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Matthew J. McCarthy
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Matthew J. McCarthy
Homepage
http://thisismattmccarthy.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
,Providence, Rhode Island
Gender
Male
Biography
Matt McCarthy (born November 9, 1979) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and improviser living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his appearances on Conan and CollegeHumor.com and for hosting the We Watch Wrestling Podcast. McCarthy co-stars as Carl on the CBS show How We Roll. Matthew McCarthy, the youngest of three, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, at the old Women & Infants Hospital on Maude Street. He grew up in an Irish-Catholic home in Rumford, Rhode Island. He attended St. Margaret's School and La Salle Academy. The New York Times described him as a "John Belushi-like madman, " McCarthy began performing stand-up comedy after graduating from Fordham University, where he was the mascot of The Ram from 1999 to 2001. He then studied improvisation at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. Before becoming a performer, he appeared as a contestant on a Cash Cab episode aired on June 26, 2006. In 2008, he starred in a Guinness commercial for St. Patrick's Day. The following year, he portrayed The Cable Guy in Verizon Fios commercials. McCarthy co-founded the sketch video group Front Page Films with fellow comedians and creators, including frequent collaborator Pete Holmes. FPF made sketches, commercials and viral videos for Doritos, Crunch Fitness, CollegeHumor, and Comedy Central. McCarthy also starred in many shorts for CollegeHumor. Numerous Front Page Film videos were featured on Atom.com and Comedy Central's Tosh. In 2010, McCarthy hosted Action Pack on AMC with Nick Stevens. McCarthy was an avid pro wrestling fan who was a creative writer for WWE from 2011 to 2012 and 2016-2018. In 2013, McCarthy began recording episodes of the We Watch Wrestling Podcast with fellow stand-up comedians Vince Averill, Tom Sibley, and producer Rob Sibley. From October 2013 through June 2014, McCarthy was a series regular and writer on The Pete Holmes Show on TBS following Conan. McCarthy began performing comedy in New York City in 2003 at various open mics, barker, and bringer shows. Quickly found a home in the East Village at the now-defunct Comedy Social, a weekly comedy showcase at Sin Bar. Soon after, he hosted a stand-up at Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction. McCarthy had a month-long run of his solo show "McCarthyism" at the infamous Rififi Cinema Classics. McCarthy also ran "The Matt McCarthy Stand-Up Comedy Show" at Comix NY for several months. In 2011, McCarthy ran a monthly comedy extravaganza called MARKING OUT in Manhattan. His stand-up comedy television performances include Season 3 of Live at Gotham, John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central. McCarthy has performed at such festivals as Just for Laughs in Montreal, All Tomorrow's Parties, Sasquatch! Music Festival, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and Bonnaroo. Named one of LA Weekly's Comics to Watch in 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Matt McCarthy (comedian), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

4.6

All That I Am
2013-03-10

5.5

Kuso
2017-01-21

Best Wishes from Millwood

0

Best Wishes from Millwood
2015-10-30

The Sleepy Serial Killer

0

The Sleepy Serial Killer
2016-05-25

The Music Never Stopped

7.199

The Music Never Stopped
2011-03-18

The Angry Birds Movie

6.233

The Angry Birds Movie
2016-05-11

6.31

The Other Guys
2010-08-06

7.068

Companion
2025-01-22

The Civil War on Drugs

7.182

The Civil War on Drugs
2011-10-10

8.248

White Collar
2009-10-23

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15

7.4

Corporate
2018-01-17

6.778

Bad Internet
2016-05-25

CollegeHumor Shorts

7.4

CollegeHumor Shorts
2007-11-26

CollegeHumor Shorts

7.4

CollegeHumor Shorts
2007-11-26

CollegeHumor Shorts

7.4

CollegeHumor Shorts
2007-11-26

0

Very Mary-Kate
2010-01-31

0

Precious Plum
2013-05-23

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

8.211

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013-09-17

Adam Devine's House Party

5.3

Adam Devine's House Party
2013-10-24

5.4

How We Roll
2022-03-31