Matt Forde
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| Born | 6 November 1982 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, presenter |
| Website | mattforde.com |
Matt Forde (born 6 November 1982) is an English impressionist[citation needed], 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] He is a supporter of Nottingham Forest.
Career
rde regularly broadcast with Russell Howard and Jon Richardson on their shows on BBC Radio 6 (2007–2010).[4] Since September 2016 he has been hosting Unspun with Matt Forde, a topical political show on Dave. Four series have been broadcast so far.[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]
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.
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