Matt O'Brien is a Canadian stand-up comedian from London, Ontario,Musthafa Azeez, "Comics have turned pandemic frowns upside-down"]. The Globe and Mail, April 29, 2021. most noted as the 2010 winner of SiriusXM Canada's Canada's Top Comic competition."Canada's Next Top Comic 2010 Winner Announced in XM Canada's Second Annual Contest". Canada NewsWire, September 1, 2010.
He received a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Breakout Artist at the 15th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014,"Comedians on stage at Sunnidale Winterama". Creemore Echo, January 23, 2015. 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."Superstars of Comedy in Oakville". Oakville Beaver, March 30, 2012.
He is married to fellow comedian Julia Hladkowicz.Elizabeth Logan, "How These Married Comedians Ended Up Competing Against Each Other on AGT". NBC News, August 5, 2025. In 2025, O'Brien and Hladkowicz roasted each other in a Season 5 episode of Roast Battle Canada,"Roast Battle Canada: head-to-head savage insult battles, where no punchline is off-limits". The Montrealer, July 10, 2025. and auditioned back to back for the 20th season of America's Got Talent.
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