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Matthew Crosby (born 12 February 1980) is an English comedian and writer.


Early life

Matthew Crosby was born in
Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...
. He attended
St Olave's Grammar School St. Olave's Grammar School (formally St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Church of England Grammar School) ( or ) is a selective secondary school for boys in Orpington, Greater London, England. Founded by royal charter in 1571, the school occupied sev ...
., and went on to study English and American Literature with
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at the
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at
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, where he met Tom Parry and Brendan Dodds. Matthew Crosby is little know for being the shortest man on radio x, half an inch higher than a borrower


Biography

Crosby was originally a teacher but left the profession to try comedy in 2004. He has since performed stand-up and sketch comedy all over the world, and was a semi-finalist for the
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New Act 2005. He comperes at several comedy venues including the Horsebridge Comedy Club in Whitstable. Crosby is a founding member of sketch team
Pappy's Pappy's is a British three-man comedy act, composed of comedians Ben Clark, Matthew Crosby and Tom Parry. The sketch troupe previously performed shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but now mostly talk on podcasts about balconies and spagh ...
, formerly known as Pappy's Fun Club. In August 2006 Crosby performed at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 dif ...
in two shows: the Comedy Bucket, a stand-up showcase, and Pappy's Fun Club. In August 2007 the Edinburgh run of Pappy's Fun Club was nominated for an
if.comedy award The Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly the Perrier Comedy Awards, and also briefly known by other names for sponsorship reasons) are presented to the comedy shows deemed to have been the best at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland ...
, formerly known as the
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. Crosby is a keen archer and was employed to fire the arrows in the remake of the Strongbow Cider advert. Crosby performed stand-up as part of the
Leicester Comedy Festival The Leicester Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival held in a number of venues across Leicester, England early in the year. History The festival started in 1994 with 40 events in 23 venues over 7 days throughout Leicestershire, attracting ...
in 2007 and 2008. He also performed during the
Melbourne International Comedy Festival The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) is the largest stand-alone comedy festival and the second-largest international comedy festival in the world. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks, typicall ...
in 2008. As part of Pappy's Fun Club, Crosby returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with ''Funergy'' in 2008, ''World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in an Hour'' in 2009, ''All Business'' in 2010, and ''Last Show Ever'' in 2012. Each show was followed by a tour of the UK. Crosby was a regular contributor to comedy podcast ''
Answer Me This! ''Answer Me This!'' was a comedy podcast by Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann made between 2007 and 2021 in which they answered questions submitted by the general public. It was one of the first independent British podcasts to gain success, and led ...
'', playing various characters in jingles and sketches. Crosby took his debut solo stand-up show, ''Adventure Party'', to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2011, where it received a number of 4* reviews. Crosby is co-creator of the
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sitcom ''
Badults ''Badults'' is a British sitcom series created and starring the members of Pappy's, along with Emer Kenny, Jack Docherty and Katherine Ryan in the Leading actor, lead roles. Written collectively by Pappy's, the first series piloted on 23 July 201 ...
'' which ran for two series. In 2015 Crosby took another solo hour show to Edinburgh called ''Smaller Than Life''. The show notably included a semi-naked impression of Vladimir Putin. He co-devised and co-wrote the comedy panel show ''
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'' for UK TV channel Dave. In June 2019, Crosby launched a new Sunday morning show on Radio X with fellow comedian,
Ed Gamble Edward Stephenson Jamison Gamble (born 11 March 1986) is an English comedian, known for co-presenting ''The Peacock and Gamble Podcast'' and his regular appearances on ''Mock the Week''. He studied at Durham University, where he began his come ...
, produced by Vinay Joshi. The pair quickly became affectionately known as Crunch and Crumble. Crosby currently lives in
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, south-east
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with his wife and two children.


