Anna Valentine, Managing Director of The Orion Publishing Group, has acquired World rights to Joe Lycett’s Art Hole by Joe Lycett in a competitive eight way auction.

Inside Joe Lycett's Art Hole you'll find his greatest artistic achievements and, for the first time, the stories behind the portraits, some of them completely and utterly unbelievable.

A collection of Joe Lycett’s portraits of people including Prince William, Eamonn Holmesm Priti Patel and Mick Hucknall are presented in this book. Lycett claims that Prince William sat for an exclusive portrait whilst extolling the virtues of the Phillips Air Fryer Series XXL Connected. 

Joe Lycett's Art Hole is brimming with surprises, also including portraits of Harry Styles, Robert Peston, Nadine Dorries and Elaine Paige.

Lycett said: ‘I’m delighted to finally be able to show my Art Hole to the world, and can’t wait for the resulting inevitable aggressive legal letters.’

Joe Lycett is a BAFTA and two-time Royal Television Society award-winning comedian. He is also an artist who has exhibited in Royal Academy London, Manchester Art Gallery, The IKON Gallery, and more. He has sold work around the globe, to established art collectors, fellow comedians, and on one occasion to Harry Styles for a fee of £6 and a Kit Kat Chunky Peanut Butter.

Managing Director Anna Valentine said: ‘As well as being one of the UK’s best-loved comedians, Joe Lycett is a bonafide artist, so this book brings both strands of his oeuvre together for the first time. As brilliantly funny as it is stunningly designed, Joe Lycett’s Art Hole will delight his fans and will be supported by a major headline-grabbing campaign this autumn.’

Joe Lycett’s Arthole will be published by Trapeze on 26th September 2024 in hardback, trade paperback, audio and ebook, with a supporting special edition.