He began going to open mics, where comedians begin their careers and work out jokes, when he was 15 years old, according to The New York Times. While Matt may be on the younger side of comics performing at his level, he’s actually been working on his craft for over a decade.
He also dropped a crowd work special Walking Red Flagin June 2023, which has been viewed over 9 million times. He followed that up with Matthew Steven Rife,which has over 17 million views, in April 2023.
The special has amassed over 11 million views as of November 2023. Along with making appearances in various movies and TV shows, Matt released his debut comedy special Only Fans on YouTube in 2021. While Matt made his Netflix debut in November 2023, he has already put out a relatively sizable body of work that new fans can dive right into.
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