Matthew "Ray" O'Leary (born 5February 1989) is a New Zealand comedian, TV personality, and actor, known for his deadpan humour and grey suit.[3][4][5][6]
Tired of working as a public servant, O'Leary began performing stand-up comedy in 2015 in Wellington.[9] By 2018, he was also writing for television shows.[9] He has written for 7 Days.
In 2018, O'Leary and Lucy Roche performed the show Young, Dumb and Full of Comedy.[12] O'Leary presented his comedy show Everything Funny All the Time Always in 2023 across New Zealand and then at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival.[5][3]
He appeared in the fourth series of Taskmaster NZ in 2023. In 2024, he performed his show Your Laughter Is Just Making Me Stronger in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, and Wellington.[13][14][6]
O'Leary won Best Newcomer at the 2016 Wellington Comedy Awards, and was nominated for the Billy T Award in 2017, for his show A Pessimist's Guide to Optimism,[15] and in 2020, for his show Ray Against the Machine.[3][4]
As of 2024[update], O'Leary is repped by Jubilee Street Management.[16]
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