Matt McCarthy (comedian)
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Matt McCarthy is an American stand-up comedian, writer
, and actor
living in New York City
.
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
.
as a "John Belushi
-like madman", McCarthy began performing standup comedy after graduating from
Fordham University
where he was the mascot
, The Ram, from 1999 to 2001.
Began performing comedy
in New York City
in 2003 at various open mics, barker shows, and bringer shows. Quickly found a home in the East Village at the now defunct Comedy Social, a weekly comedy showcase at Sin Sin bar. Soon after, hosted stand-up at Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction. Had a month long run of his solo show "McCarthyism" at the infamous Rififi Cinema Classics. Ran "The Matt McCarthy Stand-Up Comedy Show" at Comix NY for several months.
Studied improvisation
at the Upright Citizens Brigade
Theater in Chelsea.
Currently has a monthly comedy extravaganza called MARKING OUT at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan.
McCarthy is known for having red hair
and, often, a beard. He portrayed The Cable Guy in a series of Verizon FiOs
commercials.
He appeared as a contestant on an episode of the television show Cash Cab
, which aired on June 26, 2006.
McCarthy hosted Action Pack on AMC with Nick Stevens.
Performed standup comedy at the Just for Laughs
Comedy Festival in Montreal, All Tomorrow's Parties, Sasquatch! Music Festival, and on television
for Season 3 of Live at Gotham and John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show
on Comedy Central
.
Coined the phrase, "You have got some brass, son!" in a St. Patrick's Day commercial for Guinness
.
McCarthy writes and performs with Front Page Films with Pete Holmes
and Oren Brimer. The group has made videos for Doritos
, Crunch Fitness
, CollegeHumor
, and Comedy Central
. Front Page's HOTEL, "DOCTOR", and "KID FARM" series were featured on Atom.com and Comedy Central's Tosh.0
.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
living in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Early Life
McCarthy, the youngest of three, was born in Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
at the old Women & Infants Hospital
Women & Infants Hospital
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island is a women and infants' hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the primary teaching hospital in obstetrics, gynecology, and newborn pediatrics for in Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University...
on Maude Street. He grew up in an Irish-Catholic home in Rumford, Rhode Island
Rumford, Rhode Island
Rumford, Rhode Island, is the northern section of the city of East Providence. It borders Seekonk, Massachusetts, Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay....
and attended St. Margaret's School and La Salle Academy
La Salle Academy, Providence
La Salle Academy is an independent, co-educational Roman Catholic college preparatory day school located in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island...
.
Television and Filmography
- The Other GuysThe Other GuysThe Other Guys is a 2010 American action comedy film directed and co-written by Adam McKay, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and featuring Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Steve Coogan, and Ray Stevenson...
- The Music Never StoppedThe Music Never Stopped.The Music Never Stopped is a 2011 American drama film directed by Jim Kohlberg, who makes his directorial debut from a script by Gwyn Lurie and Gary Marks....
- The NormalsThe NormalsThe Normals were an Christian alternative rock band formed in 1998 by Andrew Osenga, Mark Lockett, and Clayton Daily. The name of the band honors their hometown of Normal, Illinois. The band's lineup also included B.J. Aberle, Cason Cooley, Mike Taquino, and Steve Hindalong...
- Whitest Kids U' Know
- Curb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...
- Bored to DeathBored to DeathBored to Death is an American comedy series, which premiered on HBO on September 20, 2009. , three seasons have aired, each consisting of eight episodes. The show was created by author Jonathan Ames, and stars Jason Schwartzman as a fictional Jonathan Ames – a writer based in Brooklyn, New York...
- White CollarWhite collarWhite collar could refer to:* White-collar worker, a salaried professional or an educated worker who performs semi-professional office, administrative, and sales-coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor...
- Action Pack with Matt McCarthy & Nick Stevens
- Verizon FiOSVerizon FiOSVerizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
2008-2010 national campaign
Career
Described by The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
as a "John Belushi
John Belushi
John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, The Star of the Films National Lampoon's Animal House and the The Blues Brothers and for fronting the American blues and soul...
-like madman", McCarthy began performing standup comedy after graduating from
Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
where he was the mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
, The Ram, from 1999 to 2001.
Began performing comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 2003 at various open mics, barker shows, and bringer shows. Quickly found a home in the East Village at the now defunct Comedy Social, a weekly comedy showcase at Sin Sin bar. Soon after, hosted stand-up at Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction. Had a month long run of his solo show "McCarthyism" at the infamous Rififi Cinema Classics. Ran "The Matt McCarthy Stand-Up Comedy Show" at Comix NY for several months.
Studied improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
at the Upright Citizens Brigade
Upright Citizens Brigade
The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The most recent incarnation consists of Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh...
Theater in Chelsea.
Currently has a monthly comedy extravaganza called MARKING OUT at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan.
McCarthy is known for having red hair
Red hair
Red hair occurs on approximately 1–2% of the human population. It occurs more frequently in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations...
and, often, a beard. He portrayed The Cable Guy in a series of Verizon FiOs
Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
commercials.
He appeared as a contestant on an episode of the television show Cash Cab
Cash Cab
Cash Cab is a TV game show devised by Adam Wood that originated in the United Kingdom and has been licensed to television networks in numerous other countries...
, which aired on June 26, 2006.
McCarthy hosted Action Pack on AMC with Nick Stevens.
Performed standup comedy at the Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
Comedy Festival in Montreal, All Tomorrow's Parties, Sasquatch! Music Festival, and on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
for Season 3 of Live at Gotham and John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show
John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show
John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show is a stand up comedy television series that currently airs on Comedy Central in the United States. Hosted by British comedian John Oliver, the show features new material by both up-and-coming and established comedians. Each episode opens with Oliver's witty...
on Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
.
Coined the phrase, "You have got some brass, son!" in a St. Patrick's Day commercial for Guinness
Guinness
Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin. Guinness is directly descended from the porter style that originated in London in the early 18th century and is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost...
.
McCarthy writes and performs with Front Page Films with Pete Holmes
Pete Holmes
Pete Holmes is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and cartoonist based in Los Angeles, California.-Early life:Holmes was born in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States....
and Oren Brimer. The group has made videos for Doritos
Doritos
Doritos is a brand of seasoned tortilla chips created by Arch West and produced since 1964 by the American food company Frito-Lay ....
, Crunch Fitness
Crunch Fitness
Crunch Fitness is a chain of approximately 20 American fitness clubs located in and near New York City, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Portland and Miami.-Locations:As of March 2011 the club had 30 locations.Los Angeles Area,Miami,...
, CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor is a comedy website owned by InterActiveCorp and based in New York City. The site features daily original comedy videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to user-submitted videos, pictures, articles and links. In early 2009, CollegeHumor's...
, and Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
. Front Page's HOTEL, "DOCTOR", and "KID FARM" series were featured on Atom.com and Comedy Central's Tosh.0
Tosh.0
Tosh.0 is an American television series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provides sarcastic commentary on online video clips, society, celebrities, and other parts of popular culture.-History:...
.