Matt Morgan (comedian)

Matt Morgan
Birth name	Matthew Morgan
Born	August 10, 1977 (1977-08-10) (age 34) Dartford, Kent England
Medium	Television, Radio
Nationality	British
Years active	2002-Present
Influences	Russell Brand
Notable works and roles	The Russell Brand Show

Matthew "Matt" Morgan (born August 10, 1977) is an English comedian, actor, writer, DJ and radio presenter. 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 and BBC 6 Music.

Career

Writing

Morgan met Russell Brand when he was working as an intern on MTV.^[1] 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.^[2] 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

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 outrageous and wacky 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.^[3][4]

When Brand returned to talk radio in the Autumn of 2010, Morgan rejoined The Russell Brand Show.^[5] In September 2011, Morgan joined Noel Gallagher in co-hosting a show filling in for Dermot O'Leary.

Credits

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) ^[6]
• James Corden's World Cup Live (2010) ^[7]
• Borked TV [The 5:19 Show] (2010)
• The Fun Police (2011)

Presenting

• Russell Brand On the Road ^[8]

Other roles

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

Notes

1. ^ Russell Brand Show Biography^{[dead link]} on bbc.co.uk/6music
2. ^ The Russell Brand Show - BBC Radio 2
3. ^ Russell, Brand (2010), Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal, London: HarperCollins, p. 219, ISBN 0061958077 
4. ^ Walker, Kirsty (October 29, 2008), "The Ross and Russ Suspension – EOS Sticks Its Oar In – 12:05 pm. EndofShow.com. Retrieved on February 26, 2011.
5. ^ NME staff. "Noel Gallagher and Russell Brand reunite – video - Daily Gossip". NME.com. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
6. ^ The Kevin Bishop Show British Comedy Guide
7. ^ [1] James Corden's World Cup Live on IMDB
8. ^ BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information Week 50 Wednesday 12 December 2007

External links

• Matt Morgan at the Internet Movie Database
• The Russell Brand Show – BBC Radio 2
• The Russell Brand Show Blog

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Name	Morgan, Matt
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Date of birth	1977-08-10
Place of birth	Dartford, Kent England
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