COMEDY
The Political Party with Matt Forde
Avalon Promotions Ltd
- Dates
- 9–20 Aug 2026
- Time
- Times vary · 60min
- Price
- £16.50
Following 10 years of sold-out shows in London's West End, Matt Forde (Spitting Image, The Last Leg) returns to Edinburgh for three live podcasts. The UK's leading political podcast has over nine million downloads, is regularly an iTunes Top 10 Comedy podcast and was listed by The i Paper as one of the 50 Greatest Podcasts. Previous guests include Tony Blair, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nicola Sturgeon, Angela Rayner, Anthony Scaramucci and Alastair Campbell. ***** (Telegraph). **** (Chortle.co.uk). **** (Sunday Times).
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