Matt Forde
- 42 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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No joke! Edinburgh festival satirists race to keep up with events
Dramatic resignation of Boris Johnson and subsequent leadership race prove a challenge for stand-up comedians.
Nadia Khomami, The Guardian, 15th July 2022Your Edinburgh festival comedy podcasts revision guide
Matt Forde, Rosie Holt, Richard Herring and other podcasts to make you laugh.
Patricia Nicol, The Sunday Times, 26th June 2022Matt Forde: Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right review
Despite Matt Forde's position as one our foremost political comedians, he struggles to alchemise these apparently bottomless reserves of Westminster shitstormery into pin-sharp comedy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th June 2022Leeds Comedy Festival line-up revealed
The line-up has been confirmed for the upcoming Leeds Comedy Festival, which runs from July 4 - 19.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th June 2022John Bishop stranded in Paris after Champions League final, but Matt Forde is over the moon
John Bishop had a tougher journey home after the Champions League Final than he had hoped for. After his team lost to Real Madrid 0:1, Liverpool fan Bishop thought he had lucked in when he bagged a seat on a club charter flight next to actor Damian Lewis, but the flight got delayed by 6 hours. It was a better weekend for Matt Forde, whose beloved Nottingham Forest secured promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th May 2022Meet The Richardsons returning for two more series
Meet The Richardsons is returning for two more series on Dave, with 20 new episodes ordered.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2022Underbelly announces a new batch of 2022 Fringe shows
Including Rachel Parris, Geoff Norcott and Austentatious.
Chortle, 4th May 2022Pleasance announces a new batch of Fringe 2022 shows
Tim Vine, Nick Mohammed, Nick Helm and Jayde Adams are among the comics to have announced new Edinburgh Fringe shows today.
Chortle, 3rd May 2022Top of the Pods - How live podcasts are taking over comedy
The format has gone from low-cost side hustle to, for some, a lucrative bread-winner, and audiences are flocking to them.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st April 2022Matt Forde: Prince Andrew will have nowhere to hide in Spitting Image Live
"I think we will be as disrespectful as you would hope," said Forde, "and on stage we can be a lot more outrageous than we can be on telly. There will be a sense that the shackles will be off with the live show. There's nowhere for anyone to hide, Prince Andrew included."
David Stephenson, The Daily Express, 20th February 2022