Catherine Larner meets star cartoonist, Matt Pritchett, ahead of his visit to the Riverside There doesn’t seem to be much to laugh about in the world today, but we all need something to cheer us, a little light relief, and readers of the ‘Daily Telegraph’ newspaper, and many others too, know just where they can go to get it. Tucked into a corner of the front page, in just one column square, the day’s top story is presented as a wry illustration with a caption of a few words - courtesy of the paper’s, and the nation’s, star cartoonist Matt Pritchett. ‘I don’t ever think what I’m doing is important,’ he says.
‘But I think if you can laugh about something, it does suddenly seem less scary, less ominous.' Cartoonist Matt Pritchett keeps the nation laughing - here's you chance to get a copy of his latest book (Image: Seven Dials) And, after more than 30 years in the job, Matt’s take on the world’s key events is now very much a national institution. Each year the cartoons are presented in ‘The Best of Matt’ annual, which is a staple for most Christmas stockings.
In November, Matt will be visiting The Riverside Woodbridge to talk about how he has interpreted the events of 2024 as cartoons, as well as giving us an insight into his life and career as a whole. Matt is now considered a local. He has been visiting Suffolk since childhood when his parents regularly holidayed in Westleton and he has a beautiful home on the Suffolk-Norfolk border.
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