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Matt Forde

Matt Forde

  • 41 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Best comedy podcasts at this year's Fringe

Catch live recordings of Sofie Hagen Tries Something, The Bugle, Reasons to be Cheerful, The Guilty Feminist and more.

Jay Richardson, The List, 26th July 2018

Matt Forde on Gareth Southgate

Gareth Southgate has a lot to answer for this World Cup - all of it good.

Matt Forde, i Newspaper, 12th July 2018

Political comedian Matt Forde returns to Fringe

Matt Forde, star of UKTV's Unspun and host of the popular Political Party stand-up show and podcast, will debut a new show - Brexit Through The Gift Shop - at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Seen It, 26th June 2018

Political podcasts: 10 of the best

In an age of dizzying headlines at home and abroad, political podcasts help an increasing number of listeners keep abreast of a fast-moving and often overwhelming news cycle.

Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian, 17th June 2018

Matt Forde on the Obamas

There's no bigger soapbox than the streaming giant. But have any other politicians got the charisma to pull it off?

Matt Forde, The Guardian, 24th May 2018

Going to see comedy? Don't let slip you voted Leave

When I went to see Matt Forde's first gig in his latest tour I was accompanied by a fellow Labour Party member. At the bit where Forde asks if anyone in the audience had voted Leave in 2016, I had no alternative but to respond, loudly, in the affirmative.

Tom Harris, The Telegraph, 5th April 2018

My comedy hero: Matt Forde on Steve Coogan

Matt Forde picks the man behind Alan Partridge, Paul Calf and Tony Ferrino as his comic idol.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 13th March 2018

The British equivalent to a late-night US chatshow, reacting to events of the day, has been an elusive grail for decades. On the evidence of previous series, Unspun is not quite it, although Dave has upped the ante with this incarnation: an extended version will now broadcast on Wednesdays at 11pm.

Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 28th January 2018

Given his status as a resolute Blairite, Matt Forde occupies an unpopular niche in the British political landscape. What with the current dangerous tendency of people on all sides to simply hear what they want to hear, this makes him the perfect candidate to present a topical comedy show. Expect a few mangled sacred cows as Forde cheerfully upsets Brexiters and Corbynites alike.

The Guardian, 26th January 2018

Edinburgh Fringe: The comics taking on Trump

In Edinburgh, this is the final hectic weekend of the annual Festival Fringe.

Vincent Dowd, BBC, 26th August 2017

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