Matt Richardson

British comedian and television presenter

For the Australian rules footballer, see Matt Richardson (footballer).

Matt Richardson

Richardson at Glastonbury Festival 2015

Birth name| Matthew Jeffrey Richardson
Born|  (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 33)
Didcot, Oxfordshire, England
Medium|

* Stand-up
* television

Notable works and roles|

* The Xtra Factor (2013)
* Viral Tap (2014)
* Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live (2016)
* Celebrity Haunted Mansion (2018)
* The Hangover Games (2019)
* Dancing on Ice (2021)

Website| www.mattrichardsoncomedy.co.uk

Matthew Jeffrey Richardson (born 28 May 1991)[1] is an English comedian and broadcaster, 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 also co-presented Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live and Celebrity Haunted Mansion with Christine Lampard on UKTV's W channel, and he competed in the thirteenth series of Dancing on Ice, as a replacement for Rufus Hound and was the 3rd contestant to be eliminated.

## Early life

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

## Career

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### Comedy

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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

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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]

## Filmography

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Television
Year  | Title  | Role  | Channel  | Notes

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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
2021  | Dancing on Ice | Contestant  | ITV | Third contestant to be eliminated
2023  | Celebrity Mastermind | Contestant  | BBC1 | Second place

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

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Year | Group | Award | Result | Reference

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2010 | Newbury Comedy Festival | New Act of the Year | Won | [19]
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 | [19]
Latitude Festival | New Act of the Year | Nominated
2012 | Leicester Comedy Festival | Best New Show | Won | [19]
2018 | Radio Academy Awards | Funniest Show | Nominated | [12]

## References

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1. ^ "Matt Richardson - Info". Facebook. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
2. ^ 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). Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
3. ^ Ox In A Box (21 January 2020). "The Homecoming: Why Didcot comedian Matt Richardson still feels like an imposter". Ox In A Box.
4. ^ "Matt Richardson". itv.com. 4 March 2014.
5. ^ a b Bennett, Steve (15 January 2018). "Matt Richardson, comedian reviews". Chortle.
6. ^ Matt Richardson (24 January 2013). "Hello. I'm Matt. | Matt Richardson". Mattrichardsoncomedy.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
7. ^ Matt Richardson Announces Debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe Run and Nationwide Tour With Brand New Stand-Up Show 'Slash'
8. ^ Chortle (October 2019). "Chortle - 2020 tour for Matt Richardson". Chortle. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
9. ^ "Newsbeat - Matt Richardson replaces Olly Murs as Xtra Factor host". BBC. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
10. ^ Wilson, Jess (4 June 2014). "Male Xtra Factor presenter role axed - Caroline Flack still in the running for sole female presenter position". Daily Mirror.
11. ^ "Panellists". Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
12. ^ a b Bennett, Steve (17 September 2018) Comedians who are head of the heard Chortle
13. ^ @W (13 September 2017). "News incoming from #UKTVLive - @clbleakley and @MattRichardson3 will return for #CelebHaunted Mansion next year!" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
14. ^ Christine Lampard and Matt Richardson return for Celebrity Haunted Mansion on W in 2018
15. ^ a b Dams, Tim (May 2020). "DLT Entertainment Expands Comedy Biz with Podcast Division". Variety. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
16. ^ When No One's Watching Apple Podcasts
17. ^ "Rufus Hound pulls out of Dancing on Ice after positive Covid test". Liverpool Echo. 3 February 2021.
18. ^ Martin, Roy (23 February 2023). "Matt Richardson to replace Iain Lee on JACKfm Breakfast". RadioToday. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
19. ^ a b c Crossley, Becki (8 October 2019). "Comedian takes acclaimed Fringe show Imposter on the road from February". The List.

## External links

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* Official website