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Alright bab! Screeners available for Joe Lycetts United States of Birmingham, launching 22 April on Sky Max and NOW

24/03/2025

Screeners are now available for the brand-new four-part Sky Original series, Joe Lycett's United States of Birmingham, which launches 22 April on Sky Max and streaming service NOW.

It's no secret that the nation's Mummy, Joe Lycett, adores Birmingham.

In his self-appointed role as the second city's ambassador and, with the blessing of the actual Lord Mayor of Birmingham, everyone's favourite comedy activist is on a mission to put Birmingham firmly back on the map - in fact, all over the map. To do that, Joe is heading to North America, home to no fewer than eighteen Birminghams - stretching from Canada's Saskatchewan province, down the East Coast, through the Midwest and into the Deep South.

Joe will explore their history, their collective Brummie cultural commonalities and form official Friendship Agreements with as many Birminghams as he can. At the climax of the series, Joe will invite some of his new Brummie chums back to his own Birmingham for what will undoubtedly become an annual global event - the International Day of Birmingham.

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Joe Lycetts United States of Birmingham is a co-production between North One and My Options Were Limited. Steve Gowans is the Executive Producer, and Nicola Silk is the Series Producer and Director. The series was commissioned by Phil Edgar Jones, Executive Director of Unscripted Originals at Sky for Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios & Chief Content Officer for Sky. Barbara Lee is the Commissioning Editor.

For more information, contact Molly Wyatt molly.wyatt@sky.uk / Lucy Butterfield lucy.butterfield@sky.uk

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