Matthew Jeffrey Richardson (born 28 May 1991) is an English comedian and broadcaster, known as a co-presenter on the

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spin-off show '' The Xtra Factor'' with

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in 2013. In 2016, Richardson became the drive time presenter on the

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station

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. Richardson has also co-presented ''Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live'' and ''Celebrity Haunted Mansion'' with

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on UKTV's W channel, and he competed in the thirteenth series of ''Dancing on Ice'', as a replacement for

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and was the 3rd contestant to be eliminated.

Early life

Richardson grew up in the South Oxfordshire town of

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and has performed at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in the town.

Career

Comedy

Richardson began doing stand-up in November 2009 aged 18. He appeared in the finals of

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and the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year in 2010. 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. His second show, Slash, debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 before going on a UK Tour in Autumn 2017. After a run at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival he went on tour with his show, Impostor, in early 2020

Television and radio

In 2013, Richardson replaced

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as co-presenter of the

spin-off show '' The Xtra Factor'' with

, airing immediately after the main

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show. On 4 June, both Richardson and Flack announced that they would not return for ''The Xtra Factor'' for

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. Richardson was also a regular panelist and presenter on Channel 5's ''Big Brother'' spin-off show ''

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''. In 2014, Richardson was a regular panelist on the

panel show ''

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'' presented by

. In 2016, Richardson became the drive time presenter on the

station

. In 2018 his show on Virgin was nominated for a Radio Academy Award for Funniest ShowBennett, Steve (17 September 2018
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''Chortle'' He left Virgin Radio on 2 August 2019. In October 2016, Richardson co-presented ''Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live'' on the W channel, alongside

and

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. 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

. He also presented its spin-off show ''Celebrity Haunted Mansion: High Spirits''. On 13 May 2020, he launched ''When No One’s Watching'', a podcast he co-hosts with

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. Guests have included, Ricky Wilson,

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, and

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. 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

who had been forced to withdraw from the competition after testing positive for

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. Richardson was paired with

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and joined the show in week 4, however was eliminated in the same week.

Filmography

;Television ;Guest appearances *''

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'' (11 June, 15 October 2013) *''

'' (25 June 2013, 26 August 2013, 2015 (as semi-regular panelist)) *''

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'' (6 October 2013) *''

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'' (14 October 2013) *'' Celebrity Juice'' (24 October 2013) *''

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'' (27 February 2014) *''

'' (4 September 2014) *'' The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night'' (24 October 2014) *'' Drunk History'' (23 March 2016) *''

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'' (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

References

External links

Official website
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