Matthew was born in Brooklyn in 1967 and grew up in a neighborhood named Canarsie. The first 12 years were uneventful . . . until in 1979 he saw Chicago City Limits for the first time; that changed everything. Not quite 13 yet, he was taking improv comedy lessons, learning scene-based short form improvisational comedy. Years later he hooked up with ComedySportz in Raleigh (now ComedyWorx) and learned game-based short form improvisational comedy. He also had the pleasure to work with some of the funniest people in the world (Mookie, Jorin, Jim, Eric, Ross, Antny, Zach, and others). Now he combines the lessons learned from both schools in directing Raleigh's Village Idiots. Mostly scene-based short form with the occasional game-based form thrown in. Add a long form in for variety and serve on stage at the North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre.
In 1987 Matthew moved to North Carolina to get out of New York for a change of scenery. Raleigh was chosen because when he called fraternity brothers around the country to find a place with real school spirit, Joey blew the spirit-o-meter apart screaming Wolfpack! A week into class at NC State, Matthew noticed a beautiful girl named Madhavi from India. A few months later they had classmates convinced they got married over fall break. Sorry about the deception, at least we made it true a few years later.
In September 1997, Jacob joined the family. Fourteen months later, Joey arrived. After a short break to catch their collective breath, the family grew again when Leah entered the scene in 2002. And after a quick visit to the urologist, that won't be happening again. Once you hit for the cycle you can retire.
