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Jon Richardson: I may switch jobs now I've found love
Ben Dowell joins comics Jon Richardson and Matt Forde in their VW Campervan to talk about their new Channel 4 show Jon Richardson Grows Up, in which they try to discover the secret of human contentment...
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 15th September 2014Jon Richardson interview
After years believing he wasn't capable of maintaining a relationship, he's going out with fellow comedian Lucy Beaumont and he's made a reasonable peace with the OCD he's struggled with for years.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 13th September 2014Jon Richardson and Matt Forde interview
In a new series for Channel 4, Jon Richardson Grows Up, our eponymous hero and his best friend, comedian Matt Forde, take to the road in a 1972 orange VW Campervan (called Florence) in search of answers to some of life's biggest questions: Can money make you happy? Is marriage the source of contentment or discord? Who's a better driver, Jon or Matt? Today, huddled in the back of their campervan, Florence, incongruously parked in a central London square, the pair explain the thinking behind the series, how it has led to Jon being a changed man, and what Matt was doing there in the first place.
Channel 4, 8th September 2014Jon Richardson discusses nidiots and being happy
'This is the first time I've gone on tour as a happy person. Fingers crossed that something goes wrong'
Brian Donaldson, The List, 27th August 2014Comedy review: Jon Richardson
Jon Richardson makes his extremely well composed set seem thrillingly ramshackle, and its often the off-kilter paths he hurtles down where the night's greatest laughs are to be had.
Alex Hibbert, Manchester Evening News, 31st May 2014Jon Richardson to present Channel 4 series on growing up
Jon Richardson will present Jon Richardson Grows Up, a three-part Channel 4 series in which he will examine what it takes to be a 'Happy Adult'.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2014Jon Richardson to host Channel 4 comedy pilot
Jon Richardson is to host the pilot episode of a new show based on the questions that people ask on internet search engines.
British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2014Channel 4 orders more 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are due to play another six episodes of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Channel 4 has ordered another series.
British Comedy Guide, 29th April 2014This week's new live comedy
Previews of Jon Richardson, Political Animal and Gary Delaney].
James Kettle, The Guardian, 12th April 2014Jimmy Carr hosts another series of mash-ups between the teatime quiz and lairy panel show. 8 Out Of 10 Cats team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson get their thinking caps on, alongside guests James Corden and Jack Dee. Over in Dictionary Corner - where nine-letter words reign supreme - up-and-coming comic Joe Lycett joins Susie Dent, while Rachel Riley is assisted in the numbers game by Joe Wilkinson (Him & Her). For true Cats devotees, the latest series continues on Mondays at 10pm, too.
Hannah J. Davies, The Guardian, 21st February 2014