Joe Lycett to open live portal in Birmingham connecting Brummies to the USA

Joe Lycett is set to open a live portal in Birmingham which will connect Brummies to the USA.

Nicknamed “The Brum Hole”, the portal’s opening will be marking the launch of the comedian’s four-part Sky Original series, Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham.

The project aims to connect the public in Britain’s Birmingham to “Brummies from different mummies” across Birminghams in North America.

It will be set up on Tuesday 22nd April, with organisers saying: “Applicants must demonstrate their friendliness, sense of humour and a willingness to embrace the weird.

“Whether you just fancy a chat with another Brummie, want to sing them a song, compare dialect or whatever else you can do in roughly 15 minutes, let us know and we might pick you.”

To secure a slot at The Brum Hole, you can submit your entry by emailing [email protected], the deadline for applications is Monday 14th April.

With the Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s personal blessing, as part of his new series, Joe has undertaken the task of putting Birmingham back on the map by visiting as many as 18 Birminghams across North America.

This expedition took Joe from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, down the East Coast, through the Midwest and into the Deep South. 

Although Joe will not actually be present at The Brum Hole, Sky has announced that it will continue his fine work of adding new members into the United States of Birmingham friendship alliance.

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Selected participants will have the opportunity to chat with Brummies in the States, and those who make a new Brummie mate will be given an exclusive Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham friendship bracelet. 

Joe Lycett said: “I can’t be at the Brum Hole as that day I’m doing a needlework course with Adrian Chiles, but I’m delighted Sky are producing this unique opportunity to speak with other Brummies around the world. In my experience they are kind, charming and interesting folk, unless they’re called ‘Alison Hammond’. I was not responsible for the title ‘Brum Hole’ and do not enjoy saying things like ‘have a look in my Brum Hole’.”

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