Matt Forde's Political Party

Simon McCoy is the man who made BBC News funny.

He is also an absolute news obsessive.

In this fascinating and entertaining interview, he tells us what it was like moving from the BBC to GB News, what frustrated him about covering the Brexit referendum, and the intervention that Huw Edwards made about Simon's afternoon slot on News 24.

Packed full of behind-the-scenes insight, this is an absolute cracker with one of our most gifted broadcasters.


GET TICKETS for Matt's brand new stand-up show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Festival and touring nationwide in 2027:
www.mattforde.com

MARCH
19 FAVERSHAM The Alex
20 DORKING Halls

APRIL
7 STOURBRIDGE Town Hall
8 GLOUCESTER Guildhall
9 LEICESTER Y Theatre
12 SALFORD Lowry
16 NORTHAMPTON Royal & Derngate
21 EXETER Northcott Theatre
24 LONDON Bloomsbury Theatre
28 ALNWICK Playhouse
29 BARNARD CASTLE Witham
30 HULL Asylum

MAY
6 BIRMINGHAM The Glee Club
12 COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
13 WORCESTER Huntingdon Hall
14 CHORLEY Theatre
18 STAMFORD Corn Exchange
19 SHEFFIELD Steamworks
20 SHREWSBURY Theatre Severn
21 NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal
23 LEEDS City Varieties Music Hall
26 NORWICH Playhouse
27 NORWICH Playhouse

JUNE
2 SCUNTHORPE Plowright
4 CANTERBURY Gulbenkian Theatre
5 READING Concert Hall
8 CARDIFF The Glee Club
9 BATH Komedia
10 MONMOUTH Savoy Theatre
11 CHIPPING NORTON The Theatre
15 BURY ST EDMUNDS Theatre Royal
16 MILTON KEYNES The Stables
18 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Trinity Theatre
30 LIVERPOOL Everyman Playhouse

JULY
1 CARLISLE Old Fire Station
2 GLASGOW The Glee Club
4 EDINBURGH Lyceum Theatre

See the Political Party Live on Stage:
9 August: Anas Sarwar (Edinburgh)
15 August: Stephen Flynn (Edinburgh)
18 August: TBC (Edinburgh)
20 August: Malcolm Offord (Edinburgh)
9 November: Liz Kendall (London)
21 December: Wes Streeting (London)
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John McTernan is one of the most fascinating voices on the British left.

He worked at the centre of 10 Downing Street as Tony Blair's Political Secretary.

But now he's in a slightly different space.

His perspective has shifted and he sees new Labour as the end of a different era.

Now he believes Labour has to be more left wing.

So what's changed?

And how many more agree with him?

SEE Matt's brand-new stand-up show 'Project Holy Moly' at the Edinburgh Festival 5-30 August:
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/matt-forde-project-holy-moly
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Dan is a tax expert. A proper tax expert.

You may have seen him on Channel 4 recently getting immensely frustrated with Gary Stevenson about a wealth tax.

Dan doesn't agree with a wealth tax and in this fascinating interview he explains why.

He also tells us what really happened during the filming of that infamous interview and what bits were left out...

See Matt at the Soho Theatre trying out new material, 21-25 July:
https://sohotheatre.com/events/matt-forde-work-in-progress-4/

Subscribe to Andrew's new podcast, The Andrew Neil Report:
https://open.spotify.com/show/033rtEM2eq993E22SE0vPm

See the Political Party Live on Stage:
9 August: Anas Sarwar (Edinburgh)
15 August: Stephen Flynn (Edinburgh)
18 August: Rachel Reeves (Edinburgh)
20 August: Malcolm Offord (Edinburgh)
9 November: Liz Kendall (London)
21 December: Wes Streeting (London)

Get tickets for Matt's brand new stand-up show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Festival:
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/matt-forde-project-holy-moly
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The one-and-only Andrew Neil pops in for a gripping hour of political and media analysis.

What's it like working for Rupert Murdoch?

Has Andrew ever tried to go into politics?

What really happened with Bobby Gillespie?

All that and so much more!

See Matt at the Soho Theatre trying out new material, 21-25 July:
https://sohotheatre.com/events/matt-forde-work-in-progress-4/

Subscribe to Andrew's new podcast, The Andrew Neil Report:
https://open.spotify.com/show/033rtEM2eq993E22SE0vPm

See the Political Party Live on Stage:
9 August: Anas Sarwar (Edinburgh)
15 August: Stephen Flynn (Edinburgh)
18 August: Rachel Reeves (Edinburgh)
20 August: Malcolm Offord (Edinburgh)
9 November: Liz Kendall (London)
21 December: Wes Streeting (London)

Get tickets for Matt's brand new stand-up show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Festival:
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/matt-forde-project-holy-moly
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You're not going to hear anyone else talk about politics like this.

Suzanne is an original thinker. From bunking off school and doing acid while selling Marxism Today to ending up writing for The Telegraph. Her route through her career and life is completely unorthodox.

She has a truly adventurous take on life and that informs her unique political analysis.

This is a one-of-a-kind episode.

See the Political Party Live on Stage:
9 August: Anas Sarwar (Edinburgh)
15 August: Stephen Flynn (Edinburgh)
18 August: Rachel Reeves (Edinburgh)
20 August: Malcolm Offord (Edinburgh)
9 November: Liz Kendall (London)
21 December: Wes Streeting (London)

Get tickets for Matt's brand new stand-up show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Festival:
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/matt-forde-project-holy-moly
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.