Joe Lycett is set to front a new Channel 4 series that will see him become Britain's least hardworking pub landlord. The Taskmaster star will host The Lycett Arms, a chat show based inside his own pub.
Announcing the series, Channel 4 said that Joe is applying for a license to sell and serve alcohol in his pub — a "technicolour, paisley-carpeted East London boozer where punters can escape the world while putting the world to rights". The process involves a lot of paperwork, some training, and an exam Joe must pass in order to be accredited with a Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders.
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It's a big undertaking, but fans shouldn't worry that Joe is leaving the comedy stage for the barrel store. His pub will be open for only an hour a week, exclusively for making episodes of The Lycett Arms.
The pub will be frequented by a "cast of regulars, old friends, and strangers," and each week, there'll a new celebrity pub manager. The Lycett Arms will also twin with a different pub from across the UK and celebrate what's special about Britain's boozers.
Described as "a love letter to the great British pub", The Lycett Arms promises to be "live, anarchic, and with the wheels threatening to come off at any moment".
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Speaking about the series, Joe hilariously said: "I've always wanted to run a pub that only exists for an hour a week, for the purposes of a TV concept, and I'm thrilled beyond words to embark on the extended process of applying for a license to sell and serve alcohol.
"Filling in government-mandated paperwork has always been a passion of mine, and I only hope that at some point it involves the presentation of at least one form of photographic ID.
"Pretty much the only disappointment is that in addition to this enthralling form-filling process, I will also have to make a television series."
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The comedian continued: "Nevertheless, I will meet my obligations to sit in front of a camera welcoming celebrities into the pub for great conversations and top comedy, it says here, and generally creating an unmissable event that will brighten your Friday evenings for six weeks.
"Those are all the words that I have been requested to say. Now I can return my attention to figuring out how to get round being locked out of Gov.uk."
The Lycett Arms will air on Channel 4 later this year.
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