Matt Braunger Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named one of the Top 10 Comics to Watch by Variety magazine in 2009
• Won the Best of the Fest Award at the inaugural Rooftop Comedy Festival event in Aspen
• Released his first stand-up comedy album, titled "Soak Up the Night," in 2009
• Started out doing improv comedy in Chicago and began going to open mic nights two years later
• Quote: "I think we're all trying to constantly be better, and have different stuff, which is tricky to walk that line, between the stuff you've honed and the stuff you want to try out․ In any case, you have to be having fun along with the audience․"
• Best known as a stand-up comedian and for his appearances on "Up All Night," "United States of Tara," and "Chelsea Lately․"
• Released the hour-long comedy special "Shovel Fighter" in 2011
• Regularly performs his stand-up routines at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and the Improv Comedy Club