Matthew Steven Rife (born September 10, 1995) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his self-produced comedy specials Only Fans (2021), Matthew Steven Rife (2023) and Walking Red Flag (2023), his 2023 Netflix specials Natural Selection and Lucid, as well as his previous recurring role on the sketch improv comedy and rap show Wild ‘n Out.
Matt Rife was born in the village of North Lewisburg, Ohio, and grew up in North Lewisburg. He also lived in New Albany and Mount Vernon. Rife first took an interest in comedy at 14 years old, when a teacher said that there would be a talent show at his high school. After a friend encouraged him, he did the show—and started performing professionally a year later at 15. He has four siblings: three older stepsisters and one younger half-sister.