Matt Forde: ‘I’m still alive, I’m still getting laughs; that’s a win isn’t it?’ | 6
How Do You Cope?
Wondery
5 • 695 Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
How do you stay positive when facing life-altering surgery?
John sits down with comedian, satirist, and friend, Matt Forde, to talk about his experiences of cancer.
At the age of just 40 Matt was told he had a 1-in-a-million rare form of cancer that required radical surgery that would change his life forever. Matt explains how, despite having his positive outlook on life gravely tested, he was able to come through and remain hopeful.
On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, Matt shares the 5 things that he is currently grateful for.
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| 0:00.0 | Wonderry Plus subscribers can listen to episodes of How Do You Cope early and ad-free? |
| 0:04.7 | Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:09.2 | This advert is brought to you by Macmillan Cancer Support, a registered charity. |
| 0:14.1 | If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, the Macmillan online community is here. |
| 0:19.6 | Macmillan's online community is open 24-7. |
| 0:23.0 | It's a free, safe space to connect with people who get what it's like to have cancer. |
| 0:27.6 | You can browse groups, ask questions to an expert, share your experience, or just see what |
| 0:32.6 | others have to say. On the online community, no question is too big, too small or too personal. Their members have all |
| 0:39.7 | been there too. Plus, it's completely anonymous. Search McMillan online community today. |
| 0:48.1 | Hello and welcome to How Do You Cope with me, John Robbins. |
| 0:57.0 | Each week here on How Do You Cope, I sit down with extraordinary people to talk about moments and journeys that have shaped their lives. |
| 1:04.4 | It's a show about resilience and self-discovery and an exploration of how we cope in the darkest times. |
| 1:11.6 | Today's guest is the comedian and broadcaster Matt Ford. |
| 1:16.0 | Matt is one of the country's leading political comedians and impressionists. |
| 1:20.3 | He's presented shows on radio and television, including Unspun with Matt Ford on Dave, |
| 1:25.4 | and rock and roll football on absolute radio. |
| 1:28.1 | He wrote and voiced numerous characters for the return of spitting image. |
| 1:32.0 | He also hosts the podcasts The Political Party, |
| 1:34.8 | on which he's interviewed figures such as Tony Blair, Jess Phillips and Jacob Rees-Mogg, |
| 1:39.3 | and the British Scandal podcast alongside Alice Levine. |
| 1:43.6 | In 2023, Matt went his doctor with severe pain in his back. |
| 1:48.4 | A scan showed a lesion on his spine, and Matt was told he had cordoma, |
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