Comedian/Actor/Producer/Writer/Author Matt Rife has cemented himself
as one of biggest stand ups in the world through his top performing
Netflix special and remarkable engagement on social media where he has
amassed over 39.4 million followers, and more than 3 billion views
globally.This December, Rife will release his first book, Your Mom’s
Gonna Love Me, a memoir from Simon & Schuster. In his book, Rife
reveals (without apology, of course) what led him to becoming
comedy’s biggest lightning rod before he reached thirty, in a story
full of bold and hysterical takes on everything from rap battles with
ex-cons to Matt’s struggles with depression and his many brushes
with failure before finally hitting it big.
Rife is selling-out theaters and arenas around the globe and is
currently on his biggest tour to-date with Live Nation, the Matt Rife:
ProbleMATTic World Tour. Last fall, Rife sold out 4 shows at The Dolby
Theater in Hollywood, where the Academy Awards are held. In December
2023, Rife set a record at the Mohegan Sun Arena with five nights of
consecutive sold out performances and this summer he became the
youngest stand-up comedian to sell-out the Hollywood Bowl with over
17,000 tickets sold. His current tour sold over 600,000 tickets in
under 48 hours, to become one of the largest comedy tours in over 20
years. He joined Taylor Swift as the only other live act to break
Ticketmaster’s website due to demand. After the success of his tour,
Rife recently signed on for a second world tour with Live Nation.
He will star in the feature film, Rolling Loud, an R-rated comedy
co-produced by Live Nation Productions and American High, set to
release in 2025. Rife brings forth his refreshingly genuine presence
along with elevated material that is quick witted and vulnerable.
From a small town near Columbus Ohio, Matt started performing at the
age of fifteen then moved out to LA and began his career in Hollywood.
In 2021, Rife self-produced and distributed through YouTube his first
one-hour comedy special, "Only Fans". In April 2023, the comedian bet
on himself again and self-released his second stand-up special,
"Matthew Steven Rife" on YouTube. The special was taped in Austin, TX
and is dedicated to his biggest role model, his grandfather Steven who
had recently passed. Only a couple months later, Rife decided to
release a crowd work special, Walking Red Flag on YouTube, which has
amassed over 13 million views. He also earned placement on the Forbes
list for Forbes 30 under 30 in 2023 and top creators list in 2024.
On November 15th, 2023, the comedian released his highly anticipated
third stand-up special, Matt Rife: Natural Selection on Netflix, which
garnered outstanding numbers including over 10.3 million views in its
first two weeks and earning a Top 10 ranking in 42 countries including
#1 in US, Canada, and South Africa. Natural Selection was the most
viewed special on Netflix for the second half of 2023. From the
overwhelming success of his first Netflix special, Rife inked a
two-special deal along with a development deal for a gym/workplace
comedy series that he will write and star in. The deal with Rife
included Netflix’s first ever crowd work special, Lucid, which
debuted on August 13th, 2024 and again cemented him in the top 10 most
watched shows in 37 countries on the streamer for two weeks.
In addition to stand-up, he made his television debut on MTV’s Wild
'N Out as the youngest cast member in history for four seasons before
moving on to other MTV properties, such as hosting the reboot of TRL
and appearing on The Challenge. Other credits include Fresh Off The
Boat, NBC’s comedy competition show Bring The Funny, and Netflix’s
That 90’s Show.
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