Matt Price
A friendly club storyteller who wanders directly into dangerous company.
1 special · 2026
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Matt Price does not set traps for an audience. He walks out with a gentle Cornish drawl and an easy grin, leaning against the mic stand like someone chatting across a garden fence. When a heckler shouts something from the back, Price does not snap back; he turns it into an open conversation, treating the interruption with genuine curiosity until the room relaxes completely. That disarming tone is the trick. Once everyone assumes they are getting an hour of polite banter, he starts unraveling stories about dodgy underworld figures, back-alley trades, or violent local rivalries.
Stand-up specials
On stage
He occupies a specific corner of the touring circuit: a seasoned club headliner and festival regular who treats standup as an exchange of wild yarns rather than a display of joke math. He will travel anywhere with a microphone, from British club basements to arts festivals across the globe, relying on conversational timing that makes forty-five minutes feel like ten.
His best material draws from bizarre real-life predicaments, like spending months training for an amateur boxing bout in memory of his grandfather, or interviewing retired bank robbers until someone threatens him. The comedy never glorifies the danger. Instead, Price positions himself as the bewildered ordinary bloke who wandered into the wrong room, asked an earnest question, and survived simply because he was too polite to leave.
Turning points
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Disastrous Gangster Pursuit in Turkey
A disastrous international booking in Turkey culminated in a terrifying escape from international gangsters, an ordeal Price adapted into his acclaimed festival show 'Turkeygate'.
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Underworld Threat Recorded on CCTV
After years of interviewing underworld figures for his podcast, Price received a serious death threat captured on CCTV, prompting him to leave behind his obsession with crime and inspiring his Edinburgh show 'As Seen on CCTV'.
At a glance
- Style
- storytelling, observational
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- YouTube
Podcasts
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Conversations with Criminals · host
An interview show where Matt Price took personal risks to speak directly with criminals and underworld figures to understand why people choose a life of crime.
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Quite A Boast · co-host
A podcast dedicated to the comedy partnership and career of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
A clip to start with
Matt Price Comedian changes venue twice during his set