With an inherently Australian sense of humour full of misdirect and modern insight, Matt recaps a huge year for him and where his life is now.
The former Brisbane local-turned-award-winning comedian, actor, musician and writer, current Sydneysider and former triple j breakfast show host returned to Brisbane with his new stand-up, ‘Solo Diner’.
With ‘The Other Guy’ season two now screening on Stan, a series written by and starring Matt Okine, you might expect his show to centre around self-promotion and Hollywood-esque filming antics. Instead, he remained incredibly relatable, finding humour in his ongoing progression of adulthood.
“How good is being old – 6:45 show, home by 8:30,” Matt remarked at the start of the show.
As latecomers filed in, Matt heckling them on their way to their seats, still relating to the irony of their seats being furthest from the door. This set the tone for the humour of the night, which would critique social behaviours while accepting that we’re all in the same boat.
From fast food dining in Sydney, relationship ups and downs, to having a ‘new roommate’ in your 30s, Matt’s stand-up traversed what it means to be an adult in 2020.
Balancing between calm, reflective thought and antics that had him running all over the stage, Matt kept a well-crafted flow of build-up and burst-out laughter which had everyone in stitches.
Matt Okine’s onstage attitude comes across as a laid-back swagger, as he recognises and shrugs off the things that make him anxious. This sentiment is what invites the audience to see the lighter side and laugh at our attitude to donations, social outrage and our expectations from our lives.
He invited everyone to meet him after the show where he was signing his new book, ‘Being Black 'N Chicken, & Chips’, posing for photos and showing that the Matt Okine we see on stage is very much his natural state.
Matt Okine Tour Dates
20 March – Canberra Comedy Festival21 March – Gold Coast Laughs Festival
26 March-19 April – Melbourne International Comedy Festival
8 May – Sydney Comedy Festival
9 May – Perth Comedy Festival
