POLITICAL comedian and satirist Matt Forde will visiting Launceston Town Hall on Thursday, May 14, as part of his biggest tour to date.

Matt is set to tour theatres nationwide with Defying Calamity, a show about finding positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politics and his own health.

The news follows the first of Matt’s four Edinburgh Fringe Political Party podcast specials, which featured the Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray.

Since launching in 2013, Matt’s Political Party podcast has brought Parliament to life through stand-up and lively debate with some of politics’ most powerful figures. Following an 18-month hiatus due to his bone cancer diagnosis, Matt has resumed his four-time extended West End residency.

Matt will return to Spitting Image this autumn with a brand-new YouTube series, Spitting Image: The Rest Is Bulls!t.* The series is creatively led by Matt and Al Murray, two of the writers behind the critically acclaimed stage show Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical.

After enduring what he thought was sciatica during the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Matt was diagnosed with cancer. A few weeks later he was having the base of his spine removed.

Since learning to walk again, Matt returned to work on his acclaimed Political Party, British Scandal and Down The Dog podcasts, alongside hosting Absolute Radio’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Football Show. His final challenge was returning to the stage with The End of An Era Tour.

Elsewhere in the world of audio, Matt most recently completed his six-part political comedy series on BBC Radio 4, The Matt Forde Focus Group, featuring Matt in conversation with politicians, comedians and subject experts, discussing current issues and the ideas behind them.

Matt also hosted four series of Unspun with Matt Forde on Dave and has numerous other broadcast credits to his name.

To book tickets, visit: mattforde.com