Comedian Joe Lycett revealed that a fan who witnessed one of his last performances called the police because he found one of his lines “too offensive.”
The 33-year-old Birmingham prankster revealed he was questioned by police after receiving a complaint for a joke that used the phrase “giant ass d***”.
On social media, Lycett shared the police message that the case was closed, expressing her dismay at being reported in the first place.
He wrote: “A few weeks ago, someone came to my tour show and was offended by one of the jokes. And their perfectly understandable answer to that… call the damn police.
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No jokes! Joe Lycett, in the current UK More, More, More! set (pictured at Palladium in 2015)
He added that “Füzz” was “beautiful”, but was tasked with investigating the complaint further, “This involved writing them a description explaining the contents of the joke; I particularly liked putting the word “giant ass-fucking” in a message sent to a police detective.
Lycett said he doesn’t plan on taking the line from his current set while touring the UK with More, More, More! to show.
He said: “You’ll be happy to know that the line that I think is one of the best I’ve written is determined and proud in the drama.
“The tour will continue until September unless he goes to jail.”
After reading Joe’s investigative reports, many were surprised that the police were investigating.
@NurulStratford wrote: ‘What did I just read? Are you going to call the police to make a joke on a show?’
@GiggleLyndsey added: ‘Haha omg I’m sorry this happened, but it just pissed me off. But also call the police to prank the sbb?!’
“The prank was funny and innocent,” said one person watching the show.
Another suggested that the joke was “both funny and equally terrifying…the best kind of joke”.
The police memo Joe shared shows that the investigation into his prank has been closed.
The 33-year-old Birmingham cartoonist revealed that he was interrogated by the police for a joke on his current show (pictured from the 2018 show Graham Norton) about a “giant ass fuck”.
Earlier this year, it was reported that Lycett caused “panic” among ministers in Westminster after she made a fake version of Sue Gray’s report, which was later confused with a “serious leak”.
Ministers continued to “run in a panic” after the comedian released Ms. Gray’s report to the nation via social media, according to a source.
shared the comic A bogus summary of the top seven results by Ms. Gray on Downing Street highlighting the “culture of violating Covid-19 regulations”.
The bullets contained: Games known as “Slow Dance” and “Get the A***hole” were played. and “A series of WhatsApp groups with titles such as ‘Definitely Meeting’ and ‘Down Street’ have been created to organize meetings.
Source: Daily Mail
