Matt Forde
- 42 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Matt Forde: Sturgeon hard to mock but Johnson a cartoon
Nicola Sturgeon is difficult to satirise as she is too "stateswoman-like", whereas Boris Johnson is already a "cartoon character", a leading comedian has said. Matt Forde, who writes for the new series of Spitting Image and voices some of the puppets, said imitating the First Minister presented a "challenge" while Johnson is already silly enough that "there's not much exaggeration needed".
Xander Richards, The National (Scotland), 5th October 2020Matt Forde: the voice behind US President's puppet
The voice of Donald Trump in the new Spitting Image series said the US President "gives you a licence to say such daft things".
David Stephenson, Sunday Express, 4th October 2020Review: Spitting Image, Britbox
The return of Spitting Image is an interesting one. Much has been made of how the divided society we live in now is similar to the one in the 1980s when this first aired. But even if that is the same, and I'm not sure it is, comedy has changed. Well, at least the delivery of comedy has changed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd October 2020Matt Forde: the voice of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump
The British satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image is returning this week - on streaming service BritBox. Comedian Matt Forde is the voice of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump's puppets. He told BBC World News America that the show is "just as outrageous, grotesque and ludicrous" as it was in the 1980s.
BBC, 2nd October 2020Matt Forde to publish Politically Homeless book
Comedian Matt Forde has written Politically Homeless. Focusing on the current state of politics, it's described as "part memoir, part behind-the-scenes insider view".
British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2020Stephen Merchant developing deepfake comedy
Stephen Merchant is developing a new satirical comedy utilising "deepfake" technology to impersonate the likes of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson. Rory Bremner, Matt Forde, and Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong are also involved.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd June 2020Review - Just the Tonic's Working from Home
Review of Al Murray, Seann Walsh and Matt Forde among others.
James of Walsh, Phoenix Remix, 1st June 2020Just The Tonic Comedy Club goes online
One of the most esteemed comedy clubs across the UK, Just the Tonic is attempting to bring back the comedy club experience to millions of people currently doing the right thing by staying at home with new LIVE comedy night via the newly launched Just the Tonic TV.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd May 2020Matt Forde, Soho Theatre review - Brexit and beyond
Matt Forde sets out his stall in Brexit: Pursued by a Bear from the first line: "We meet in diabolical circumstances."
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 24th January 2020Impressionist Matt Forde offers some Brexit relief
Although Forde's commentary is clever, it's the impressions that really entertain, so we wish there were more -- actually, a lot more -- of them peppered throughout the show. The commentary is good, but at times sinks into complex monologues which last slightly too long and get too serious, compared to the whimsy of the fantastic impersonations.
Hannah Foulds, Londonist, 22nd January 2020