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Matt Forde

Matt Forde

  • 42 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Sky to pilot Comedians Watching Football With Friends

Joe Wilkinson, Iain Stirling, Matt Forde and Emily Dean are amongst those involved in Comedians Watching Football With Friends, a new format being piloted for Sky.

British Comedy Guide, 24th October 2018

Politics keeps providing for Edinburgh Fringe satirists

It's a laugh or cry situation, and comedians Lolly Jones, Pierre Novellie and Matt Forde are trying to ensure festival goers are laughing more than crying.

Rohan Banerjee, The New Statesman, 23rd August 2018

Why Brexit is getting laughs at the Edinburgh Fringe

Britain's departure from the EU is a hard topic to get away from, even at the Edinburgh Fringe. But has anyone in Edinburgh found anything new and, more importantly, anything funny to say about it?

Vincent Dowd, BBC, 14th August 2018

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 2018

Kezia 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 2018

Looking 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 2018

Comedians 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 2018

Best 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 2018

Matt 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 2018

Political 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 2018

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