Television appearances

* Weekend At Alan's (1989) * Meet the Parents – Channel 4 (2010) * Trinny and Susannah – From Boom to Bust – Channel 4 (2010) * Girl Friday – Channel 4 *TNT Show – Channel 4 *Ed and Oucho Transmission Impossible – BBC Two *
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– BBC Two *Comedy Cuts Series 3: Pappy's Fun Club Tough Gig – ITV2 *Comedy Lab: Pappy's Fun Club – Channel 4 *
The Culture Show ''The Culture Show'' is a British magazine programme about books, art, film, architecture, music, visual fashion and the performing arts. The show was broadcast weekly on BBC Two between 2004 and 2015. Early history Launched in November 2004, th ...
– BBC Two *Ed and Oucho – CBBC *
Comedy Cuts ''Comedy Cuts'' is a comedy programme on the British TV channel ITV2 that aims to provide an opportunity for new comedy performers to present their talents. Featuring 40 performers demonstrating a mix of stand up and sketches, the series is shot ...
– ITV 2 *Comedy Shuffle – BBC Three *Malcolm in Space – BBC Two *
8 Out of 10 Cats ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' is a British comedy panel show broadcast on Channel 4 and its sister networks, airing since 3 June 2005. The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr; the current team captains are Rob Beckett and Katherine Ryan. The show is based on ...
– Channel 4 (3 August 2011) *
Never Mind the Buzzcocks ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme. It has aired on Sky Max since September 2021, having originally aired between November 1996 and January 2015 on BBC Two. The original series was first hoste ...
– BBC Two (21 November 2011) *Hi Pals, I'm Up Next! – BBC One *Animal Antics – BBC One *
Badults ''Badults'' is a British sitcom series created and starring the members of Pappy's, along with Emer Kenny, Jack Docherty and Katherine Ryan in the Leading actor, lead roles. Written collectively by Pappy's, the first series piloted on 23 July 201 ...
– BBC Three (2013) *
Great Movie Mistakes BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
– BBC Three (December 2013) *
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'' is a British comedy panel show on Channel 4. The show follows the game of ''Countdown'', but presented in a comedic panel show format seen on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', with the show being a crossover of the two. ...
– Channel 4 (18 July 2014) * Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled – Dave (February 2015) *
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– CBBC (2015–present) *
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown'' is a British comedy panel show on Channel 4. The show follows the game of ''Countdown'', but presented in a comedic panel show format seen on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'', with the show being a crossover of the two. ...
– Channel 4 (17 February 2017) *
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– BBC Three (January 2017) *Ready or Not - BBC One (March–April 2018)


Radio appearances

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Show – TalkSport * Jon Richardson Show – BBC 6 Music *MusicHappy Monday's – Pappy's Fun Club – BBC Radio 1 *Transatlantic with Andy Zaltzman – BBC Radio 4 *Switch with Annie Mac – BBC Radio 1 *Weekender – BBC Radio 2 *The Sitcom Club – BOGGENSTROVIA PODCAST * 28 Acts in 28 Minutes – BBC Radio 4 *
Josh Widdicombe Joshua Michael Widdicombe (; born 8 April 1983) is an English comedian, presenter and actor. He is best known for his appearances on '' The Last Leg'' (2012–present), ''Fighting Talk'' (2014–2016), '' Insert Name Here'' (2016–2019), ''Mock ...
Show – XFM *So Wrong It's Right – BBC Radio 4


Writing

* The King Is Dead – BBC3 *World Wide Robert (Pilot) – Channel 4 *
Dirty Sexy Funny ''Dirty Sexy Funny'' is a British television comedy series which first aired in March 2010 on the Comedy Central channel. It stars Olivia Lee. In the show, Lee takes on an array of personas which include a woman with obsessive-compulsive disord ...
(Series 2) – Comedy Central *
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- ITV4 *
Ask Rhod Gilbert ''Ask Rhod Gilbert'' is a British comedy panel show produced by Green Inc for the BBC. It began on 27 September 2010 and ended on 9 November 2011 on BBC One, it is presented by Rhod Gilbert with Greg Davies and Lloyd Langford as regular panelists ...
– BBC2 *The Big Ship – co-written with
Stefan Golaszewski Stefan Golaszewski (born November 1980) is a British writer, performer and director. He is part of the comedy troupe Cowards and is the writer and creator of BAFTA winning sitcoms ''Him & Her'' and '' Mum''. Early life and education Golaszews ...
*
The Kevin Bishop Show ''The Kevin Bishop Show'' is a sketch comedy written by and starring English comedian Kevin Bishop, part of the '' Star Stories'' team. The show was commissioned by Channel 4 for a six-part series starting on 25 July 2008 at 10 p.m. A pilot was ...
(Series 1 and 2) – Channel 4 *TNT Show – Channel 4 *Rastamouse – CBeebies *
The Now Show ''The Now Show'' is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which satirises the week's news. The show is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. The show used to feature regular appearances by J ...
– BBC Radio 4 *Hypothetical - Dave *The Last Leg - Channel 4 *The Great British Bake Off - Channel 4


References


External links

*
Matthew Crosby comedy CV

Pappy's official website
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