Matthew Crosby Explained

Matthew Crosby
Birth Date:1980 2, df=y
Birth Place:Bromley, London, England
Medium:Stand-up, television, radio
Nationality:English
Active:2004–present
Genre:Observational comedy
Children:2

Matthew Crosby (born 12 February 1980) is an English comedian and writer.

Early life

Matthew Crosby was born in Bromley.[1] He attended St Olave's Grammar School., and went on to study English and American Literature with Film Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury,[2] where he met Tom Parry and Brendan Dodds.[3]

Career

Crosby was originally a teacher but left the profession to try comedy in 2004.[4] He has since performed stand-up and sketch comedy all over the world, and was a semi-finalist for the BBC New Act 2005. He comperes at several comedy venues including the Horsebridge Comedy Club in Whitstable.[5] Crosby is a founding member of sketch team Pappy's, formerly known as Pappy's Fun Club.[6]

In August 2006 Crosby performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in two shows: the Comedy Bucket,[7] 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.[8] 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 with Funergy in 2008,[9] World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in an Hour in 2009,[10] All Business in 2010,[11] and Last Show Ever in 2012.[12] Each show was followed by a tour of the UK.[13]

Crosby was a regular contributor to comedy podcast Answer Me This!, playing various characters in jingles and sketches.[14]

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.[15] [16]

Crosby is co-creator of the BBC Three sitcom Badults which ran for two series.[17]

In 2015 Crosby took another solo hour show to Edinburgh called Smaller Than Life. The show notably included a semi-naked impression of Vladimir Putin.[18] He co-devised and co-wrote the comedy panel show Hypothetical for UK TV channel Dave.[19]

In June 2019, Crosby launched a new Sunday morning show on Radio X with fellow comedian, Ed Gamble.

Crosby lives in Beckenham, south-east London with his wife and two children.[20] [21]

Television appearances

Radio

He currently co-hosts a show on Radio X with Ed Gamble.

Writing

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matthew Crosby interview – 2011 Edinburgh Fringe – British Comedy Guide. Wood. Lucy. British Comedy Guide. 3 August 2011. 17 February 2017.
  2. 2007. The Questionnaire. Kent. 49. 14.
  3. Web site: Pappy's Fun Club pack a parody punch. Lougher. Sharon. 14 July 2008. Metro. 17 February 2017.
  4. News: The happy chappies of Pappy's Fun Club come to town . Hull Daily Mail . 28 January 2009 . 13 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Horsebridge Comedy Club – Matthew Crosby & Guests . 13 September 2016.
  6. Web site: And then there were three... . Chortle . 24 November 2009 . 13 September 2016.
  7. Web site: Sophie Johnson: Edinburgh Diary. 19 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Pappy's Fun Club 2007 Best Comedy Show Nominee. Premier. Edinburgh Comedy Awards. 19 November 2016.
  9. Web site: Alt-comedy preview Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008. Time Out London. 2 December 2016.
  10. News: Pappy's Fun Club. 11 August 2009. Edinburgh Festival. 2 December 2016.
  11. News: Pappy's. 13 August 2010. Edinburgh Festival. 2 December 2016.
  12. News: Pappy's: Last Show Ever – Edinburgh festival review. Logan. Brian. 22 August 2012. The Guardian. 0261-3077. 2 December 2016.
  13. News: Tom Parry and Matthew Crosby of Pappy's discuss their Last Show Ever. 9 October 2012. The List. 19 November 2016.
  14. http://answermethis.wordpress.com/sweet-sweet-music/ Answer Me This! players
  15. News: Matthew Crosby – Adventure Party. Time Out London. 19 November 2016.
  16. News: Matthew Crosby: AdventureParty. 8 August 2011. Edinburgh Festival. 19 November 2016.
  17. News: Badults comedian Matthew Crosby on growing up, washing up and the future of BBC3. Radio Times. 19 November 2016.
  18. News: Edinburgh Fringe 2015 review – Malcolm Crosby. 19 August 2015. London Evening Standard. 19 November 2016.
  19. Web site: TV Review: Hypothetical, Dave. 6 February 2019.
  20. matthewcrosby . 1308779957519294465 . 23 September 2020 . What a week to move to Beckenham .
  21. Ed Gamble & Matthew Crosby on Radio X, Episode 6: Spawned a Progeny . Global Radio . 14 July 2019 . 28 September 2020.
  22. Web site: Meet The Parents Series 1, Episode 2 – Religious Family – British Comedy Guide. British Comedy Guide. 19 November 2016.
  23. Web site: Ready or Not. BBC. 31 March 2018.
  24. Web site: Episode 3, Series 3, So Wrong It's Right – BBC Radio 4. BBC. 19 November 2016.

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