Matt Forde: striking the right balance ANDY MOSELEY enjoys two of this year’s top acts while expecting a little more Matt Forde: Project Holy Moly✭✭✭✭ Matt Forde’s skill as a seasoned political satirist is on display right from the start of his new show. The sudden departure of Keir Starmer left Forde, along with many […]
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Review: Matt Forde, Inside No 10
✭✭✭✭ At a time when politics seems to be satirising itself, political comedians are in danger of finding themselves out of work. Matt Forde is one of the few exceptions to this. Gradually shifting into the role Ben Elton filled in the late 80s, he is succeeding where the Spitting Image revival failed, combining anger, […]
Review: Matt Forde, Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right
✭✭✭✭ Already one of the longest titles for a show at this year’s fringe, Matt Forde opens by saying he would have gone for a longer one had Gerry Rafferty written a song which included various expletives that more accurately sum up his opinions of politics in Britain today. He notes that he’s going to […]