Matt Forde
- 42 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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The 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 2017UKTV orders Series 2 of Unspun With Matt Forde
Political comedy show Unspun With Matt Forde is to return to channel Dave for a second run. The six-part series starts in March.
British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2017Best of live comedy 2016
From classy confessional comedy to superlative solo sketch work, the year was filled with a plethora of live treats.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 21st December 2016Leicester Comedy Festival line-up announced
Next year's Leicester Comedy Festival will have as many events as ever, despite the headline sponsorship deal coming to an end.
Tom Mack, Leicester Mercury, 7th November 2016Matt Forde review
Lively mickey-take of Brexit-era omnishambles.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th October 2016British TV is not suffering a noticeable dearth of bumptious comics taking a sideways look at the news, but rarely are the consequences amusing. The holy grail of such television - a marque to stand alongside Jon Stewart-era Daily Show or John Oliver's Last Week Tonight - remains, on this Atlantic shore, ungrasped. Forde's effort is the latest, and - at this admittedly early stage in its development - seems unlikely to change that.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 28th September 2016Review: Unspun With Matt Forde, Dave
Matt Forde's new political series nearly hit the buffers before it had even been recorded. Forde's first guest was scheduled to be Labour leadership contender Owen Smith, but he pulled out. Forde suggested on the show that Smith was concerned about appearing laddish. It was a shame, but his stand-in, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson was good value for money anyway.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th September 2016Considering the tumultuous political landscape, now seems like a good time to launch a weekly satirical chatshow taking the mickey out of the mighty, and Unspun will be recorded a day before broadcast to ensure maximum topicality. Host Forde also feels like a good fit: with his dark suits, open-necked shirts and sensible haircut, the thoughtful, politics-obsessed standup could easily be mistaken for a roving BBC correspondent.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 14th September 2016Unspun with Matt Forde review
A bold commission from what was once the home of the repeat, an ultra-topical political show recorded the night before transmission.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th September 2016Preview: Matt Forde gets political with Unspun on Dave
The show is recorded the day before transmission to give it that all-important topical edge.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th September 2016