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. He made it to the finals of the show So You Think You're Funny and the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year contest in 2010. Richardson's debut solo show Hometown Hero won Best New Show at 2012 Leicester Comedy Festival. He was then taken on the national tour for 54 dates from beginning in September 2013 until June 2014. Slash Richardson's second show, debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 and was followed by a UK Tour in autumn 2017. After his performance in the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, he went on a tour with his show, Impostor beginning in 2020.