Matt O'Brien (comedian)

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Matt O'Brien is a Canadian stand-up comedian from London, Ontario, [1] most noted as the 2010 winner of SiriusXM Canada's Canada's Top Comic competition. [2]

He received a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Breakout Artist at the 15th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014, [3] and has performed regularly at comedy venues such as Yuk Yuk's and Comedy Bar.

He has appeared on The Debaters , Video on Trial and Cocktales . [4]

He is married to fellow comedian Julia Hladkowicz. [5] In 2025, O'Brien and Hladkowicz roasted each other in a Season 5 episode of Roast Battle Canada , [6] and auditioned back to back for the 20th season of America's Got Talent . [5]

References

  1. ↑ Musthafa Azeez, "Comics have turned pandemic frowns upside-down"]. The Globe and Mail , April 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Canada's Next Top Comic 2010 Winner Announced in XM Canada's Second Annual Contest". Canada NewsWire , September 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Comedians on stage at Sunnidale Winterama". Creemore Echo, January 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Superstars of Comedy in Oakville". Oakville Beaver, March 30, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Elizabeth Logan, "How These Married Comedians Ended Up Competing Against Each Other on AGT". NBC News, August 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Roast Battle Canada: head-to-head savage insult battles, where no punchline is off-limits". The Montrealer, July 10, 2025.
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