Matt Forde's POLITICAL PARTY PODCAST to Extend West End Residency Through 2027
Matt Forde's show returns to the Duchess Theatre with Liz Kendall kicking off the new season.
Political comedian and satirist Matt Forde (Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) will extend his West End live Political Party podcast residency for the fifth time through June 2027, returning to The Duchess Theatre on 9th November 2026 with Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Liz Kendall kicking off the new season.
The news comes ahead of Forde's Political Party with Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Lucy Powell - the final show of the current run - taking place this Monday 1st June. There couldn't be a better time to interview Lucy, someone who will be central in the imminent leadership election. Powell is expected to offer candid insight into the challenges internal Labour battles that will decide the future of the country.
As the West End residency pauses for the summer, Matt will host three special Political Party Edinburgh Fringe live editions at the Gilded Balloon on 9th, 15th and 20th August, with guests to be announced.
Following his biggest tour to date, Matt will also return to the festival with his new show Project Holy Moly at The Pleasance from 5th- 30th August at 8pm. The new hour will see Matt embark on a mission with impossible odds: find joy amid global political turmoil, the rising tide of populism, and his own ongoing health challenges - several years on from a bone cancer diagnosis.
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, including Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Zack Polanski, Tony Blair, Nicola Sturgeon, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Angela Rayner, Michael Heseltine, Anthony Scaramucci, Alastair Campbell, Gordon Brown, and Gary Neville. Following an 18-month hiatus due to his bone cancer diagnosis, Matt has resumed his four-time extended West End residency. The podcast has amassed over 11 million downloads, earned multiple nominations from award bodies including the British Podcast Awards and Chortle Awards, and is regularly featured as a top podcast pick in the press.
Elsewhere in audio, Matt recently completed the second series of his ARIA Award-nominated BBC Radio 4 political comedy show The Matt Forde Focus Group, in which he is joined by politicians, comedians and subject experts to discuss current issues and the ideas shaping them. He also co-hosts the British Podcast Spotlight Award-winning British Scandal podcast with Alice Levine, and Down The Dog with Jon Richardson, alongside hosting Absolute Radio's Rock 'n' Roll Football Show.
Matt hosted four series of Unspun with Matt Forde on Dave, receiving several nominations at the Broadcast Digital Awards, and has numerous other broadcast credits including: Spitting Image (ITV/BritBox), Have I Got News For You (BBC One), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Mock The Week (BBC Two), 8 out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Hypothetical (Dave) Rory Bremner's Coalition Report and Rory Bremner's Election Report (BBC Two), Question Time (BBC One), This Week (BBC One), Newsnight (BBC Two) and Daily Politics (BBC Two).
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