--- title: "Matt Okine: Stand-Up Comedian, TV Roles | D.O.C." description: "Matt Okine: 1 book and 2 screen credits. An award-winning Australian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and presenter from Brisbane with more than twenty…" url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-matt-okine.html updated: 2026-11-11 --- Stand-up comedian # Matt Okine ## Who Matt Okine is Matt Okine is an award-winning Australian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and presenter from Brisbane with more than twenty years on stages and screens. His comedy has won an ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release and, at the [Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/melbourne-international-comedy-festival.html), the Director's Choice Award and Best Newcomer, which he shared with [Ronny Chieng](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ronny-chieng.html). His semi-autobiographical stand-up show The Other Guy became a Stan series that he co-wrote and starred in for two seasons, and he leads and executive produces the ABC's Mother and Son alongside [Denise Scott](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-denise-scott.html). He co-hosted Triple J's national breakfast show with Alex Dyson for three years, and his debut novel Being Black 'n Chicken & Chips was published in 2019. He plays the [Just For Laughs Sydney](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/just-for-laughs-sydney.html) All-Star Gala at the Sydney Opera House in November 2026. ## Follow Matt Okine Put Matt Okine in your D.O.C., your twelve, and the free D.O.C. letter brings their new dates, episodes and videos each week. Saw Matt Okine live? [Make a card →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/share-my-doc.html#live) ## Matt Okine online [Official site ↗](https://www.mattokine.com/) [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/mattokine/) ## At a glance **Born** 1985 **Books** Being Black 'n Chicken & Chips **On screen** The Other Guy and Mother and Son **Official site** [mattokine.com ↗](https://www.mattokine.com/) ## Is Matt Okine on tour? **No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Matt Okine has stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: [mattokine.com ↗](https://www.mattokine.com/). Last checked 13 November 2026. ### Is Matt Okine coming to my town? No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow Matt Okine and your town to hear when one is booked. ### Want Matt Okine in your town? Name your town and how many of you would come: the towns fans ask for show here, with how many asked. Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. [Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out with Matt Okine →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html) ## Specials, shows and podcasts ### On screen - **The Other Guy** Stan; co-writer and star - **Mother and Son** ABC, 2023; lead and executive producer ### Books and writing - **Being Black 'n Chicken & Chips** novel, Hachette Australia, 2019 ## Comedians like Matt Okine 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. - [Denise Scott](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-denise-scott.html) also in Mother and Son - [Michael Hing](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-michael-hing.html) also in The Other Guy [Six Degrees of Komic Bacon: how they connect to anyone →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/six-degrees-of-komic-bacon.html) [Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) ## Career timeline 1. **1985** Born 2. **2019** Being Black 'n Chicken & Chips (novel, Hachette Australia, 2019) Book 3. **2023** Mother and Son (ABC, 2023; lead and executive producer) On screen ## Questions and answers ### Where is Matt Okine performing next? No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: [mattokine.com ↗](https://www.mattokine.com/). ### Have they written a book? Yes: Being Black 'n Chicken & Chips. ### What TV shows and films are they in? The Other Guy (Stan; co-writer and star) and Mother and Son (ABC, 2023; lead and executive producer). ### What is their official website? [mattokine.com ↗](https://www.mattokine.com/). ### How old is Matt Okine? Matt Okine was born in 1985, so they turn 41 in 2026. ### Who are some comedians like them? [Denise Scott](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-denise-scott.html) (also in Mother and Son) and [Michael Hing](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-michael-hing.html) (also in The Other Guy). ## Are you Matt Okine? This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter. Your short address, for your bio: **disciplesofcomedy.com/matt-okine** [Make this page yours →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-profile.html) [Your dates on your own site](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-dates-widget.html) [Your show on a poster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-show-flyer-maker.html) ## 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. [Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-matt-okine.html) [Their own site ↗](https://www.mattokine.com/) ### Sources - [Official site ↗](https://www.mattokine.com/bio) Awards; The Other Guy on Stan; Mother and Son on ABC; debut novel; Triple J breakfast co-host (as of 5 November 2026) - [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Okine) Stand-up comedian, author and radio presenter from Brisbane; Triple J breakfast with Alex Dyson, 2014 to 2016 (as of 5 November 2026) - [Sydney Opera House — Just For Laughs All-Star Gala ↗](https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/just-for-laughs/all-star-gala) On the bill in the Concert Hall on 21 November 2026 (as of 5 November 2026) - [Official site ↗](https://www.mattokine.com/) their accounts (as of 6 November 2026) - [Wikidata (Q17612856) · wikidata.org ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17612856) birth date, birthplace, citizenship, awards, identifiers (as of 6 November 2026) - [Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards — The Directors' Choice Award 2015 ↗](https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/about-us/awards/) awards and nominations (as of 7 November 2026) - [Edinburgh Comedy Awards — Best Newcomer 2013 ↗](https://www.comedyawards.co.uk/awards/2013) awards and nominations (as of 7 November 2026) Updated 11 November 2026 · the record checked 5 November 2026