Comedy Richardson began doing stand-up from the age of 18, with his debut performances being in November of 2009. He appeared in the finals of
So You Think You're Funny and the
Chortle Student Comedian of the Year in 2010. Richardson's first solo show, Hometown Hero, won Best New Show at the 2012
Leicester Comedy Festival and was taken on a 54 date national tour from September 2013 to June 2014. His second show, Slash, debuted at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 before going on a UK Tour in Autumn 2017. After a run at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival he went on tour with his show, Impostor, in early 2020
Television and radio In 2013, Richardson replaced
Olly Murs as co-presenter of the
ITV2 spin-off show
The Xtra Factor with
Caroline Flack, airing immediately after the main
ITV show. On 4 June, both Richardson and Flack announced that they would not return for
The Xtra Factor for
series 11. Richardson was also a regular panelist and presenter on Channel 5's
Big Brother spin-off show ''
Big Brother's Bit on the Side. In 2014, Richardson was a regular panelist on the ITV2 panel show Viral Tap'' presented by
Caroline Flack. In 2016, Richardson became the drive time presenter on the
digital radio station
Virgin Radio UK. In 2018 his show on Virgin was nominated for a
Radio Academy Award for Funniest Show He left Virgin Radio on 2 August 2019. In October 2016, Richardson co-presented
Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live on the
W channel, alongside
Christine Lampard and
Jamie East. He also presented the spin-off show
Celebrity Haunted Hotel: Do Not Disturb. On 29 May 2017, Richardson presented the final episode of
Just Tattoo of Us: The Aftermath. In February 2018, Richardson co-presented
Celebrity Haunted Mansion on UKTV's
W channel with
Christine Lampard. He also presented its spin-off show
Celebrity Haunted Mansion: High Spirits. On 13 May 2020, he launched
When No One’s Watching, a podcast he co-hosts with
Matt Willis. Guests have included,
Ricky Wilson,
Tom Fletcher, and
Keith Lemon. On 3 February 2021, it was announced that Richardson would be a contestant on the
thirteenth series of
Dancing on Ice, as a replacement for
Rufus Hound who had been forced to withdraw from the competition after testing positive for
COVID-19. Richardson was paired with
Vicky Ogden and joined the show in week 4, however was eliminated in the same week. From March to October 2023, Richardson presented the breakfast show on
Jack FM, a radio station in Oxfordshire, where he replaced
Iain Lee. ==Filmography==