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Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

  • TV comedy
  • Channel 4
  • 2019 - 2024
  • 25 episodes (3 series)

Joe Lycett becomes the peoples' champion in a new comedy investigating consumer rights and justice. Also features Katie Morley and Mark Silcox.

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Joe Lycett Climate Investigation

Joe Lycett. Copyright: Rumpus Media
Ahead of the COP26 climate change summit, Joe Lycett takes on one of the world's most powerful companies - Shell - as he investigates whether its eco-friendly advertising really paints the right picture of a corporation that still drills a huge amount of oil and gas. Joe meets climate experts and attempts to engage Shell in his own uniquely fearless fashion, before deciding to make his own version of their ads and tries to get his parody broadcast on national television.

Preview clips

Notes

This episode had the working title Joe Lycett Vs The Oil Giant.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 24th October 2021
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 27th October 2021 2:35am 4seven
Thursday 28th October 2021 12:10am 4seven
Friday 29th October 2021 2:05am C4

Cast & crew

Cast
Joe Lycett Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Mike Berners-Lee Self
Lily Cole Self
Darren Cullen Self
John Donovan Self
David Lambert Self
Jane Augsburger Self
Fatih Birol Self
Collette Ruddy Self
Writing team
James Kettle Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Paul Taylor Director
Joe Lycett Director
Emily Hudd Executive Producer
Nada Issa Producer
Sophia Lightfoot Producer
Morgan Roberts Executive Producer
David Modell Development Executive Producer
Tim Thompsett Editor
Creda Wilson Editor
Tim Woolcott Editor
Dave Whyte Graphics
Keith Gubbins Director of Photography
Collette Ruddy Make-up Designer

Videos

The advert Shell would never make

Joe Lycett has made this advert to highlight the troubling problem of greenwashing, a practice where companies exaggerate their green credentials in their marketing output.

Joe Lycett confronts Shell

Joe Lycett takes on the world's largest oil company, Shell, after discovering their greenwashing tactics.

Featuring: Joe Lycett.

Press

Joe Lycett vs The Oil Giant review

Taking Shell to task, or just silly laughs?

Ben Dowell, The Times, 25th October 2021

Joe Lycett vs The Oil Giant, Channel 4, review

A lowbrow but effective stand against greenwashing.

Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 24th October 2021

Joe Lycett vs the Oil Giant, review

A protest that was a waste of time and energy.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th October 2021

Joe Lycett Vs The Oil Giant review

The comic and self-styled consumer champion turns his attention to the 'eco-friendly' face of the fossil fuel behemoth. Is he virtue signalling? Yes - but it's hard not to be impressed.

Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 24th October 2021

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