Matt Richardson
| Matt Richardson | |
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 Richardson at Glastonbury Festival 2015 | |
| Birth name | Matthew Jeffrey Richardson |
| Born | 28 May 1991 Didcot, England, United Kingdom |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Notable works and roles |
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| Website | Website |
Matthew Jeffrey "Matt" Richardson (born 28 May 1991)[1] is an English comedian and broadcaster, best known as a co-presenter on the ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor with Caroline Flack in 2013.
In 2016, Richardson became the drive time presenter on the digital radio station Virgin Radio UK.[2] Richardson has co-presented Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live and Celebrity Haunted Mansion with Christine Lampard on UKTV's W channel.
Early life
Richardson grew up in the South Oxfordshire town of Didcot and has performed at the Cornerstone Arts Centre.[3]
Career
Comedy
Richardson began doing stand-up in November 2009 aged 18.[4] He appeared in the finals of So You Think You're Funny and the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year in 2010.[5]
Tours
Richardson's first solo show, Hometown Hero, won Best New Show at the 2012 Leicester Comedy Festival and was taken on a 54 date national tour from September 2013 to June 2014.[6] His second show 'Slash' debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 before going on a UK Tour in Autumn 2017.[7] After a run at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival he went on tour with his show “Impostor” in early 2020 [8]
Television and radio
In 2013, Richardson replaced Olly Murs as co-presenter of the ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor with Caroline Flack, airing immediately after the main ITV show hosted by Dermot O'Leary.[9] On 4 June, both Richardson and Flack announced that they would not return for The Xtra Factor for series 11.[10]
Richardson is a regular panelist and presenter on Channel 5's Big Brother spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side. In 2014, Richardson was a regular panelist on the ITV2 panel show Viral Tap presented by Caroline Flack.[11]
In 2016, Richardson became the drive time presenter on the digital radio station Virgin Radio UK. In 2018 his show on Virgin was nominated for a Radio Academy Award for Funniest Show[12] He left Virgin Radio on 2 August 2019.
In October 2016, Richardson co-presented Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live on the W channel, alongside Christine Lampard and Jamie East. He also presented the spin-off show Celebrity Haunted Hotel: Do Not Disturb.
On 29 May 2017, Richardson presented the final episode of Just Tattoo of Us: The Aftermath. In February 2018, Richardson co-presented Celebrity Haunted Mansion on UKTV's W channel with Christine Lampard.[13] He also presented its spin-off show Celebrity Haunted Mansion: High Spirits.[14]
On 13 May 2020, he launched When No One’s Watching, a podcast he co-hosts with Matt Willis.[15]. Guests have included, Ricky Wilson, Tom Fletcher, and Keith Lemon.[15][16]
Filmography
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Xtra Factor | Co-presenter | ITV2 | With Caroline Flack |
| 2014 | Viral Tap | Regular panellist | ||
| 2015 | Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Regular panellist | Channel 5 | |
| 2016 | Pampered Pooches: Hollywood | Presenter | ITV2 | Filmed in Los Angeles |
| 2016 | Meet The Family Guys | Presenter | ITV2 | Filmed in Los Angeles |
| 2016 | Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live | Co-presenter | W | With Christine Lampard and Jamie East |
| Celebrity Haunted Hotel: Do Not Disturb | Presenter | Spin-off show | ||
| 2017 | Just Tattoo of Us: The Aftermath | Presenter | MTV | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Celebrity Haunted Mansion | Co-presenter | W | With Christine Lampard |
| Celebrity Haunted Mansion: High Spirits | Presenter | Spin-off show | ||
| 2019 | The Hangover Games | Presenter | E4 | With Ken Cheng |
- Guest appearances
- Sweat the Small Stuff (11 June, 15 October 2013)
- Big Brother's Bit on the Side (25 June 2013, 26 August 2013, 2015 (as semi-regular panelist))
- Sunday Brunch (6 October 2013)
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (14 October 2013)
- Celebrity Juice (24 October 2013)
- Fake Reaction (27 February 2014)
- Big Brother's Bit on the Side (4 September 2014)
- The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night (24 October 2014)
- Drunk History (23 March 2016)
- Up Late with Rylan (25 May 2016)
- It's Not Me, It's You (7 & 29 July 2016)
- Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme (19 August 2017)
- The Chase: Celebrity Special (24 December 2017)
- Top Gear: Extra Gear (11 March 2018)
- The Chris Ramsey Show (14 March 2018)
- Westworld: The Story so Far (31 March 2018)
- Love Island: Aftersun (22 July 2018)
Awards
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Newbury Comedy Festival | New Act of the Year | Won | [17] |
| So You Think You're Funny | Nominated | |||
| Chortle Student Comedian of the Year | Nominated | [5] | ||
| Reading Comedy Festival | New Act of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Bath Comedy Festival | New Act of the Year | Won | [17] |
| Latitude Festival | New Act of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Leicester Comedy Festival | Best New Show | Won | [17] |
| 2018 | Radio Academy Awards | Funniest Show | Nominated | [12] |
References
- ^ "Matt Richardson - Info". Facebook. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Renshaw, David (10 February 2016). "Edith Bowman becomes UK's only female breakfast show host as part of Virgin Radio relaunch". NME. Time Inc. (UK). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Ox In A Box (21 January 2020). "The Homecoming: Why Didcot comedian Matt Richardson still feels like an imposter". Ox In A Box.
- ^ "Matt Richardson". itv.com. 4 March 2014.
- ^ a b Bennett, Steve (15 January 2018). "Matt Richardson, comedian reviews". Chortle.
- ^ Matt Richardson (24 January 2013). "Hello. I'm Matt. | Matt Richardson". Mattrichardsoncomedy.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Matt Richardson Announces Debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe Run and Nationwide Tour With Brand New Stand-Up Show 'Slash'
- ^ Chortle (October 2019). "Chortle - 2020 tour for Matt Richardson". Chortle. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Newsbeat - Matt Richardson replaces Olly Murs as Xtra Factor host". BBC. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Jess (4 June 2014). "Male Xtra Factor presenter role axed - Caroline Flack still in the running for sole female presenter position".
- ^ "Panellists". Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ a b Bennett, Steve (17 September 2018) Comedians who are head of the heard Chortle
- ^ @W (13 September 2017). "News incoming from #UKTVLive - @clbleakley and @MattRichardson3 will return for #CelebHaunted Mansion next year!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Christine Lampard and Matt Richardson return for Celebrity Haunted Mansion on W in 2018
- ^ a b Dams, Tim (May 2020). "DLT Entertainment Expands Comedy Biz with Podcast Division". Variety. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ When No One's Watching Apple Podcasts
- ^ a b c Crossley, Becki (8 October 2019). "Comedian takes acclaimed Fringe show Imposter on the road from February". The List.