Artist Profile
Matt Charlton
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Matt is a sought-after writer and performer, who landed his first writing job on BBC Radio 4’s award winning ‘Listen Against’. In 2014 his co-written sitcom ‘Wasted’ was optioned by Retort (Fremantle Media), Matt has also since written for The News Quiz, HIGNFY, been one of the head writers for a sketch show pilot for Audible UK, and on the writing team for the Rinderland Channel 4 pilot for SO Television.
He is currently working with the internationally renowned Framestore on a project for TruTV in the US. He was one of the writing team on Charlie Brooker’s BAFTA nominated ‘Election Wipe’ in 2015.
With a background in production at BBC Radio, he is ideally positioned to understand the inner workings of a show, and his love and knowledge of comedy is such that he can adapt his style to suit a broad range of formats, disciplines, and comedians.
As a performer – he acted alongside John Kearns, Greg James, Jenny Bede and Olivia Lee in a sketch show pilot for Audible, providing many of the voices. In 2017 he began working with Shortlist Media's new video channel as a writer and a performer links to the videos can be found below.
https://www.facebook.com/ShortListMagazine/videos/10154845952458947/
https://www.facebook.com/ShortListMagazine/videos/10154725897243947/
https://www.facebook.com/ShortListMagazine/videos/10154710360813947/
https://www.facebook.com/ShortListMagazine/videos/10154673982183947/
WRITING CREDITS
Book Of Man, 2018
Rinderland (Pilot), SO Television, Channel 4, 2017
Mr Doolittle, Framestore NY, TruTV, 2017
Shortlist (Writer/Performer), 2017
The Poke, 2017
ADBL fm (Writer/Performer), Pixiu for Audible, 2015/2016
Victoria's Secret Fasion Show, Done + Dusted, 2015
Charlie Brooker's Election Wipe, House of Tomorrow, BBC Two, 2015
Wasted (Pilot), Optioned by Freemantle Media, 2014
Wasted, BBC Comedy, 2013
Animal Antics, Talkback, BBC One, 2012
Britain Unzipped (Pilot), Talkback, BBC Three, 2012
Listen Against, BBC Radio 4, 2009-2011
End Of The Year Quiz, BBC 6 Music, 2010
The News Quiz, BBC Radio 4, 2009
George Lamb presents the Today Programme, BBC 6 Music, 2009
The Radio Academy, 2008
