Matt Forde
- 42 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Edinburgh festival diary: Auld Sneekie: Riot breaks out
By the time you read this, Maria Alyokhina, one of the founders of Pussy Riot, should be in Edinburgh, in defiance of a travel ban imposed by the Kremlin.
The Times, 10th August 2018Kezia Dugdale: Phones are making folk a lot less smart
I've watched Matt Forde grow from the benches of small to large Pleasance venues over the past few years.
Kezia Dugdale, Edinburgh Evening News, 7th August 2018Looking for a little politics with your Fringe comedy?
Fringe comedy shows to see that tackle (in their diverse ways) some of the issues du jour.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 1st August 2018Comedians talk life, death and movie masterpieces
Brett Goldstein mixes mortality and movie-going to comic effect with Katherine Ryan and James Acaster, while a podcast explores Soho's murderous past.
Rowan Slaney, Hannah Verdier, Shehani Fernando and Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 27th July 2018Best comedy podcasts at this year's Fringe
Catch live recordings of Sofie Hagen Tries Something, The Bugle, Reasons to be Cheerful, The Guilty Feminist and more.
Jay Richardson, The List, 26th July 2018Matt Forde on Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate has a lot to answer for this World Cup - all of it good.
Matt Forde, i Newspaper, 12th July 2018Political comedian Matt Forde returns to Fringe
Matt Forde, star of UKTV's Unspun and host of the popular Political Party stand-up show and podcast, will debut a new show - Brexit Through The Gift Shop - at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Seen It, 26th June 2018Political podcasts: 10 of the best
In an age of dizzying headlines at home and abroad, political podcasts help an increasing number of listeners keep abreast of a fast-moving and often overwhelming news cycle.
Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian, 17th June 2018Matt Forde on the Obamas
There's no bigger soapbox than the streaming giant. But have any other politicians got the charisma to pull it off?
Matt Forde, The Guardian, 24th May 2018Going to see comedy? Don't let slip you voted Leave
When I went to see Matt Forde's first gig in his latest tour I was accompanied by a fellow Labour Party member. At the bit where Forde asks if anyone in the audience had voted Leave in 2016, I had no alternative but to respond, loudly, in the affirmative.
Tom Harris, The Telegraph, 5th April 2018