Matt Berry @ The Ruby Lounge May 15, 2013

Matt Berry is a British actor, writer, comedian and musician and perhaps best known for his appearances in The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The Mighty Boosh and Snuff Box.

As a musician, Berry composed all the music for Snuff Box as well the music for AD/BC: A Rock Opera, which he co-wrote with Richard Ayoade. AD/BC was a half-hour parody of overblown musicals in general and Jesus Christ Superstar in particular, telling the story of the innkeeper who allowed Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus to sleep in his manger. AD/BC featured Fulcher and Mighty Boosh stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. He also performed a song for an episode of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace entitled "One Track Lover", a spoof of cheesy romantic 80s songs.

Berry composed music for the Steve Coogan comedy Saxondale and appeared in the first and third episodes of the second series. He composed the theme song for the Channel 4 sketch show Blunder and is also credited on The Peter Serafinowicz Show.

He has released 3 albums: Jackpot, Opium and Witchazel. He stated in the first issue of Bearded Magazine that he was producing and collaborating on new material with 1960s soul singer Geno Washington and was to record a new LP. This LP turned out to be 'Witchazel'.

Berry voiced his appreciation of the television themes of Ronnie Hazlehurst in an episode of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, and his band played out the Screenwipe Christmas special with a rendition of Hazlehurst's theme tune for 1980s British sitcom Sorry! Berry has a new touring band called The Maypoles.

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