Comedy writing
He doesn’t want to put his topical news jokes here because they’re already irrelevant and 33% of them feature a Colin the Caterpillar cake. Mat’s material has been featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Scotland, with multiple joke credits for Breaking the News.
He’s also written, produced and starred in the short film, Lanyard, which has won multiple awards on the film festival circuit.
Lanyard (2026)
Lanyard is a five-minute short film I produced as a graduation project for NFTS’ Comedy Writing and Production diploma. I’m also in it.
Awards
Wrap Film Festival: Grand Prix: Super Short Film, Grand Prix: Student Film
London International Filmmakers Festival: Best Comedy
Dublin Movie Awards: Best Super Short Film, Best Student Film
Cannes Lumiere: Best Comedy Short
Pigeon Laughs Short Film Comedy Festival: Best Student Short Comedy
London Movie Awards: Gold Award, Comedy
New York Movie Awards:Best Student Film, Best Comedy, Silver Award: Director, Best Screenplay
Paris Short Film Festival: Best Short Short Film
London Lift-Off Film Festival: Official Selection
Florence Film Awards: Official Selection