Nationality English Role Comedian Name Matthew Crosby | Genres Observational comedy Years active 2004-present | |
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Born 12 February 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-02-12 ) Medium Stand-up comedy, Television, Radio | ||
Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast - with Matthew Crosby #110
Matthew Crosby (born 12 February 1980) is an English comedian and writer.
Contents
- Richard Herrings Leicester Square Theatre Podcast with Matthew Crosby 110
- Mama you been on my mind dylan cover by matthew crosby and danica dora
- Early life
- Biography
- Television appearances
- Radio appearances
- Writing
- References
Mama you been on my mind dylan cover by matthew crosby and danica dora
Early life
Matthew Crosby was born in Bromley. He attended St Olave's Grammar School. Crosby studied English and American Literature with Film Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury, where he met Tom Parry and Brendan Dodds.
Biography
Crosby was originally a teacher but left the profession to try comedy in 2004. 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. Crosby 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 with Funergy in 2008, World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in an Hour in 2009, All Business in 2010, and Last Show Ever in 2012. Each show was followed by a tour of the UK.
Crosby is a regular contributor to comedy podcast Answer Me This!, playing various characters in jingles and sketches.
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 which ran for two series.
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.