Joe Lycett has said he "wanted to go to jail" over a standup joke that was investigated by police. The comedian, 33, told The One Show that he found it "hilarious" when officers called him up about the matter.
He revealed on social media on Tuesday (June 21) that the complaint had been made about a joke in his tour show "a few weeks back". Lycett said at the time that he had to write "a statement explaining the context of the joke" to officers and that the matter was now closed.
Speaking to presenters Alex Jones and Ronan Keating, he said: "I did think it was quite extreme that the police were called because the joke in question to me is not offensive at all. It's quite unusual – quite a full-on thing to hear – but it's not offensive to any group of people, it's not racist, homophobic or misogynistic.
