Matt Forde
- 42 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Comedians to watch football for Sky One
Sky One has ordered an eight-part comedy series called Comedians Watching Football With Friends. The episodes will star comedians including Jon Richardson, Lee Mack and Josh Widdicombe.
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2019Matt Forde to interview Tony Blair
Matt Forde will be joined by former PM Tony Blair for a one off Political Party Brexit special.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th February 2019Matt Forde complains Facebook censored his show title
Comedian Matt Forde has accused Facebook of censorship after it banned the word Brexit from an advert.
Chortle, 5th February 2019Matt Forde: Brexit Through The Gift Shop review
The left/right divide is no longer a useful guide to interpreting modern Britain, Matt Forde tells us in Brexit Through The Gift Shop. The new distinction is: "Are you mad or not?" No guessing on which side of that divide Forde situates himself.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th January 2019Best of 2018: comedy
Returning greats and a memorable newcomer.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th December 2018Matt Forde, Purcell Room review
Astute state of the nation material from former Labour man.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 3rd December 2018Sky to pilot Comedians Watching Football With Friends
Joe Wilkinson, Iain Stirling, Matt Forde and Emily Dean are amongst those involved in Comedians Watching Football With Friends, a new format being piloted for Sky.
British Comedy Guide, 24th October 2018Politics keeps providing for Edinburgh Fringe satirists
It's a laugh or cry situation, and comedians Lolly Jones, Pierre Novellie and Matt Forde are trying to ensure festival goers are laughing more than crying.
Rohan Banerjee, The New Statesman, 23rd August 2018Why Brexit is getting laughs at the Edinburgh Fringe
Britain's departure from the EU is a hard topic to get away from, even at the Edinburgh Fringe. But has anyone in Edinburgh found anything new and, more importantly, anything funny to say about it?
Vincent Dowd, BBC, 14th August 2018Edinburgh festival diary: Auld Sneekie: Riot breaks out
By the time you read this, Maria Alyokhina, one of the founders of Pussy Riot, should be in Edinburgh, in defiance of a travel ban imposed by the Kremlin.
The Times, 10th August 2018