Matthew Highton

Matthew Highton is a British comedian[1] and film-maker from Saddleworth known for his surreal storytelling.[2]

Performing since 2009, Highton has worked as both a solo act and as part of the alternative comedy collective Weirdos. He has taken several shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, débuting in 2010.[3] In 2014, Highton was also part of the cast for Knightmare Live,[4] a stage version of the popular 90's children show Knightmare.

As part of Weirdos, Highton co-wrote and directed their 2013's alternative Christmas Panto, The Colonel[5] alongside Weirdos founder Adam Larter and directed 2014's A Christmas Tail.[6] He also played Rufio in their 2012 stage re-production of Steven Spielberg's Hook. In 2012, Highton and Larter also put on Bowie Fest[7] a spoof version of the V&A's 'Bowie Is' exhibit.[8] In 2017 he played a hybrid of Donald Trump and Phil Collins, [9] in Tony Law and Friends in the Battle for Icetopia. A collaboration between Weirdos and Tony Law unwisely set on the Alexandra Palace Ice Rink. [10] The show went on to receive the 2018 Chortle Award for Event of the Year. [11]

Highton is a filmmaker, creating the online sketch show The Thinking Shower which he stars in alongside, amongst others, Fosters Comedy Award winner John Kearns. In 2014, he made his first short film Santageddon[12] which starred several other UK comedians including Nick Helm, John Kearns, Gemma Whelan and Pat Cahill. He has a plethora of shorts and sketches to his name, working closely with many of the UKs best comedians. Many of these include collaborations with fellow Weirdo Joz Norris, [13] whom he also has a Resonance FM radio show with, called Radio K.A.O.S[14] named after the Roger Waters album.

References
  1. http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/m/33706/matthew_highton
  2. http://www.broadwaybaby.com/news/matthew-highton/237.
  3. http://www.fringeguru.com/editorial/edinburgh-2010/matthew-hightons-incidental-combobulations-preview.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/the-colonel-the-weirdos-comedy-clubs-alternative-pantomime
  6. http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/a-christmas-tail-weirdos-alternative-panto
  7. http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/bowie-fest
  8. http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/david-bowie-is/
  9. https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/4690/live-review-tony-law-and-friends-battle-icetopia-alexandra-palace
  10. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/oct/11/slippery-concept-tony-law-and-friends-in-the-battle-for-utopia-i-ice-skate-epic-trump-stalin-polar-bears
  11. https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2018/03/18/39430/women_dominate_the_chortle_live_comedy_awards
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. https://comedytowatch.com/2019/05/09/interview-joz-norris/
  14. https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/radio-kaos-16102019/
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