Matthew Crosby
| Matthew Crosby | |
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| Born | 12 February 1980 |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Nationality | English |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Genres | Observational comedy |
| Website | http://matthewcrosby.tumblr.com/ |
Matthew Crosby (born 12 February 1980) is an English comedian and writer.
Biography
Crosby was originally a teacher but quit to do comedy. He began his comedy career in 2004 and has since performed stand-up and sketch comedy all over the world. He was a semi-finalist for the BBC New Act 2005 but was beaten by Aqua. He comperes at several comedy venues including the Horsebridge Comedy Club in Whitstable and is a founding member of sketch team Pappy's, formerly known as Pappy's Fun Club.
In August 2006 Crosby performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 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, formerly known as the Perrier award.
Crosby performed stand-up as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival in 2007 and 2008. He also performed during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2008.
As part of Pappy's Fun Club, Crosby returned to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008 with their show "Funergy" and in 2009 with their show "World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in an Hour". Their 2010 Edinburgh show was titled "It's All Business".
Crosby is a regular contributor to comedy podcast Answer Me This!, playing various characters in jingles and sketches.[1]
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 BBC Three sitcom Badults.
His new stand-up show "Smaller Than Life" will debut at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Television appearances
- 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
- Winging It - BBC Two
- Comedy Cuts Series 3: Pappy's Fun Club Tough Gig - ITV2
- Comedy Lab: Pappy's Fun Club - Channel 4
- The Culture Show - BBC Two
- Ed and Oucho - CBBC Channel
- Comedy Cuts - ITV 2
- Comedy Shuffle - BBC Three
- 8 Out of 10 Cats - Channel 4 (3-AUG-2011)
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks - BBC Two (21-NOV-2011)
- Animal Antics - BBC One
- Badults - BBC Three (2013)
- Great Movie Mistakes - BBC Three (Dec 2013)
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Channel 4 (18-JULY-2014)
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Dave (February 2015)
Radio appearances
- Matt Forde Show - TalkSport
- Jon Richardson Show - BBC 6 Music
- MusicHappy Monday's – Pappy's Fun Club - BBC Radio 1
- Tranatlantic with Andy Zaltzman - BBC Radio 4
- Switch with Annie Mac - BBC Radio 1
- Weekender - BBC Radio 2
- 28 Acts in 28 Minutes - BBC Radio 4
- Josh Widdicombe Show - XFM
Writing
- The King Is Dead - BBC3
- World Wide Robert (Pilot) - Channel 4
- Dirty Sexy Funny (Series 2) - Comedy Central
- Ask Rhod Gilbert - BBC2
- The Big Ship - co-written with Stefan Golaszewski
- The Kevin Bishop Show (Series 1 and 2) - Channel 4
- TNT Show - Channel 4
- The Now Show - BBC Radio 4
References
- ↑ Answer Me This! players Archived February 22, 2007 at the Wayback Machine