Matt Richardson

Richardson grew up in the South Oxfordshire town of Didcot and has performed at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in the town.^[3]

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] 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.^[9] On 4 June, both Richardson and Flack announced that they would not return for The Xtra Factor for series 11.^[10] Richardson was also 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] On 3 February 2021, it was announced that Richardson would be a contestant on the thirteenth series of Dancing on Ice, as a replacement for Rufus Hound who had been forced to withdraw from the competition after testing positive for COVID-19. Richardson was paired with Vicky Ogden and joined the show in week 4, however was eliminated in the same week.^[17]

From March to October 2023, Richardson presented the breakfast show on Jack FM, a radio station in Oxfordshire, where he replaced Iain Lee.^[18]

Television

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)

• Official website