“At a certain point you go, ‘Am I delusional?
Maybe I’m not funny.'”
The “ProbleMATTic” tour kicked off that July, boasting more than 100 shows.
Further shows were canceled, with theLos Angeles Timesreporting that ticket-holders received an update about the situation via email.
He subsequently wrote a message onInstagram, revealing info about rescheduled dates, indicating he was on the mend.
He resumed the tour in mid-June.
“That I’ve had plastic surgery,” Rife declared.
“That’s the funniest thing in the entire world to me.
Because I hit puberty too late, I didn’t look like this until I was like 23.
Sorry if you need surgery to look like that.”
Rife also addressed the rumor during a stand-up set in December 2023.
“That’s funny to me because I’m like … use your … brain.
You would never hear me tell another joke for the rest of my life.”
According to Rife, there’s only one factor preventing him from becoming even bigger: his chiseled physique.
“I mean, people don’t want to laugh at physically attractive people.
That was evident when he responded to criticism with another joke, also delving into political incorrectness.
In May 2024, Rife addressed the utter lack of actual consequences he faced after generating all that controversy.
“What am I gonna do?
“Nothing happens; prison’s a punishment.”
During that same show, he also joked about his social media helmet prank.
While that romance ended badly, he bounced back into a new relationship with actor and dancer Jessica Lord.
“She forces me to take personal time, obviously, and I love that,” Rife added.
At the time, Rife toldEsquirethathe was longing for a traditional relationship.
In his subsequent stand-up comedy special (viaYouTube), Rife addressed his uncoupling from Lord.
Yamini, clearly realizing he was in big trouble, began backpedaling in another video shared onX.
He also confessed that he’d never met Rife and didn’t intend for anyone to take him seriously.
“But my silly joke shouldn’t discredit him,” he said.
“Like, what is your intention with saying some reckless s*** right now?
Are you trying to upset somebody or are you trying to make light of a certain subject?”
Mort Madison in the feature-length comedy “The Private Eye.”
The low-budget indie, however, will enjoy a wide release.
If Rife has his way, fans will be seeing him onscreen in even more acting roles.
“I love acting just as much, if not more than stand-up.
Directed by comedian Erik Griffin, filming took place at The Comedy Zone in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“It keeps me on my toes,” Rife told theLos Angeles Times.
As has often been the case with Rife, controversy emerged as soon as the project was announced.
In an interview withE!
He shot that rumor down completely.
“Did it come from me?”
he said of the gossip.
“Then probably not.”
“It cracks me up.
Whatever gives people the clout they need.”
As he explained in an interview withE!
News, Rife was seriously looking into buying the allegedly haunted home.
“I would love to, I’m really trying to,” he said.
“I’ve been there once before, and it’s incredible.
It’s my favorite scary movie franchise by far.
I think I could do incredible things with it.”
There’s no crash course on how to be famous.
“I’ve learned that I’m built for this,” he said.
However, some of those gifts have apparently veered into the “weird” category.
“I’ve gotten hair.
I’ve gotten toenails.
No letter to go with them.
“So many people will come to shows and be like, ‘Matt told me to come here.
“A lady was like, ‘I’ve been texting with Matt for weeks.
Rife, while listening to the exchange at that moment, was not using his phone.
“I’m never going to ask for money,” he said.
Rife announced his book onInstagramin October 2024 with a release date in December prior to his 30th birthday.
“I pushed for more smut, but the publishers said no.”
