Matt Knudsen (Kah-nood-sen) was born in Hawaii, raised in the Mid-west and sailed around the world as a merchant marine. After trips to Europe, Africa and the Far East, he eventually put down his sea bag, picked up a microphone and began performing stand up comedy all across the country.

As an actor, Matt has shared the screen with Oscar winners Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin, Sean Penn and more, and has appeared in dozens of Emmy and Golden Globe winning television shows like "Key & Peele," "Workaholics," "The Big Bang Theory," "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," "The League," "NCIS," "Big Love," "Boston Legal" and "Malcolm in the Middle."

As a comedian, he’s been on "Conan," "The Late Late Show," "Last Call," "ASX Live" and "Comics Unleashed." His latest stand up special "Good News" was produced by Dry Bar Comedy and currently has millions of views throughout their distribution network. Festival appearances include Montreal Just for Laughs (Best of the Fest), SF Sketchfest, Bridgetown, High Plains, Limestone and he’s even entertained at The White House for President and Mrs. Obama.