iceland (the country not the shop) with Bill Bailey.

Travel Man finally starts on Channel 4 on Monday, 4th April at 8:30pm and in the first episode Lycett takes fellow comedian James Acaster to the Basque Country. Aisling Bea, Katherine Parkinson and Mo Gilligan are also in the series.

It's been a long wait for Lycett. It was announced that he was taking over from previous host Richard Ayoade back in July 2019 when the world was a very different place. At the time Lycett said:  “I’m beyond excited to take over the brilliant, charming show that Richard has nurtured. I’m less excited about the number of times I’m going to have to take off my shoes at Birmingham Airport.”

Birmingham comedian Lycett is busier than ever at the moment. He has a huge national tour in the pipeline as well as other TV projects, some of which involve the kind of bold, inventive antics he has become known for.

He explains in a new interview in the Observer what the tour is about. It is built around a stunt he has worked on for three years, which began when he realised he’d paid too much for his house, but ended up as, “a love letter to my local community – it’s the thing I’ve made that I’m most proud of.” 

Lycett is not just a stand-up comedian and campaigner/prankster. He has also directed music videos for rising music stars. He directed the music video for Litany’s track Uh-huh, which featured Katherine Ryan, Ru-Paul’s Drag Race star Vinegar Strokes and a cameo from Joe himself. He also made the surreal video for Katy J Pearson’s track Miracle which featured a life-size toy cow called Muriel and some shanty singers.

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Travel Man, Channel 4, Mondays from 4th April at 8:30pm.

Picture: Joe Lycett/Instagram