Matt Rife
Stand-up comedian

Matt Rife

Who Matt Rife is

Ohio-born stand-up comedian and actor who began performing as a teenager, was a Wild 'n Out cast member from 2015, and became widely popular through TikTok in 2022–23. He self-released Only Fans, Matthew Steven Rife and Walking Red Flag on YouTube before his Netflix specials Natural Selection (2023), Lucid (2024) and Unwrapped (2025).

At a glance

Born
1995
Style
Crowd work, Observational, Social discovery
Stand-up specials
Matt Rife: Only Fans, Matt Rife: Matthew Steven Rife, Matt Rife: Walking Red Flag and 3 more
On screen
Wild 'n Out, TRL, Bring the Funny and 4 more
Next on stage
9 October 2026 — Ford Idaho Center Arena, Nampa, ID
Official site
mattrifeofficial.com ↗

On stage

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

Stand-up specials

On screen

Comedians like Matt Rife

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Career timeline

  1. 1995Born
  2. 2015Wild 'n Out (cast member, 2015–2017, 2020–2021, 2023) On screen
  3. 2017TRL (host, 2017) On screen
  4. 2019Bring the Funny (competitor, 2019) On screen
  5. 2019Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Brandon Bliss, 2019) On screen
  6. 2020Fresh Off the Boat (Logan, 2020) On screen
  7. 2021Matt Rife: Only Fans (2021, YouTube) Special
  8. 2023Matt Rife: Matthew Steven Rife (2023, YouTube) Special
  9. 2023Matt Rife: Walking Red Flag (2023, YouTube) Special
  10. 2023Matt Rife: Natural Selection (2023, Netflix) Special
  11. 2024Matt Rife: Lucid – A Crowd Work Special (2024, Netflix) Special
  12. 2024That '90s Show (Travis, 2024) On screen
  13. 2025Matt Rife: Unwrapped – A Christmas Crowd Work Special (2025, Netflix) Special
  14. 2026Scrubs (Logan Nichols, 2026) On screen

Questions about Matt Rife

Where is Matt Rife performing next?

Friday 9 October 2026 at Ford Idaho Center Arena, Nampa, ID, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Matt Rife: Only Fans, Matt Rife: Matthew Steven Rife, Matt Rife: Walking Red Flag, Matt Rife: Natural Selection, Matt Rife: Lucid – A Crowd Work Special and Matt Rife: Unwrapped – A Christmas Crowd Work Special.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Wild 'n Out, TRL, Bring the Funny, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fresh Off the Boat and That '90s Show, among 7 credits.

When were they born?

In 1995.

Who are some comedians like them?

DC Young Fly (also in TRL), Erica Rhodes (also in Bring the Funny), Nate Jackson (also in Wild 'N Out), Ali Siddiq (also in Bring the Funny) and Amanda Seales (also in Bring the Funny).

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 →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026