Special Event: Matt Richards
Wednesday, February 18 at 7:30 PM
MATT RICHARDS is a New York based actor, host, comedian, and writer. You can catch Matt in the Comedy Central Studios feature film Run For The Money opposite Beck Bennett and Joel McHale on Paramount+, and as the host of A&E’s popular food travel series Best in Chow. His TV credits also include Flat...
Special Event: Matt Richards
Special Event: Matt Richards
MATT RICHARDS is a New York based actor, host, comedian, and writer. You can catch Matt in the Comedy Central Studios feature film Run For The Money opposite Beck Bennett and Joel McHale on Paramount+, and as the host of A&E’s popular food travel series Best in Chow. His TV credits also include Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime), That Damn Michael Che (HBOMax), Run The World (Starz), 2 Broke Girls (CBS), School of Rock (Nickelodeon), and Bizaardvark (Disney). Additionally, Matt has appeared as himself on The Funny Dance Show (E!), World Star TV (MTV), and The Steve Harvey Show (NBC). Matt was selected as a NEW FACE Character 2018 for the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and was a standout in the 2017 CBS diversity Showcase. He has written for the WGA award nominated series That Damn Michael Che, and has been a host producer for Snoop Dogg on various programming for VH1, TBS, Peacock and Animal Planet. See Matt live at the Comedy Cellar in New York or headlining a comedy club near you! Management reserves the right to prevent customers from entering the facility who they deem disruptive or dangerous to other patrons.
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MATT RICHARDS is a New York based actor, host, comedian, and writer. You can catch Matt in the Comedy Central Studios feature film Run For The Money opposite Beck Bennett and Joel McHale on Paramount+, and as the host of A&E’s popular food travel series Best in Chow. His TV credits also include Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime), That Damn Michael Che (HBOMax), Run The World (Starz), 2 Broke Girls (CBS), School of Rock (Nickelodeon), and Bizaardvark (Disney). Additionally, Matt has appeared as him...
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