Matt Okine
| Matt Okine | |
|---|---|
 Okine (right) with co-host Alex Dyson at Tropfest Australia 2013 | |
| Birth name | Matthew Okine |
| Born | 12 April 1985 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Medium | Stand-up, radio, television |
| Nationality | Australian |
Matthew Okine (born 12 April 1985) is a stand-up comedian, author and radio presenter from Brisbane, Australia.[1] Okine is of Ghanaian and European descent, born to his father, Mack Okine, and his mother Roslyn, who died of breast cancer when he was 12.[2] Okine attended Brisbane State High School. He was a co-host on the Triple J breakfast show with Alex Dyson from 2014 to 2016.
Career
Okine performed stand-up on Rove, at the Sydney Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He appeared on TV shows This is Littleton, Legally Brown, Would I Lie to You? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem and was a guest contributor on Dirty Laundry Live, Can of Worms and The Agony of Modern Manners. In 2012, he released a DVD titled Being Black n Chicken n Shit.[1] He also appeared as Laurie in H2O: Just Add Water.[3]
In 2014, Okine replaced Tom Ballard as co-host on the breakfast show on Triple J after Ballard resigned to pursue stand-up comedy.[4] In 2016, Okine and Alex Dyson both left Triple J to pursue other interests.
He co-hosted How Not to Behave, which ran for four months on ABC in 2015.[5]
At the 2015 ARIA Awards, he won Best Comedy Release for Live at the Enmore Theatre.[6]
In 2017, Okine wrote and starred in The Other Guy on Stan.
In November 2022, it was revealed that Okine would star as Arthur Beare in a 2023 "reimagining" of classic sitcom Mother and Son which originally aired on ABC TV from 1984 to 1994.[7] Okine is also the creator, writer and executive producer of the new series.[7] The concept to adapt the sitcom as a single-camera production from what was originally a multi-camera setup filmed in front of a live studio audience was first proposed by Okine in 2013.[7] Creator of the original series Geoffrey Atherden will collaborate with Okine on the 2023 version.[7] He appeared as Devon in the 2023 TV series The Clearing.[8]
Okine is one half on the children's music duo Diver City.[9]
Discography
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Play It Out (with Alex Dyson) |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Live at the Enmore Theatre | Best Comedy Release | Won | [10] |
| 2016 | Play It Out (with Alex Dyson) | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Tan, Monica (19 August 2014). "Matt Okine on being the only half-Ghanaian Australian comedian in the room". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Dyson, Alex (7 May 2015). "Remembering our mums for Mother's Day". Triple J blog. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Mitchell, Georgina (8 August 2014). "Honesty is the best belly medicine". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Styles, Aja (3 December 2013). "Matt Okine replaces Tom Ballard on Triple J breakfast". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Knox, David (4 June 2015). "Gretel Killeen, Matt Okine to host new ABC series, How Not to Behave". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Tame Impala and Courtney Barnett win big at 2015 ARIAs". Triple J. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Knox, David (27 November 2022). "Matt Okine worked for a decade to reboot Mother & Son". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Matt Okine". Kubler Auckland Management. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Leeson, Josh (19 August 2021), "KLP explains why pumping out Diver City children's records is anything but silly", Newcastle Herald
- ^ "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Profile on Triple J