Matthew J. McCarthy

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 CollegeHumorcom and for hosting the We Watch Wrestling Podcast McCarthy costars 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 IrishCatholic home in Rumford Rhode Island He attended St Margarets School and La Salle Academy The New York Times described him as a John Belushilike madman  McCarthy began performing standup 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 Patricks Day The following year he portrayed The Cable Guy in  Verizon Fios commercials McCarthy cofounded 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 Atomcom and Comedy Centrals 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 20162018 In 2013 McCarthy began recording episodes of the We Watch Wrestling Podcast with fellow standup 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 nowdefunct Comedy Social a weekly comedy showcase at Sin Bar Soon after he hosted a standup at Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction McCarthy had a monthlong run of his solo show McCarthyism at the infamous Rififi Cinema Classics McCarthy also ran The Matt McCarthy StandUp Comedy Show at Comix NY for several months In 2011 McCarthy ran a monthly comedy extravaganza called MARKING OUT in Manhattan His standup comedy television performances include Season 3 of Live at Gotham John Olivers New York StandUp Show on Comedy Central McCarthy has performed at such festivals as Just for Laughs in Montreal All Tomorrows Parties Sasquatch Music Festival Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and Bonnaroo Named one of LA Weeklys Comics to Watch in 2014 Description above from the Wikipedia article about Matt McCarthy comedian licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia