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Katherine Ryan and AJ Odudu were among the celebs to bring the glamour to the 2023 Comedy Awards for Stand Up To Cancer on Friday evening.The pair were among an array of stars to attend the awards ceremony at the Roundhouse in London on 17 February, to celebrate the very best of comedic talent in the UK. Katherine Ryan, 39, who gave birth to her third child Fenna Grace back in December, posed proudly with her award for Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performer, as she brought smart glamour to the red carpet in a suit.

Sir Rod Stewart's first studio tape, which helped him secure his debut record deal, is being sold at auction by his former manager.

Harry Styles are among the stars nominated for this year’s British LGBT Awards.The upcoming ceremony will honour leading LGBTQ+ activists, allies and celebrities who have worked to advance the rights of LGBTQ+ people during the past 12 months.Lycett made headlines ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal, when he threatened to destroy £10,000 of his own money is David Beckham didn’t pull out of £10m deal with the host nation.The comedian eventually revealed his threat to be an awareness-raising stunt, and instead donated his money to LGBTQ+ charities.Fellow nominee Rod Stewart also spoke out against Qatar, telling The Sunday Times it “would have been good” to play his song ‘The Killing of Georgie’, about the murder of a gay man in the 1970s, at the opening ceremony as a protest.“I was actually offered a lot of money, over $1million (£832,432), to play there 15 months ago,” he added. “I turned it down.

Joe Lycett To Helm Channel 4 Live Show

Joe Lycett has responded to criticism after reports surfaced that he performed in Qatar years before his stunt with David Beckham.

Joe Lycett has revealed David Beckham will respond to his £10,000 shredding stunt over the FIFA World Cup, held in Qatar, in his Channel 4 show tonight. Beckham, 47, has been publicly slammed for his controversial £10million deal as a Qatar ambassador for the sporting event.

Footballing superstar David Beckham is to break his silence on his decision to be an ambassador for Qatar worth a reported £150M ($184M) tonight.

David Beckham has shared a selfie of himself at the World Cup in Qatar as the event continues to face criticism.

Joe Lycett has confirmed that the £10,000 he put through a shredder after urging David Beckham to give up his role as an ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar was actually fake cash.

Joe Lycett, the British broadcaster and comedian, has revealed the £10,000 ($11,800) he shredded in protest of David Beckham’s £150M ambassador role at the Qatari World Cup was not real cash.

"Or did I? I haven't quite told you the whole truth.The truth is the money that went into the shredder was real, but the money that came out was fake. I would never destroy money.

Joe Lycett has remained true to his word by shredding £10,000 of his own money after urging David Beckham to give up his role as an ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar.

David Beckham failed to acknowledge his challenge over the 2022 World Cup Qatar deal.The comedian is yet to receive a response from the former professional footballer.Last Sunday (13 November), the comedian released a video on social media in which he directly addressed David about his deal promoting the World Cup in Qatar.The comic explained he has received "radio silence" from the former Manchester United player.In the video, Joe said that he would give £10,000 to charities that support gay people in football if David pulls out of his reported £10 million deal over to the country’s stance on LGBT+ issues.If the footballer did not, the comic said he would shred his own money (£1,000 for every £1m allegedly earned by the former England player) and live stream it this Sunday at midday on the website BendersLikeBeckham.com.It is illegal to shred, destroy or deface money in the UK, however, Joe said he will come off "more lightly" than if he were to be gay in Doha.In an Instagram Live, the comic stood wearing a rainbow-coloured jacket and captioned the post: "A platform for progress."Joe could then be seen taking wads of cash and throwing it into a shredder.Taking to Twitter earlier today, Joe had started his countdown after sharing a photo of his cash ready to be put in the shredder.In view of his 1.2 million followers, he penned: "3 hours... #benderslikebeckham."In an earlier post, Joe tweeted: "4 hours...

David Beckham has said the Qatar World Cup will be a "platform for progress" amid backlash for his backing of the event's controversial location.

As controversy continues to swirl around World Cup hosts Qatar, and with the tournament due to begin next Sunday, British comedian Joe Lycett has said he will give £10,000 to charities that support gay people in football if David Beckham pulls out of a reported £10 million deal to act as an ambassador for the event. If Beckham does not, Lycett said he would put the money through a shredder and livestream himself doing so ahead of the opening ceremony. 

