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Amy Matthews is a stand-up comedian whose intelligent, distinctive, and warm style has seen her become a firm favourite on the live comedy circuit.
She has performed several critically acclaimed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, including ‘I Feel Like I’m Made of Spoilers’ and ‘Commute With the Foxes’ which was followed by a UK tour and saw Amy included in The List’s Hot 100. She has already been tour support for comedians Ed Byrne, Suzi Ruffell, Tom Allen, and Tom Davis.
Amy has experience hosting fundraisers, Q&As, and private gigs across venues and members clubs, conducted auctions, and hosting graduation ceremonies, and is available for hosting, panels, cabaret acts, and brand campaigns.
On television, Amy Matthews has appeared on the BAFTA-winning Scot Squad and Comedy Central Live, and has featured on radio programmes Fred at the Stand for BBC Radio 4, Breaking the News and The Good The Bad and the Unexpected for BBC Radio Scotland, and Nihal Arthanayake’s and Patrick Kielty’s shows for BBC 5 Live.

She also runs Comedians Do Poems With Ben Pope, a quarterlife poetry night for comedians. The poems and articles she has written have been published in The Idler, The Skinny, The Metro, Ancient Times, and English Heritage Magazine.
Amy is the host of the official English Heritage podcast where she brings you entertaining tales from unexpected places. Each spides starts with a mystery item, and with the help of English Heritage experts and special guests, she explores what our past can tell us about our present and potentially our future. She previously hosted the BBC Podcast Snookered, which covered the world championships and saw her interview stars of the snooker world.
Her comedy has seen her win the Scottish Comedy Award 2019 for Best Newcomer, and was a semi-finalist in the 2018 So You Think You’re Funny competition.

A searing wit.
Rolling Stone
Amy was absolutely brilliant! From the get-go, she was super responsive and took the time to understand our brand and try out a few sessions. At the event itself, she mixed in the anecdotes we gave her with her own material perfectly, making the whole set feel personal and effortless. She was able to read the room throughout her set and kept everyone entertained – we loved having her and can’t recommend her enough.
F45 Gala
Drily funny and giddily quirky.
The Scotsman
Her star feels very much in the ascendant… a hugely likeable and natural performer.
The Wee Review
The stage presence of a veteran. She’s in complete control of the room the minute she is on the stage.
Broadway World
Amy was a superb host for Is Shakespeare Funny? at the Criterion Theatre. She judged the tone perfectly, struck up an effortless rapport with the audience, and brought the whole night to life with wit and warmth. She was a joy to work with: she hit the brief brilliantly and wrote fresh material on the day that elevated every moment of the show. She also steered our charity auction with style and humour, helping us raise tens of thousands of pounds!
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