Comedy
Matt Rife has exploded as one of the fastest growing comedians through his viral content and remarkable engagement on TikTok, where he has amassed over 13 million followers, and more than 2 billion views globally. As one of the most buzzed about comedians in the business, Rife has been selling-out comedy clubs and theaters across the country and is gearing up to embark on his biggest tour to-date with Live Nation, the Matt Rife: ProbleMATTic World Tour, kicking off on July 20th.
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 Los Angeles two years later where he began his career in Hollywood.
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 Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fresh Off The Boat, BET's North Of The 10, and NBC's comedy competition show Bring The Funny.
In 2021, Rife self-produced and distributed through YouTube his first one-hour comedy special, "Only Fans". This past April, the comedian bet on himself again and self-released his highly anticipated 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. He'll be taping his third stand-up special this fall in Washington, DC.
Both openers bombed bad. Everyone around me made comments about how unfunny they were and nobody laughed. When Matt came out all his set was obviously scripted including his reactions to the crowd. He was being hackled half the time because everything was so bad. Can’t believe I spent so much money to not laugh once.
matt rife was pretty darn funny. He performed on stage for about an hour and I thought he was very funny
Matt's opening acts were great! Very funny and engaging. I think Matt needs to go back to smaller venues to interact with the crowd. From what we have seen on tik tok/Instagram of his earlier work made us really enjoy him and get us to want to see him. However, with the larger shows he's trying new material on groups, with jokes and not a lot of interaction with the crowd. I think that's where he's losing credibility/fans. For the amount of money spent on tickets, I think we should have gotten a better performance from him. He needs to go back to the smaller clubs and use the crowd for his shows.
Matt rife was fantastic. He was funny, engaging and his two openers were great too. Great show
he kept the crowd engaged. Would definitely go see him again, was laughing the whole time!
I've seen a few funny clips on social media by this guy that were funny, and I expected a great show. But he had trouble filling an entire stand up with material. He went on and on with stuff that people weren't really laughing at. I have been to comedy shows where the entire audience couldn't stop laughing, and this was not one of them. All you had to do is look around. Don't bother wasting your money.
Entry was smooth, easily found my seat. I am a Matt Rife fan but I wasn't amused. I feel the venue may be too large. He vibes off the crowd a lot and I think aspects of his humor were lost in this setting. I have laughed at all of his specials. I was disappointed
Hands down the best comedy show I’ve ever seen! Matt perfected his craft and blew Philly away!!
REALLY enjoyed the Matt Rife show! I was a little skeptical because I did not think his Netflix Special was too great, however, he definitely lived up to my expectations and more! I wish he did a little more crowd work, but nonetheless, the show was great as it was. Would definitely see him again!
Matt Rife was so funny! We enjoyed the opening acts as well!
