I'm the Banksy copycat! Comedian Joe Lycett 明らかにする／漏らすs he was behind Wizard of Oz-主題d mural that appeared in Birmingham street
Comedian Joe Lycett has 認める he was behind a Wizard of Oz-主題d artwork in Birmingham that was compared to 作品 by Banksy - one of several 偽の news stories he 工場／植物d in the マスコミ in 最近の weeks.
The 35-year-old comic says the 誤った Dorothy was one of a number of untrue tales he managed to こそこそ動く into several 設立するd マスコミ 出口s in 最近の weeks.?
憶測 about the authorship of the piece - which appeared to mimic Banksy's style of 統合するing their artwork into the surrounding 環境 - even 軍隊d the artist's spokesperson to 問題／発行する a blunt 否定 they were responsible.
Lycett?明らかにする／漏らすd his trickery on his new 一連の?Late Night Lycett on?Channel 4?on Friday night.
He said he 工場／植物d the?Banksy?story, 同様に as three other 偽の new stories, to （問題を）取り上げる space in the マスコミ that would さもなければ have been used to 'spread hate, 悲惨 and pictures of Amanda Holden'.
Comedian Joe Lycett has 認める he was behind of several 偽の news stories he 工場／植物d in the マスコミ in 最近の weeks
The 35-year-old comic says the 誤った Banksy-looking Dorothy artwork was one of a number of untrue tales he managed to こそこそ動く into several 設立するd マスコミ 出口s in 最近の weeks?
憶測 about the authorship of the piece - which appeared to mimic Banksy's style of 統合するing their artwork into the surrounding 環境 - even 軍隊d the artist's spokesperson to 問題／発行する a blunt 否定 they were responsible
His other 偽の stories were a five-a-味方する footballer from Birmingham having a bruise on his thigh that 似ているd Prince Harry's 直面する, 研究 showing that men from Birmingham have the longest penises in the UK and an eight-foot-tall statue of H from Steps 存在 築くd in his hometown of Cowbridge in むちの跡s.
マスコミ organisations that fell for one of the いたずらs 含む BBC News, The Sun, The Daily 星／主役にする, ITV News, Sky News and the 独立した・無所属.
MailOnline covered the story about the five-a-味方する football bruise which bore an uncanny resemblance to?Prince Harry's 直面する on March 19.
Some of the 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うd hoaxes, like the woman who thought she 救助（する）d a hedgehog that turned out to be a hat bobble and the North Korean 列／漕ぐ／騒動 over Alan Titchmarsh's trousers, turned out to be real.?
Lycett said the story about Ian 'H' Watkins from Steps had been 'covered everywhere... they even discussed it on BBC Breakfast'.
Speaking to BBC むちの跡s straight after the show, Watkins said: 'I'm 広大な／多数の／重要な friends with Joe and he had this idea that he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to create fun 偽の news to deflect away from all of the bad 偽の news ? and it worked!
Ian 'H' Watkins from Steps 促進するd the hoax story on his Instagram page
MailOnline was fooled by the story of a bruise which looked like Prince Harry's 直面する
It was （人命などを）奪う，主張するd the bruise was 原因（となる）d by a 衝突／不一致 af five-a-味方する football?
Lycett 明らかにする／漏らすd his trickery on hi s new 一連の Late Night Lycett on Channel 4 on Friday night (pictured)
The comedian is 井戸／弁護士席-known for spreading mischief and has publicised several いたずらs over the years
Joe Lycett shredded £10,000 in a 支持を得ようと努めるd-chipper to 抗議する against David Beckham's?£10million 議論の的になる 大使の 役割 at the 2022 men's World Cup, held in the homophobic country of Qatar, though the money was later 明らかにする／漏らすd to be 偽の
'And a lot of these stories have gone unnoticed ? this one did for a long time.'
'I love that Joe has put this on a 国家の 壇・綱領・公約, when there is so much 憎悪 and we can 向こうずね a little light on some joy and something funny,' he said.
'It was the most ridiculous but people bought it, I had to text my mother and go mum just to let you know this is gonna happen, and she said "I will say nothing".'
Watkins said the hoax had deflected from a lot of 消極的な news in the マスコミ, and 'shone a スポットライト on people who sit behind keyboards and they whinge and they whine and they don’t 与える／捧げる'.
Lycett then proceeded to 明らかにする／漏らす that he was behind the 捏造する，製作するd story that 'Brummies have the biggest penises' after The Daily 星／主役にする 報告（する）／憶測d: 'A new 年一回の 熟考する／考慮する by Myriad 研究ing for Spartan 層s, a 最高の，を越す men's underwear brand, 設立する that blokes in Birmingham have the biggest 普通の／平均（する） manhoods in the UK.'?
The comedian, from Birmingham, is known for his stunts and いたずらs.?
Last year, the comedian teased the public with a stunt to 開始する，打ち上げる his 偽の podcast, Turdcast, in which a 巨大（な） inflatable 洗面所 he dubbed 'the Turdis' accidentally '漏れるd' 偽の 汚水 into Liverpool ドッキングする／減らす／ドックに入れるs.?
The spillage was later 明らかにする／漏らすd to be 海洋 mud, which had no 環境の or 生物学の 衝撃 on the habitat.?
In 2020, he changed his 指名する to Hugo Boss in 抗議する at the 大規模な German fashion brand sending 中止する-and-desist letters to some small 商売／仕事s and charities who used 'boss' in their 指名するs.
He also shredded £10,000 in a 支持を得ようと努めるd-chipper to 抗議する against David Beckham's 議論の的になる 大使の 役割 at the 2022 men's World Cup, held in the homophobic country of Qatar, though the money was later 明らかにする／漏らすd to be 偽の.
