Mat Ewins
English actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Mat Ewins is an English actor, writer and stand-up comedian.
His comedy shows are anarchic audiovisual experiences with multimedia features, including video clips and elements from computer games he programs himself.[1][2]
Life and career
Ewins studied at Bristol University where he was a member of sketch comedy troupe The Bristol Revunions.[3] He started doing stand-up in 2003 and debuted at the Edinburgh Festival in 2011.[4]
Stage
Ewins has performed various characters on The Bearpit Podcast (Podcast), a live comedy show set up as a fictional podcast.[5] Co-creators of the show and fellow performers were Lolly Adefope, Richard Gadd, Matt Winning, Fin Taylor and Adam Hess.[6]
He performed his solo show Adventureman 7, dubbed a ‘declaration of independence from seriousness’, at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival[7] and the Vault festival.[8] The show was nominated for Best Show at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival.[9][10][11][12]
He won Best Show at the Comedians' Choice Awards 2017.[13] He had also won the award in 2016 for his previous show Mat Ewins will make you a star.[14] Ewins was a Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist in 2009.[4][15][16]
His 2018 Edinburgh show was entitled What Sorry? My Mistake! The Doors Are Not Open; The Show Has Been Cancelled. Do Not Have Your Tickets Ready!,[17] followed in 2019 by Actually, Can I Have Eight Tickets Please?.[18]
In August 2024, he was nominated for Best Show by the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards.[19]
Edinburgh Festival, solo shows
| Year | Show |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Bruce Hammers' Bananapocalypse[20] |
| 2013 | Mat Ewins: Once Upon a Time in the Jest[21] |
| 2014 | Mat Ewins: The Six Million Dollar Ewins[22] |
| 2015 | Mat Ewins: Day Job[23] |
| 2016 | Mat Ewins: Mat Ewins Will Make You a Star[24] |
| 2017 | Mat Ewins Presents Adventureman 7: The Return of Adventureman[25] |
| 2018 | Mat Ewins: What Sorry? My Mistake! The Doors Are Not Open; The Show Has Been Cancelled. Do Not Have Your Tickets Ready![26] |
| 2019 | Mat Ewins: Actually Can I Have Eight Tickets Please?[27] |
| 2022 | Mat Ewins: Danger Money[28] |
| 2023 | Mat Ewins: Mr TikTok[29] |
| 2024 | Mat Ewins: Ewins Some You Lose Some[30] |
Television and radio
In 2018, Ewins featured in BBC Three's stand-up comedy series Live from the BBC (series 3, episode 6).[31] He has appeared on BBC Radio 4[32] and on BBC Radio 4 Extra's Sabotage (series 2, episode 1).[33] In 2019, he was a guest on two episodes of the Channel 4 comedy show Harry Hill's Club Nite.[34]
On 26 November 2019, Ewins participated in the comedy night The Paddock which was live-streamed by Channel 4.[35][36]
On the 28th of January 2021, Ewins appeared in dictionary corner in Channels 4's panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Series 21 Episode 3).[37]
Personal life
In 2016, Ewins was living in North London where he shared a house with fellow comedian Richard Gadd.[38]
