Matt Forde to host the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2023

The countdown is well and truly on to the Brand and Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2023 on Thursday 27 April, with acclaimed stand-up, impressionist, writer and podcaster Matt Forde confirmed as host.

Matt (pictured) is creator and host of the chart-topping podcast, The Political Party, while he also created and starred in four series of Unspun with Matt Forde on Dave, with additional TV credits including Have I Got News For You, The Royal Variety Performance, Mock the Week, Question Time and Newsnight among others.

In 2022, Matt had a nationwide sell out show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right. He is also one of the main writers and voice artists behind hit sketch series Spitting Image, providing the voices of Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer and Donald Trump among others.

Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical – co-written by Matt – will have its West End premiere at London’s Phoenix Theatre from Wednesday 24 May to Saturday 26 August 2023.

The Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards will take place on Thursday 27 April at the new venue of the Royal Lancaster London Hotel.

You can check out this year’s finalists for the B&LLAs by clicking here.

For tables and tickets for the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2023, please contact Clare at Createvents on clare@createvents.co.uk or call 0118 334 0085, or you can reserve and pay online at the Max Publishing Digital Box Office.

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