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 Caroline Flack in 2013. 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.

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 So You Think You're Funny 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 Caroline Flack, airing immediately after the main ITV show. On 4 June, both Richardson and Flack announced that they would not return for ''The Xtra Factor'' for series 11. Richardson was also a regular panelist and presenter on Channel 5's ''Big Brother'' spin-off show '' Big Brother's Bit on the Side''. In 2014, Richardson was a regular panelist on the

panel show '' Viral Tap'' presented by Caroline Flack. In 2016, Richardson became the drive time presenter on the digital radio station Virgin Radio UK. 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 Christine Lampard 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 Christine Lampard. 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 Matt Willis. Guests have included, Ricky Wilson, Tom Fletcher, and Keith Lemon. On 3 February 2021, it was announced that Richardson would be a contestant on the thirteenth series of ''

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'', as a replacement for Rufus Hound who had been forced to withdraw from the competition after testing positive for

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. Richardson was paired with Vicky Ogden and joined the show in week 4, however was eliminated in the same week.

Filmography

;Television ;Guest appearances *'' Sweat the Small Stuff'' (11 June, 15 October 2013) *'' Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' (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) *'' Fake Reaction'' (27 February 2014) *'' Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' (4 September 2014) *''

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'' (24 October 2014) *'' Drunk History'' (23 March 2016) *'' Up Late with Rylan'' (25 May 2016) *''

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'' (7 & 29 July 2016) *''

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'' (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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