Matt Forde
- 42 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Allan Crow, Fife Today, 27th July 2017Edinburgh 10x10: 3. All pod's children
Here are ten shows from comedians who've built up their fan base with podcasts - some are taping new episodes in Edinburgh, others doing their stand-up shows, and some are doing both.
Chortle, 19th July 2017I talk to: Matt Forde
Since finishing Edinburgh last year, Matt Forde has hosted not one, but three series of Unspun on Dave and he's back to Edinburgh this year with his seventh hour in as many years.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 19th July 2017Fringe 2017: the comedy shows you should book now
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the best place to see comedy heavyweights perform alongside up and coming talent.
Rebecca Monks, i Newspaper, 5th July 2017Comedians for Corbyn?
Stand-up is supposedly a leftie haven. But from what I saw this week, the scene offered little support for the Labour leader - and, despite some droll insights, a lack of real debate.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th June 2017The selling point of Forde's satirical news show is that it is recorded very tight to broadcast, theoretically encouraging both topicality and spontaneity. The nature of the format dictates that the quality is uneven, with much obviously depending on which guests are available - April's interview with Tony Blair was deservedly acclaimed - but, in general, the gulf between this and The Daily Show is unmissably vast.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 7th June 2017Satire is a dying genre - who could satirise this?
When the leader of the free world is a planet-threatening anti-hero so frightening that he would test the credulity of readers of Marvel comics, it's a challenging time for the political satirist.
Ian Burrell, i Newspaper, 4th June 2017Unspun With Matt Forde gets two more series
Political comedy show Unspun With Matt Forde has been given two more series by channel Dave. The format will be broadcast twice weekly during the General Election.
British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2017Brits still waiting for full Brexit comedy dividend
They were the two stories that rocked the Western world last year. But while Donald Trump's election injected new life into U.S. political comedy, the British are still waiting for Brexit to usher in their new golden age of satire.
Robin Pomeroy, Reuters, 16th March 2017The UK's answer to John Oliver in format but sadly not execution (although John Oliver is surely also our own answer to John Oliver, being from Birmingham and all), Matt Forde's relatively ersatz Unspun returns for a new series of topical skewering. Guest comedians will include Oliver's former cohort Andy Zaltzman and Phil Wang, while political guests - unknown at the time of writing - will be drafted in to give their twopenn'orth.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 1st March 2017