Matt Forde

Matt Forde (born 6 November 1982) is an English impressionist, television writer, and radio presenter.

Matt Forde
Forde at the British Podcast Awards in 2018
Born (1982-11-06) 6 November 1982
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
OccupationWriter, presenter
Websitemattforde.com

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]

Matt is a regular presenter of Podcasts produced by Wondery.

References
  1. "'Comedy: Matt Forde heads to Edinburgh". This is Nottingham, August 07, 2009
  2. "Edinburgh Festival Comedy: 10 Questions with Matt Forde", 31 July 2012, 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.
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