A post shared by Joe Lycett (@joelycett)“You’re the first premiership footballer to do shoots with gay magazines like Attitude, to speak openly about your gay fans, and you married a Spice Girl, which is the gayest thing a human being can do.”Joe went on: “But now it’s 2022. And you signed a reported £10m deal with Qatar to be their ambassador during the FIFA World Cup.“Qatar was voted as one of the worst places in the world to be gay.“Homosexuality is illegal, punishable by imprisonment and, if you’re Muslim, possibly even death.”Joe told David that, as he had “always talked about the power of football as a force for good”, he wanted to give him “a choice”.He revealed: “If you end your relationship with Qatar, I’ll donate this £10,000 of my own money, as a grand for every million you’re reportedly getting, to charities that support queer people in football.“However, if you do not, by midday next Sunday [20 November] I will throw this money into a shredder just before the opening ceremony of the World Cup and stream it live on a website I’ve registered called benderslikebeckham.com.”Joe added: “Not just the money, but also your status as a gay icon will be shredded.

David Beckham has been issued a social media demand by comedian Joe Lycett.

Joe Lycett, 34, has joked about looking “like a right t**t” following the revelation yesterday that Rishi Sunak, 42, is now Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.The comedian had previously claimed that the former Chancellor would “never” end up in the role.Joe took to Twitter yesterday to show his 1.2 million followers he knows how to make fun of himself with a hilarious new post.The star shared a clip from the BBC programme Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, where he had previously appeared as a guest.“Well it was nice to hear from Rishi Sunak but he’s not going to be Prime Minister,” Joe said in the video. “So you may as well have interviewed Peter Andre,” the star joked, referencing the popular singer and television personality. On Monday, it was announced Rishi would become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The politician, who formerly served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Boris Johnson, will be the third Tory Prime Minister in less than two months and the fifth in six years. He was formally appointed today following a meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace.His appointment marks a dramatic U-turn for the Conservative party, who elected Liz Truss over Rishi just six weeks ago. Liz announced her resignation last week after just 45 days in office, becoming the shortest serving PM of all time. She bid farewell to Downing Street today, delivering an unapologetic farewell speech where she defended her lower-tax vision for the UK.Joe’s followers took to the comment section to share their thoughts on the dramatic political events of the last few days.Mary wrote: “It is a hard one. I am happy for Rishi Sunak on his prime-ministerial role.

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on September 4, the comedian joked that he was a “right-wing” supporter of the Conservative Party, before sarcastically declaring his excitement for Liz Truss to be named as the next Prime Minister.“I know there’s been criticism in The Mail on Sunday today about leftie liberal wokey comedians on the BBC,” he said. “I’m actually very right-wing and I loved it.

Joe Lycett’s world and we’re just living it, following his headline-grabbing appearance on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.The comic provoked a social media storm with his appearance on the show as he sarcastically shared his thoughts on new prime minister Liz Truss, ahead of her being declared victor in the Conservative leadership race against Rishi Sunak.Joe proclaimed himself ‘incredibly right wing’ following his observation that Ms Truss could be seen as the ‘backwash of the available MPs’ in the party by ‘haters’.During the broadcast, he delivered his thoughts on the now leader of the government in deadpan fashion, which viewers praised as ‘grade A trolling’.Now, he’s shared that he’s enjoying an uptick in sales for his tour since declaring himself right wing.‘Fyi since coming out as right wing my tour sales have exploded,’ he tweeted on Tuesday afternoon, adding the hashtags ‘stay woke stay broke’ and ‘fair play to Janet’.fyi since coming out as right wing my tour sales have exploded #staywokestaybroke #fairplaytojanethttps://t.co/JugVj8y8ccFans were cracking up in his comments as they played along, with one replying: ‘I booked tickets when I thought you were left wing & now I have found out that you are a right wing comedian I feel like I have been duped and would like you to send me a full cash refund, but I would still like to come to see you.

Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg yesterday (September 4), Lycett shouted: “You smashed it, Liz!” after Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss was interviewed on the programme, and later gave a sarcastic response during a panel interview, joking he was “extremely right-wing”.Following the exchange, The Daily Mail published a front page with the headline: “Now BBC comic mocks Liz Truss,” with the article claiming “anti-Tory bias” from the corporation.Tweeting the image, Lycett responded: “I’ll be off to the framers in the morning”.I’ll be off to the framers in the morning pic.twitter.com/tJLFwtSnBU— Joe Lycett (@joelycett) September 4, 2022During the TV exchange, the comedian was asked about his thoughts on Truss’s interview, responding: “I know there’s been criticism in The Mail on Sunday today about leftie liberal wokie comedians on the BBC. I’m actually very right-wing and I loved it.