Matt Richardson

 Matthew Jeffrey Richardson was born on May 28, 1991. He is an English comedian broadcaster, presenter, and co-host of the ITV2 spin-off The Xtra Factor. In 2016, Richardson became the drive time presenter on the digital radio station Virgin Radio UK.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.Richardson began doing stand-up in November 2009 aged 18. Richardson made it to the finals for So You Think You're Funny in 2010 and Chortle Student Comedian in the year 2010. Richardson's first show as a solo performer Hometown Hero won Best New Show at 2012 Leicester Comedy Festival. He was then chosen to go on a 54-date national tour, between September 2013 and June 2014. His second show, Slash, debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 before going on the UK Tour in Autumn 2017. After a performance at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival he went on tour with his show, Impostor which debuted in the early 2020