Matt Ruby Comedy

Hey! I'm Matt Ruby, a NYC standup comedian.

FNMTV I tell jokes! I've been featured on MTV, CNN.com, The Huffington Post, NY Magazine, Time Out NY ("Joke of the Year" nominee), ComedySmack (Winner of Best Web Short of the Year), and Gawker.

I've appeared across the country at comedy venues and festivals (including SXSW, Bridgetown, NY Comedy Contest, Boston Comedy Festival, and the New Orleans Comedy and Arts Festival).

Want to see me live? Matt Ruby I'm a co-producer of Hot Soup, a standup show that happens the second Friday of every month at 9pm at UCB-East in NYC. Once a month, Mark Normand and I cohost We're All Friends Here, the comedy chat show with boundary issues that's also broadcast on BreakThru Radio (listen).

Sandpaper Suit is the name of my comedy blog and podcast. The blog was nominated for Best Comedy Website by The ECNY awards.

You can follow me on Twitter, friend me at Facebook, email me, join my email list, or just go on with your life.

Below are some of the videos I've made...

Videos

Matt Ruby standup: Live at Boston Comedy Festival. See more standup clips.

Made With Love: CNN calls it "a fictional cooking show where the couple's relationship is crumbling just like the cookies." Also featured at Huffington Post, NY Magazine, and TruTV. Starring Matt Ruby and Brooke Van Poppelen.

Human iPhone (silent movie): c|net says, "Finally, the silent-film and satirical-iPhone-short genres have merged—and the results are pretty hilarious." Starring Nick Vatterott, Alice Wetterlund, and Matt Ruby.

The Zenmasters answer questions from readers of Seventeen Magazine: The Zenmasters discuss sexting, virginity, and hair care secrets. Starring Matt Ruby and Sagar Bhatt.

Think Tank: A discussion of hot topics that airs at MSN's site. Starring Matt Ruby and Mark Normand.

We're All Friends Here: The comedy talk show with boundary issues. Listen to the podcast.

I Need Laughs: One week in the trenches of the New York underground comedy scene. A seven-part documentary. Featured at Gawker.

Matt Ruby gets heckled: Clips of me dealing with unruly crowd members.

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