Matt Forde

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Matt Forde
Forde in 2018
Born (1982-11-06) 6 November 1982 (age 41)
Occupation(s)Writer, presenter
Websitemattforde.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

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

tumour.[17]

References

  1. ^ "'Comedy: Matt Forde heads to Edinburgh". This is Nottingham, August 07, 2009
  2. The Huffington Post
  3. Question Time, BBC One
    , 26 November 2015
  4. ^ "BBC - 6 Music - Matt Forde's Biography". www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Unspun with Matt Forde". uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Comedian Matt Forde joins Absolute Radio". RadioTodayUK. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. ^ "The voice of Johnson and Trump on Spitting Image". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. ^ Roper, Kerri-Ann (30 October 2020). "Spitting Image star: Trump is intellectually insecure". Sunday World. PA Entertainment. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. British GQ
    . Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  10. ^
    Bristol24/7
    . Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Spitting Image star Matt Forde pleased to stop doing 'terrible' Liz Truss voice". Harrow Times. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ^ Forrest, Jo (16 August 2023). "Jon Richardson and Matt Ford head 'Down The Dog'". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  14. ^ Logan, Brian (8 August 2022). "Laugh? I almost cried at Gordon Brown's night of Edinburgh fringe comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Barry, Caroline (20 April 2022). "Comedian Matt Forde on pining for Nottingham, Forest and his new show". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  17. ^ 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.

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