Glossop Comedy Club
Glossop Comedy Club
Despite starting stand-up at the tender age of eighteen, Matt Richardson was soon a finalist in various competitions, won several new act awards and this led to regular appearances at the bigger comedy clubs.
It was Matt’s first full length show that kick started career moving when ‘Hometown Hero’ was named ‘Best New Show’ at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
The TV execs were quick to notice Matt’s talents and he replaced Olly Murs as host on ITV2’s ‘The Xtra Factor’ (alongside Caroline Flack) which led to a nationwide tour of ‘Hometown Hero’ which covered 54 dates.
TV includes Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Celebrity Juice, Sweat The Small Stuff, Celebrity Squares, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Now! and Big Brother’s Bit on the Side as well as numerous radio appearances.
“Hilarious and charming” Mirror “Sharp, funny and warm” Heat Magazine
He has also achieved a couple of ‘firsts’, first Brit comic to gig in Moscow and first on the Mumbai Comedy Store too. Firsts are all well and good but he also has a pretty impressive ‘last’ when he was booked for the QE2’s last trip across the Atlantic.
He’s also been pretty impressive as an author. ‘To Be Somebody’ tells of his love of post punk band The Jam, even gaining approval from front man Paul Weller; ‘I really liked this book. I’d forgotten how shit it was in the seventies’
The Independent newspaper declared Ian to be amongst the top ten stand up comedians in Britain and the rest of the press have been pretty impressed too!
“Seriously funny” The Guardian “Ultimately, it’s the sheer quantity of funny material that impresses” The List
“Stone’s beautifully crafted stories, peppered with gags and asides were hilarious throughout.” Chortle
The show comes complete with the devastatingly delightful Jenny Hart and long time GCC fave Martin Mor
Glossop Comedy Club is booked, marketed and produced by Comedy In A Van