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Who is this guy?

 
 
Dizzying highs, terrifying lows...  and a whore's birthday party in Casablanca.
 
In short, a life well lived.
 

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Creepy third-person bios are almost always a contrived autobiography written by some starry-eyed dreamer in the hope that one day he will make it big and other people will write about him in the same amazed tone.

 

Mine used to have stars in its eyes too, but by now it's the Frankenbio you see below...

 

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Matt Preskenis doesn't care if you like him. 

 

That's a lie - but still, screw you people. 

 

Matt was a happy little dorky middle child growing up, but for some reason, he spent a lot of time trying to make everyone happy. 

 

You know what?  It wasn't worth it. 

 

Ungrateful motherfuckers.

 

His shithole hometown and self-hating youth (setting the stage for adolescence and early adulthood...)? 

 

That was just the start. 

 

Getting picked last for kickball was nothing compared with having his heart broken twice a year for two years, getting fired seven times from the same job, or having his soul sucked out and waking up the next day with five credit card receipts from a strip club. 

 

That wasn't worth it either. 

 

(Even if they did give him "lifetime VIP" status and a fancy gold card.)

 

What's it like being Matt? 

 

If Rasputin and Evel Knievel could have had an unholy lovechild, the smart money says that beast would have been a lot like Matt.  Only Matt knows well enough to stay away from motorcycles. 

 

It's the only bit of self-control he's ever exercised.

 

What's crazy is that, for some reason, Matt plods on. 

 

Hell, his relatives back in Lithuania had to eat their horses and pull the plow themselves.  Getting slapped by some drunk chick at a Burger King, cracked in the face by a cop, and tossed in a Montreal gutter is nothing by comparison.

 

Matt's not sure why anyone visits this site anymore, but he's not going to complain if you stick around a while and chuckle once or twice.  Because you may not like him...

 

But you've got to love him.

 

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After beginning his stand-up career in the fertile Houston, Texas comedy scene (and earning a Finalist spot in the 2003 Houston's Funniest Person Competition), Matt now lives in New York City, where his unique perspective and experiences distinguished him in the crowded stand-up scene before Matt realized, "holy crap, these people are fucking miserable." 

 

Matt hasn't performed in quite some time - although he does still write sporadically and enjoys stirring shit up around town every now and again. 

 

For now, he's taking a break, trying to figure out what an ex-stand-up comic, ex-travel writer, ex-"strategic consultant" does with himself next.

 

The smart money's betting on origami!


Downloadable bio, resume and headshot were all part of the grand plan back in the day... 
 
If you can't get to the alternate universe where I'm huge in Japan and really want an oversized picture of my dome, send me an e-mail:  matt@mattpreskenis.com!