Matt Forde
- 41 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Jackie Weaver launches comedy podcast
Jackie Weaver, of Handforth Parish Council fame, is launching a comedy podcast. Comedians Isy Suttie, Omid Djalili, Matt Forde, Rosie Jones, Tom Allen and Nigel Ng will be among the guests appearing on Jackie Weaver Has The Authority.
Chortle, 6th May 2021West End shows for Matt Forde's Political Party
Matt Forde is set to return to the stage with his Political Party shows. Guests lined up for three gigs at the Garrick Theatre include Labour leader Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th April 2021Working From Home review
Livestreamed variety evening is terrific fun.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 31st March 2021Working From Home review
Johnny Vegas's chaotic pub quiz is a winner.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd March 2021The Chortle comedy book festival is back
Stars taking part in next month's event include Frank Skinner, Adam Buxton, Helen Lederer, Richard Herring, Mark Watson, Andy Hamilton, Gary Delaney, Laura Lexx, Robin Ince, Matt Forde, Arthur Mathews and Michael Spicer.
Chortle, 27th October 2020Matt 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 claims leaders 'should shudder, not laugh'
Spitting Image's Boris Johnson and Donald Trump impersonator have claimed the UK and US leaders 'should shudder, not laugh' at 'grotesque' sketches.
Liam Llewellyn, The Sun, 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 2020