‘I wasn’t there’ Joe Lycett issues heartbreaking post after ‘catfishing’ government | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
Joe Lycett, 33, hit headlines yesterday as he took to his Twitter to post a fake report as the nation await’s Sue Gray’s findings about Downing Street’s lockdown parties. The post subsequently went viral, leading Joe to issue a heartbreaking statement today, explaining his reasonings for his “anger” at the government that led him to post what he did.
The comedian issued a statement this evening on his Twitter in view of his 994,200 followers, explaining his recent actions.
He penned: “I catfished (sort of accidentally) Nadine Dorries and then supposedly catfished (sort of accidentally) the whole government.
“I wrote some jokes on Twitter, some dumb people (some in our government) found them plausible rather than funny and now I’m in most newspapers.”
The comedian then took to justify his actions in his statement as he felt “anger” towards the government.
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“He had been ill for a number of years and towards the end, I had helped as a part-time carer.
“I watched him slip away, gradually, over months, and all that comes with it. It’s a long story for another time.
“But he died, at the start of lockdown, and I wasn’t there because I was following the rules, and we had a tiny insufficient funeral because we were following the rules, and I drove his kids away from that funeral back to Birmingham without any sort of wake, because we were following the rules, and it felt unnatural and cruel and almost silly, but we did it because we followed the rules.
“So I suppose like thousands of others with their own stories, I’m angry about that.”
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Joe then finished his letter to tell his followers what is wrong with the government in order to justify his actions.
He said: “They’re all about power and little else. They torch traditions and institutions with ease if it helps them retain their grip.
“To h**l with my dear friend, they think, and all your dead friends and dead relatives.
“You followed the rules and we didn’t but we’re in power and that’s all that matters so spin on it.”
This comes after Joe posted a parody report with a fake Cabinet Office letterhead.
He captioned the tweet: “BREAKING: Leaked Sue Gray report reveals shocking abuse of rules. Hard to see how the PM can cling on after this.”
Joe later shared a screenshot of messages he had received from a supposed “cabinet minister”.
The message, purportedly from someone who works in parliament, read: “Your tweet this morning was read as an actual serious leak from Sue Gray’s report. U had MP staff literally running around panicking from what it said. Panic dialling MPs like we need to discuss this right now.” (sic)
