Hello, I'm Matt, a comedy writer and director who would love to hear your complaints*.

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Certainly not to fix your problems, but because personal pain points make for great storytelling. My work explores flawed characters through bold cinematic visuals, sometimes entirely without dialogue or in ASL. With a background in producing, production management, and assistant directing, I build efficient, collaborative teams that bring my projects in on time and on budget. My years producing live stand-up sharpened my ability to manage time, (funny) people, and chaos—skills I now channel into a grounded, distinct comedic voice across both narrative and commercial work.

 

My cinematic work includes the award-winning feature film OVUM (distributed by Sony’s The Orchard), and short films scratch (Austin Film Festival 2023) and Clam Shack Blues (Austin Film Festival 2022). I also created the web series The Alley and Dumplings/Train Gone Sorry, the latter notable for its use of American Sign Language and Deaf talent. I’ve directed stand-up specials like Carmen Lagala’s Sweet Batch and created the series Comedians in Public, which led to a Comedy Central pilot order—hilariously derailed by the pandemic.

 

In the commercial space, I’ve written and directed campaigns for Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic, Busch Light, Spread the Vote, and HuffPost. I directed a pup-filled music video for BarkBox and wrote major campaigns for Star Wars, NASCAR, Columbia Sportswear and Diablo 4.

 

My feature screenplay, Hotline, is a 2024 Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist being produced by Erika Alexander (American Fiction) and Jameel Saleem (South Park).

 

*One complaint per person, per week.