Matt Bellassai

City Winery NYC presents Matt Bellassai live on February 16th at 7:30pm

Matt Bellassai is a comedian, writer, and social media sensation known for his witty and irreverenttakes on adulthood and the struggles of everyday life. Matt’s comedy combines the traditionalformula of stand-up with his signature crabby prose on various topics affecting the masses. Heexpresses these daily frustrations on his hit Facebook series To Be Honest, his weekly podcastUnhappy Hour, and in stand-up shows across comedy clubs all over the country. He also hosts anIGTV series Bitchin Baking, where he combines his two favorite things, carbs and complaining.

Throughout lockdown, Matt brought To Be Honest: The Game Show to the masses, a virtual triviashow filled with bouts of comedy. Most recently, Matt is boasting his writing chops with his newweekly newsletter, This is Gay Culture, where he persuades his readers as to why certain topics arejust plain gay.

Matt first rose to success with his BuzzFeed web series, Whine About It, which drew over 3.5 millionviewers a week and earned him the first ever People’s Choice Award for Favorite Social Media Star.Matt is the author of the 2017 book Everything is Awful: And Other Observations, a collection ofessays and cunning commentary. In December 2019, he fulfilled his life’s destiny as host of HarryStyles’s Fine Line Live Concert at The Forum.Matt is currently working on his new stand up show, a television series, and picking up a man.