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Hey. I’m Matt Ruby (matt@mruby.com) and this is Sandpaper Suit, a comedy blog I started in 2006. About me: I'm a standup comic in NYC. Watch a clip of me performing, read my bio, or see a list of my upcoming shows. I've told jokes on MTV, in Time Out NY ("Joke of the Year" nominee), and at comedy venues and festivals around the country. Mark Normand and I have a weekly(ish) web series called "Think Tank" and once a month we cohost "We're All Friends Here," the live comedy chat show with boundary issues (also available as a podcast). I'm also one of the co-producers of Hot Soup, a weekly standup showcase in the East Village. What's here: At this blog, I post 1) not funny stuff about the art of standup and 2) funny stuff — jokes, videos, etc. You can check the archives, search previous posts, or read the "best of" posts. More: Mruby.com tells you everything else about Matt Ruby that you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask.

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Matt Ruby comedy videos

Here's me performing standup:

This is the most popular video of mine on YouTube. In it, I deal with a heckler not amused by my bit on the gay pride parade.

"White Collar Comedy with Mortimer the Steel Baron" won Best Web Short of the Year at ComedySmack.

"Think Tank" is a web comedy series starring Mark Normand and myself. New episodes are posted on Tuesdays (list of previous episodes).

"I Need Laughs: One week in the trenches of the New York underground comedy scene" is a behind the scenes documentary of a single week in Feb '09 prowling around the alternative/underground comedy scene in NYC (7 parts, 30 minutes total).