Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson
Matt Richardson
	Richardson at Glastonbury Festival 2015
Birth name	Matthew Jeffrey Richardson
Born	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

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

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2013	The Xtra Factor	Co-presenter	ITV2	With Caroline Flack
2014	Viral Tap	Regular panellist	ITV2
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
2016	Celebrity Haunted Hotel: Do Not Disturb	Presenter	W	Spin-off show
2017	Just Tattoo of Us: The Aftermath	Presenter	MTV	1 episode
2018	Celebrity Haunted Mansion	Co-presenter	W	With Christine Lampard
2018	Celebrity Haunted Mansion: High Spirits	Presenter	W	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

Year	Group	Award	Result	Reference
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]
2011	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]