Matthew Morgan is a British comedy writer 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, BBC Radio 6 Music and Radio X.
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]
Radio
Morgan was the co-host of The Russell Brand Show from its initial conception in 2006 on BBC Radio 2 until its finish following Brand's resignation due to the prank telephone calls row. On the radio show, Morgan played the straight man to Brand's cheeky chappy persona, often mimicking Brand's 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]
From 8 to 22 August 2021, Morgan along with Noel Gallagher presented "The Radio X Residency" every Sunday on Radio X.[6]
In September 2023, a recording resurfaced from The Russell Brand Show in 2008, of Morgan and Russell Brand discussing an incident in which Brand had allegedly exposed himself to a women in a bathroom in Los Angeles. In the broadcast Morgan states “It's been 25 minutes since he [Brand] showed his willy to a lady”, Morgan later commented on the incident via his lawyer that he was "not aware until now of the nature of this encounter".[7]
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)[8]
- James Corden's World Cup Live (2010)
- Borked TV (The 5:19 Show) (2010)
- The Fun Police (2011)
- Cardinal Burns (2012)
- Very Important People (2012)
- The Mimic (2014)
- Sam Delaney's News Thing (2016)
- Morgana Robinson's The Agency (2016)
- Plebs (2016)
- Murder in Successville (2017)
- Hospital People (2017)
- Mister Winner (2020)
Presenting
- Russell Brand on the Road[9]
Other roles
- Russell Brand's Ponderland (2007–2008) – Creative Director
References
- ^ Russell Brand Show Biography on bbc.co.uk/6music Archived 18 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Russell Brand Show – BBC Radio 2
- ^ Russell, Brand (2010), Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal, London: HarperCollins, p. 219, ISBN 978-0-06-195807-6
- ^ Walker, Kirsty (29 October 2008), "The Ross and Russ Suspension – EOS Sticks Its Oar In" – 12:05 pm. EndofShow.com. Retrieved on 26 February 2011.
- ^ NME staff. "Noel Gallagher and Russell Brand reunite – video – Daily Gossip". NME.com. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Noel Gallagher to host a new Sunday night residency on Radio X". NME. 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Woman says Russell Brand exposed himself to her then laughed about it on Radio 2 show". BBC News. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ The Kevin Bishop Show British Comedy Guide
- ^ BBC – Press Office – Network TV Programme Information Week 50 Wednesday 12 December 2007
External links
- Matt Morgan at IMDb