Joe Lycett unveils framed front page after ‘mocking’ Liz Truss on BBC show

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Lycett has revealed just how proud he is of the front page coverage he received for “mocking” Liz Truss during a BBC interview. I know exactly what she’s up to.” That same evening, the comedian shared the following day’s Daily Mail front page, which featured the headline: “Now BBC Comic Mocks Liz Truss.” The paper reported that the BBC had been accused of “anti-Tory bias” due to Lycett’s segment. Lycett captioned the post: “I’ll be off to the framers in the morning.” Now, more than a month later, he has revealed this was no joke after unveiling the framed front page on Twitter, writing: “It’s perfect.” During the interview, Kuenssberg asked Lycett to be “serious”, with the comic replying: “I’m not being sarcastic.” Later, after Kuenssberg showed a news report that argued that Truss is a “stronger” candidate “than you think”, Lycett said: “I think the haters will say we’ve had 12 years of the Tories, and that we’re sort of at the dregs of what they’ve got available, and that Liz Truss is sort of like the backwash of the available MPs. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “I wouldn’t say that, because I’m incredibly right-wing, but some people might say that.” Joe Lycett unveils front page coverage of his ‘mocking’ of Liz Truss It’s not the first time that Birmingham-born Lycett, who has previously insisted he is not a political comedian, has ruffled feathers with his politics-based jokes.