A biography for Matt Rifehasn’t been written yet.
“My way of dealing with haters has definitely changed. I used to be allowed to just fire back and hurt someone's feelings the way they 'tried' to hurt mine. Now I can't respond to anything because it gives them exactly what they want and need... attention.”
“I think we're bringing something to Netflix that people haven't really seen before.”
“I pride myself on making my comedy for everybody. It's not for a specific demographic.”
“I would never in a million years say 'Oh, I'm good looking.'”
“Most kids were watching cartoons while I was watching some of the greatest comedians of all time.”
“You can say whatever you want. Now, you have to prepare for repercussions. But at the end of the day, it all comes down to how do you sleep at night.”
“Comedy and horror are one degree of separation.”
“Sometimes people need to laugh to heal through the things that make them uncomfortable.”
“I'm never worried about a joke being 'too provocative.' There's no such thing.”
“You don't have to like everybody.”
“People are allowed to like different things than you. People are allowed to laugh at different things than you.”
“Even if I post all my crowd work on social media, I only do like 10 minutes of crowd work per show.”
“If it wasn't for my grandpa, I'd have absolutely no sense of humor and I never would have gotten my start in comedy.”
“I'm wildly insecure with my looks.”
“I like dark humor.”
“I've really enjoyed doing these crowd work moments and meeting people because you learn a lot about humanity. You learn about their past and where they've come from.”
“The fitness aspect has been such an important part in touring, not just for the performance stamina, but for my mental health as well.”
“I had Ohio teeth. Picture a fence with missing boards... I had gaps between a bunch of different ones.”
“I don't really adhere to this whole sensitivity rumor in the comedy world that you can't say anything anymore.”
“Despite what you think about me online, I don't pander my career to women.”