Double work in progress shows from Matt Forde and Eleanor Tiernan
Matt Forde is currently writing on the new series of Spitting Image as well as voicing the puppets of Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer and Donald Trump. As seen on Have I Got News For You, The Royal Variety Performance, Mock the Week, The One Show and Question Time.
He hosts The Political Party which was recently listed as the Number 1 political podcast by Mace magazine. His other podcast, British Scandal, regularly tops the Apple Podcasts chart.
His debut book Politically Homeless was an Amazon bestseller and was listed as one of the Sunday Times Political Books of the Year.
“Possibly the best political comedy show on the Fringe”. ★★★★★ The Telegraph
“A first-class comic” The Guardian
“Singlehandedly fulfilling comedy’s brief of taking our political masters to task. Combining spot-on impressions
with up-to-the-minute observations” ★★★★ Mail on Sunday
Comedian and writer Eleanor Tiernan has featured on Stand Up For Live Comedy (BBC3) Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience and she has supported acts including Stewart Lee, Tig Notaro, Ardal O’Hanlon, Jason Manford, Jason Byrne and Reginald D. Hunter. She has been a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz and Where’s the F In News? and The Blame Game (BBC Northern Ireland).
Eleanor’s style is “deceptively sharp” (Fest Mag) and filled with her trademark acerbic wit.
Her solo shows regularly receive rave reviews (33 must-see shows of the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Herald Sun) and she has been featured on Sunday Times list of Top Ten Female Stand Ups To Watch and Chortle’s 2019: The ones to watch.
She has been invited to perform at Montreal Just For Laughs, Melbourne International Comedy, Kilkenny Cat Laughs. Vodafone Comedy Festival (Dublin), Latitude and Glastonbury.
Doors 7.15, Show 7.30.