Matt Okine

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.

Matt Okine
Okine (right) with co-host Alex Dyson at Tropfest Australia 2013
Birth nameMatthew Okine
Born (1985-04-12) 12 April 1985
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
MediumStand-up, radio, television
NationalityAustralian

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
List of albums
Title Album details
Play It Out (with Alex Dyson)
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: ABC
  • Formats: CD, download

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
  1. Tan, Monica (19 August 2014). "Matt Okine on being the only half-Ghanaian Australian comedian in the room". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. Dyson, Alex (7 May 2015). "Remembering our mums for Mother's Day". Triple J blog. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. Mitchell, Georgina (8 August 2014). "Honesty is the best belly medicine". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. Styles, Aja (3 December 2013). "Matt Okine replaces Tom Ballard on Triple J breakfast". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. Knox, David (4 June 2015). "Gretel Killeen, Matt Okine to host new ABC series, How Not to Behave". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  6. "Tame Impala and Courtney Barnett win big at 2015 ARIAs". Triple J. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  7. Knox, David (27 November 2022). "Matt Okine worked for a decade to reboot Mother & Son". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  8. "Matt Okine". Kubler Auckland Management. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  9. Leeson, Josh (19 August 2021), "KLP explains why pumping out Diver City children's records is anything but silly", Newcastle Herald
  10. "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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