Matt Forde | |
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 Forde in 2018 | |
| Born | 6 November 1982 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, presenter |
| Website | mattforde.com |
Matt Forde (born 6 November 1982) is an English impressionist, television writer, and radio presenter.
Background
Forde attended Becket School in West Bridgford, Nottingham. His mother is a former nun.[1] He joined the Labour Party when he was 15 and became a member and associate of the party.[2] Following the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, he gave up his membership.[3]
Career
Forde regularly broadcast with Russell Howard and Jon Richardson on their shows on BBC Radio 6 (2007–2010).[4] Forde has made six seasons of Unspun with Matt Forde, a topical political show on Dave.[5] In August 2018, Forde became host of Absolute Radio's Rock 'N' Roll Football with fellow Nottingham Forest fan Matt Dyson.[6] On Spitting Image, Forde voices Donald Trump, Boris Johnson,[7] and Keir Starmer.[8]
Forde wrote the memoir Politically Homeless, published by Quercus Books in 2020.[9][10]
Forde co-hosts the Wondery podcast British Scandal with Alice Levine,[11][12] Down the Dog with Jon Richardson,[13] and also hosts The Political Party.[14][10]
In 2022, Forde held a live comedy tour titled "Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right."[15][16]
Personal life
On 9 October 2023, Forde revealed via his Twitter account that he would undergo surgery for a spine tumour.[17]
References
- ^ "'Comedy: Matt Forde heads to Edinburgh". This is Nottingham, August 07, 2009
- ^ "Edinburgh Festival Comedy: 10 Questions with Matt Forde", 31 July 2012, The Huffington Post
- ^ Question Time, BBC One, 26 November 2015
- ^ "BBC - 6 Music - Matt Forde's Biography". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Unspun with Matt Forde". uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Comedian Matt Forde joins Absolute Radio". RadioTodayUK. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "The voice of Johnson and Trump on Spitting Image". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Roper, Kerri-Ann (30 October 2020). "Spitting Image star: Trump is intellectually insecure". Sunday World. PA Entertainment. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Chesterton, George (7 October 2020). "Matt Forde: Politics is crap but there is hope". British GQ. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ a b Anderson, Sarski (22 March 2022). "Matt Forde: 'It's depressingly easy to find the funny side of things'". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Spitting Image star Matt Forde pleased to stop doing 'terrible' Liz Truss voice". Harrow Times. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Dibdin, Emma (2 August 2022). "6 Podcasts About Political Scandals and Upheaval". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Forrest, Jo (16 August 2023). "Jon Richardson and Matt Ford head 'Down The Dog'". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ Logan, Brian (8 August 2022). "Laugh? I almost cried at Gordon Brown's night of Edinburgh fringe comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Bennett, Steve (16 June 2022). "Matt Forde: Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To the Right : Reviews 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Barry, Caroline (20 April 2022). "Comedian Matt Forde on pining for Nottingham, Forest and his new show". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Siba (9 October 2023). "Absolute Radio host and comedian Matt Forde 'overwhelmed' by support after revealing spine tumour diagnosis". Sky News. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
External links
- Official website
- "TalkSport's Matt Forde and the best radio rant, ever" The Guardian 13 September 2011.
- Rock 'N' Roll Football on Absolute Radio
This page was last edited on 21 October 2023, at 20:26