Mat Ewins
Who Mat Ewins is
Mat Ewins is a UK comedian known for silly, inventive multimedia comedy, building live games, animations, video stunts and playable video-game parodies into his stage shows. A Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist in 2009, he was nominated for Best Comedy Show at the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Awards with Adventureman 7: The Return of Adventureman, and won Best Show at the Comedians' Choice Awards two years running, in 2016 for Mat Ewins Will Make You a Star and in 2017 for Adventureman 7.
His 2024 Fringe show Ewins Some You Lose Some was nominated for Best Show at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards. His television credits include 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live From the BBC, Harry Hill's Clubnite and Question Team, and he is a sought-after developer and writer for television. He makes the YouTube series Mat's Made A Game on a games engine he wrote himself, and co-hosts the improvised mystery podcast Microscope with John Kearns.
At a glance
- Podcasts
- Microscope
- On screen
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live From the BBC, Harry Hill's Clubnite and 3 more
- Official site
- matewins.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: matewins.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4
- Live From the BBC BBC One
- Harry Hill's Clubnite Channel 4
- The Paddock All4
- Question Team Dave
- Mat's Made A Game creator and host, YouTube series
Podcasts
- Microscope co-host, with John Kearns, Plosive
Comedians like Mat Ewins
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Chris Cantrill also in Harry Hill's Clubnite
- Huge Davies also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Alasdair Beckett-King also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Amy Gledhill also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Dan Tiernan also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Fern Brady also in Live from the BBC
- Finlay Christie also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Harriet Kemsley also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Questions and answers
Where is Mat Ewins performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: matewins.com ↗.
What podcast do they host?
Microscope.
What TV shows and films are they in?
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live From the BBC, Harry Hill's Clubnite, The Paddock, Question Team and Mat's Made A Game.
Who are some comedians like them?
Chris Cantrill (also in Harry Hill's Clubnite), Huge Davies (also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown), Alasdair Beckett-King (also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown), Amy Gledhill (also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown) and Dan Tiernan (also in 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site ↗ A comedian who specialises in silly multimedia comedy; 8 Out Of Ten Cats Does Countdown and Live From The BBC; reviews from the Guardian, Times and Evening…
- Individual Artist Management ↗ Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show nominee and multimedia comedy innovator; live games, animations, video stunts and playable video-game elements in his…
- Edinburgh Comedy Awards - 2017 winners and nominees ↗ Best Comedy Show nominees include Mat Ewins, Mat Ewins Presents Adventureman 7: The Return of Adventureman (as of 6 October 2026)
- British Comedy Guide - The Comedians' Choice Awards ↗ 2017 Best Show: Mat Ewins - Adventureman 7; 2016 Best Show: Mat Ewins: Mat Ewins Will Make You a Star (as of 6 October 2026)
- Chortle - Chortle Student Comedy Awards history ↗ 2009 finalists include Mat Ewins (winner Joe Lycett, runner-up Iain Stirling) (as of 6 October 2026)
- ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards - winners, short lists and long lists ↗ 2024 Best Show nominees include Mat Ewins: Some You Lose Some, Monkey Barrel (as of 6 October 2026)
- Chortle - Ewins Some You Lose Some (review) ↗ Edinburgh Fringe 2024 review: the show's full title; 'an artist and a pioneer' working in a unique style of live multimedia comedy (as of 6 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 6 October 2026