About Me

Matthew Highton

Thats what I look like (right)...

Many years before I became a comedian I sat on the side of a hill unaware that all around me reality was shifting, I was nine at the time and living independently of my shadow, though no one would notice for
some time. Years later when I was in my twenties I would take a  microphone and begin to tell my tales. People laughed, not the reaction I had expected but a pleasant one none the less, soon the laughter would
become an addiction and I began to forget that time on the hill where I caused the crows to leave and never return.... Matthew Highton would  like to note sometimes he can tangent away from the point, he’s a great comedian, possibly the first magical realist comedian, quite abstract often... Oh just read some quotes they’ll say more than I can.

Something quite special. Steve Bennett - Chortle
An engaging storyteller with a head for witty fantasy.  Steve Bennett - Chortle
Warm, intelligent and beautifully written. The List
Unbelievably well-constructed… an absolute pleasure to behold. **** Broadway Baby
An orgy of the odd. **** Broadway Baby
Weird and wonderful. **** Broadway Baby
We are potentially watching one of the super-comics of the future. Fringe Guru
Full of imagination. The skinny
Shaggy-haired, maverick raconteur * * * * Three Weeks - Edinburgh   Inspired, ridiculous, interconnected comedy gloriousness. Go catch this fella * * * * Three Weeks - Edinburgh  Awesomely surreal my favourite act so far this festival, it seems almost criminal that his show was free. Matthew Highton is definitely one to look out for in the future. * * * * Three Weeks - Brighton   With material this solid and inventive and a genuine desire to take the comedy road less travelled, Highton is a star on the rise. Fringe Guru 2010
Daring and different. TheNew Current