Matt Green (comedian)
| Matt Green | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Matthew James Green |
| Medium | Stand up, Television, Radio |
| Years active | 2003-present |
Matt Green is an English actor and comedian.
Education
Green read English at Christ's College, Cambridge and graduated in 2000.[1] He was a member of the Footlights alongside Richard Ayoade, John Oliver and John Finnemore and became president during his final year with Finnemore as vice president. After graduating he remained to direct the year-end tour and did some screenwriting on the side before his break into comedy.[2]
Stand-up comedy
Green started performing stand up comedy in 2003. He was placed second at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 2005, and later that year went on to perform in The Comedy Zone at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe alongside Isy Suttie, Russell Kane and Mark Olver.[3]
He has performed five solo stand up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe:
- 2013: "Matt Green: Alive" at the Pleasance Jack Dome
- 2011: Matt Green: Too Much Information at the Pleasance Upstairs
- 2010: Matt Green: Bleeding Funny at the Pleasance Baby Grand
- 2009: Matt Green: Truth & Pleasure at the Pleasance Hut
- 2008: Matt Green: Grow Up Green at the Pleasance 10Dome[4]
Matt performed stand up comedy as part of Arthur Smith and Friends[5] at the Glastonbury Festival in 2008, a performance which was recorded and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as part of the programme Arabella Churchill: The First Lady of Glastonbury.[6]
Acting
Radio
His credits include Constable Twitten in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Inspector Steine and as Apsley Cherry-Garrard in the BBC Radio 4 classic serial The Worst Journey in the World.[7]
Matt has also appeared in other BBC Radio 4 programmes:
- Cabin Pressure
- Ed Reardon's Week
- The Afternoon Play: Man of Steel
- The Time Being: Autarky[8]
- High Table, Lower Orders
Television
In 2011, Green starred in the one off BBC Christmas show Lapland.[9]
- Casualty
- Comedy Showcase: "Other People"
- Extras
- EastEnders
- Comedy Lab: "Speeding"
- Footballer's Wives TV
- Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
- Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Film
Writing
Co-creator and co-writer (alongside Robin French and Kieron Quirke) of the pilot for ABC Family sitcom Roommates.
Writer on The Now Show on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012 and The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014.
References
- ^ "Congregations of the Regent House on 29 June, 30 June, and 1 July 2000". Admin.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ 2000 Footlights Tour crew[dead link]
- ^ "The Comedy Zone's description". Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ http://www.pleasancepages.co.uk/matt_green:_grow_up_green
- ^ Tim Clark (2008-06-28). "Glastonbury festival 2008 live comedy review: Arthur Smith and Friends". Such Small Portions. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Arabella Churchill: First Lady of Glastonbury". Bbc.co.uk. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, The Worst Journey in the World, Episode 1". Bbc.co.uk. 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "(none) - The Time Being - Autarky". BBC. 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ "Lapland - Christmas Special". The British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 December 2012.