Matt Richardson

 Matthew Jeffrey Richardson was born 28 May 1991. He is an English comedian broadcaster, co-presenter and broadcaster of the ITV2 spinoff The Xtra Factor. In 2016, Richardson became the drive time presenter for the radio station that is digital, 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 grew up in the South Oxfordshire town of Didcot and has performed at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in the townRichardson began doing stand-up in November 2009 aged 18. He performed in the finals of So You Think You're Funny and the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2010. Richardson's first show as a solo performer Hometown Hero won Best New Show at 2012 Leicester Comedy Festival. He was then invited to a 54-date national tour, beginning in September 2013 until June 2014. The second show, Slash, debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 before going on a UK Tour in Autumn 2017.After an appearance in the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival he went to tour with his show, Impostor which debuted in the early 2020.