Joe Lycett's ART HOLE To Be Published This Autumn

Anna Valentine, Managing Director of The Orion Publishing Group, has acquired World rights to Joe Lycett's Art Hole by Joe Lycett, from Hannah Chambers at Chambers Management, in a competitive eight way auction.

Inside Joe Lycett's Art Hole you'll find his greatest artistic achievements and, for the first time, the salacious stories behind the portraits, some of them completely and utterly unbelievable.

A collection of Joe Lycett's portraits of the world's most influential people including Eamonn Holmes and Mick Hucknall are presented in this stunningly designed book. Read how His Royal Highness Prince William, The Prince of Whales, sat for an exclusive portrait whilst extolling the virtues of the Phillips Air Fryer Series XXL Connected. Enjoy a never-before-seen portrait of Priti Patel, done in a break from her hobby as one of the United Kingdom's greatest fly-tippers. And delight in the gob-smacking story of then-Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey averting an international incident at Cadbury World.

Joe Lycett's Art Hole is brimming with surprises, including an astonishing array of British cultural titans, such as Harry Styles, Robert Peston, Nadine Dorries and Elaine Paige. Stunningly designed, it is sure to delight, fascinate and perhaps even inspire you to pick up a paint brush, insert yourself at the heart of contemporary British public life, and do some absolutely wank paintings of celebs. 

Joe Lycett is a BAFTA and two-time Royal Television Society award-winning comedian. He is also an artist who has exhibited in Royal Academy London, Manchester Art Gallery, The IKON Gallery, and more. He has sold work around the globe, to established art collectors, fellow comedians, and on one occasion to Harry Styles for a fee of £6 and a Kit Kat Chunky Peanut Butter.

Joe Lycett said: ‘I'm delighted to finally be able to show my Art Hole to the world, and can't wait for the resulting inevitable aggressive legal letters.'

Managing Director Anna Valentine said: ‘As well as being one of the UK's best-loved comedians, Joe Lycett is a bonafide artist, so this book brings both strands of his oeuvre together for the first time. As brilliantly funny as it is stunningly designed, Joe Lycett's Art Hole will delight his fans and will be supported by a major headline-grabbing campaign this autumn.'

Joe Lycett's Arthole will be published by Trapeze on 26th September 2024 in hardback, trade paperback, audio and ebook, with a supporting special edition.

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Our non-fiction authors include the bestselling narrative non-fiction author of the century Adam Kay; Glastonbury Festival's Michael and Emily Eavis; the record-breaking comedy series Schitt's Creek; Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper, writers and stars of the three-time BAFTA nominated BBC comedy This Country; and podcast powerhouses My Favourite Murder and Redhanded. Our list includes brilliant new voices, including Nihal Arthanayake, Joe Tracini, and Annie Lord.