Matt Rees
- Welsh
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings
Lady Bigfoot review
It could be straight out of Jane Austen: a girl is infatuated by a boy from afar but dare not declare her love for fear of being ostracised by what society might say. Only this girl is a yeti with a penchant for knitting, who'd be driven out of her home in the Welsh woodlands if exposed by the amateur cryptozoologist on her tail.
Chortle, 5th July 2023BBC New Comedy Award winner Anna Thomas & Paul Allen pilot new shorts
BBC New Comedy Award winner Anna Thomas and Paul Allen, one of the writers of The Cleaner, have made Lady Bigfoot and Grandfather Rights, new comedy shorts for BBC Wales.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd June 2023BBC Comedy Festival 2023: Stand-up showcase 2 review
Seems like the TV comedy industry don't much like watching live comedy. The second stand-up showcase of the BBC comedy festival in Cardiff was a sparsely attended affair, not even half-filling the intimate Clwb Ifor Bach.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th May 2023Live Review: Leicester Mercury 25th Anniversary Show
The gig featured so many winners and finalists it felt like it lasted a quarter of a century. But in a Good Way.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2019Leicester Comedian of the Year anniversary line-up
At the heart of the Leicester Comedy Festival is the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary.
To mark 25 years of discovering new talent, a 'mega' comedy show is taking place at De Montfort Hall on Tuesday, February 19, featuring nine previous winners plus special guests.
Becky Jones, Leicester Mercury, 30th January 2019Matt Rees picks his comedy favourites
'Louis CK let everyone down... but he's still the best stand-up I've seen'
Matt Rees, Chortle, 21st August 2018Edinburgh festival 2018: the 10 best jokes
From patriarchy and perineums to why Donald Trump is like a bikini wax ... the funniest gags so far from this year's standups.
Paul Fleckney, The Guardian, 13th August 2018Fringe 2018: The comics who are getting a second chance
William Andrews, Matt Rees and Arnab Chanda were all tipped for big things, but life had other plans. Now they're older, wiser and trying again.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 13th August 201825 of the top gags from the Fringe
From snakes to smashing the patriarchy, these are the funniest gags from this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 11th August 2018Matt Rees interview
Matt Rees is performing a show called Happy Hour at this year's Edinburgh Festival. He talks about switching from unlimited cider to chamomile tea.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd August 2018