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Birth name
  
Matthew Morgan

Role
  
Comedian

Children
  
Coen Morgan

Name
  
Matt Morgan

Years active
  
2002–present

Medium
  
Television

Nationality
  
British

Spouse
  
Katie Morgan



Born
  
10 August 1977 (age 46) Dartford, KentEngland (
1977-08-10
)

TV shows
  
RE:Brand, Russell Brand's Got Issues

Similar People
  
Russell Brand, Trevor Lock, Terry Mynott, Ondi Timoner, Gareth Roy

Notable works and roles
  

Russell brand and matt morgan viddycast


Matthew "Matt" Morgan is a British comedian, actor, writer, DJ and radio presenter.

Contents

Matt Morgan and Russell Brand wearing black shades, black long sleeves, an inner t-shirt, and black pants

He is best known for his work with Russell Brand, with whom he shared numerous writing credits, as well as co-hosting The Russell Brand Show on BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and Radio X.

Matt Morgan smiling while Russell Brand holding his face

The hilarious matt morgan


Writing

Matt Morgan smiling while his hands together and wearing a t-shirt

Morgan met Russell Brand when he was working as an intern on MTV. He first joined with Brand after the presenter told him he had a television show idea which was "good" and "commissioned", and that Morgan should work on it with him; Morgan later joked that neither of those things turned out to be true. In 2010 Matt wrote and co-performed Borked TV with comedian Rufus Hound and others, a six-part series featuring comedy voiceovers dubbed over existing television material.

Radio

Matt Morgan sitting on the couch with Russell Brand while wearing a black coat, gray jacket, and green t-shirt

Morgan was the co-host of The Russell Brand Show from its initial conception in 2006 on BBC 6 Music until its finish after Brand's resignation due to the prank telephone calls row. On the radio show, Morgan played the straight man to Brand's cheeky chappy persona, often mimicking Brand's Dot Cotton-esque accent and singing. In his memoir, Booky Wook 2, Brand asserted that he and Morgan got into a row following Brand's controversial turn as the host of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards (which the men co-wrote), and Morgan refused to return to the show.

Matt Morgan with a mustache, beard, and long hair

When Brand returned to talk radio in the Autumn of 2010, Morgan rejoined The Russell Brand Show. In September 2011, Morgan joined Noel Gallagher in co-hosting a show filling in for Dermot O'Leary.

In March 2013, Morgan, along with Brand, Gallagher and Mr Gee, hosted a one-off radio show on XFM in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

Morgan reunited with Brand and Mr Gee for The Russell Brand Podcast, which began in February 2015 on audioBoom.

In February 2016, Morgan reunited with Gallagher for a one-off radio show for Absolute Radio.

In April 2017, Morgan reunited with Russell Brand and Greg "Mr Gee" Sekweyama for a new show on Radio X. The initial contract was for a length of 6 months.

Internet

In 2014, Morgan appeared as a guest commentator on Brand's YouTube web series "The Trews" on 23 July, 24 July and 8 August.

Personal life

On the 16 March 2013 (on the Russell Brand XFM Radio Show in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust) listeners learned that Matt and his wife Katie have a son named Coen named after Leonard Cohen. In 2016 their daughter, Winter was born.

During June 2015, Matt ran a charity campaign for people suffering with 'Tonsil Stones' or 'Tonsilloliths'. He raised £808 for the cause which has been donated to 'TSRUK' (Tonsil Stone Relief UK). He was inspired to run the campaign as he himself has been a long term sufferer of this condition.

Writing credits

  • RE:Brand (2002)
  • Empire Square (2005)
  • 1 Leicester Square (2006)
  • Russell Brand's Got Issues (2006)
  • The Russell Brand Show (2006)
  • The Kevin Bishop Show (2008)
  • James Corden's World Cup Live (2010)
  • Borked TV (The 5:19 Show) (2010)
  • The Fun Police (2011)
  • Cardinal Burns (2012)
  • Very Important People (2012)
  • The Mimic (2014)
  • Sam Delaney's News Thing (2016)
  • Morgana Robinson's The Agency (2016)
  • Plebs (2016)
  • Murder in Successville (2017)
  • Hospital People (2017)
  • Presenting

  • Russell Brand On the Road
  • Other roles

  • Russell Brand's Ponderland (2007–2008) – Creative Director
  • References

    Matt Morgan (comedian) Wikipedia