Matt McCarthy (comedian)

Matthew McCarthy, the youngest of three, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, at the old Women & Infants Hospital on Maude Street. He grew up in an Irish-Catholic home in Rumford, Rhode Island, and attended St. Margaret's School and La Salle Academy.^[2]

Described by The New York Times as a "John Belushi-like madman",^[3] McCarthy began performing standup comedy after graduating from Fordham University where he was the mascot, The Ram, from 1999 to 2001.^[4] He then studied improvisation at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. Before becoming a performer, he appeared as a contestant on an episode of Cash Cab, which aired on June 26, 2006.

In 2008, he starred in a St. Patrick's Day commercial for Guinness.^[5] The next year he portrayed The Cable Guy in a series of Verizon FiOs commercials.^[6]

McCarthy co-founded the sketch video group Front Page Films with fellow comedians and creators, including frequent collaborator Pete Holmes. FPF made sketches, commercials and viral videos for Doritos,^[7] Crunch Fitness,^[8] CollegeHumor,^[9] and Comedy Central. McCarthy also starred in many shorts for CollegeHumor. Numerous Front Page Film videos were featured on Atom.com and Comedy Central's Tosh.0.^[10]

In 2010, McCarthy hosted Action Pack on AMC with Nick Stevens.^[11]

An avid pro wrestling fan, from 2011 to 2012 and 2016-2018 McCarthy worked as a creative writer for the WWE.^[12] In 2013, McCarthy began recording episodes of the We Watch Wrestling Podcast with fellow stand-up comedians Vince Averill and Tom Sibley and producer Rob Sibley.

From October 2013 through June 2014, McCarthy was a series regular and writer on The Pete Holmes Show on TBS following Conan.

McCarthy began performing comedy in New York City in 2003 at various open mics, barker shows, and bringer shows. He quickly found a home in the East Village at the now-defunct Comedy Social, with a weekly comedy showcase at Sin Sin bar. Soon after, McCarthy hosted a stand-up at Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction. McCarthy had a month-long run of his solo show "McCarthyism" at the infamous^{[clarification needed]} Rififi Cinema Classics. McCarthy also ran "The Matt McCarthy Stand-Up Comedy Show" at Comix NY for several months.

In 2011, McCarthy ran a monthly comedy extravaganza called MARKING OUT in Manhattan.^[13]

His standup comedy television performances include season 3 of Live at Gotham, John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show^[14]' on Comedy Central.

McCarthy has performed at such festivals as Just for Laughs in Montreal, All Tomorrow's Parties, Sasquatch! Music Festival, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival^[15] and Bonnaroo.^[16]

He was named one of LA Weekly's Comics to Watch in 2014.^[17]

• Come Clean (2010)
• Pro Wrestling Fan (2016)
• Sober Dad (2020)