I think he laughs at his own jokes bc he speaks without thinking. The jokes hit him at the same time it does with the audience. 😂

I love how confused Michael is because Matt is handsome xD

I can totally forgive laughing at your own jokes when they're doing crowd work and even they don't know what's about to transpire. If he was just doing stand-up, I'd totally agree.

JBP did a really great interview with Matt. He doesn’t really do the audience interaction anymore because he knows he’d get stuck and wouldn’t grow if he continued that. He also addresses laughing at your own stuff, and I really liked his answer. I think it’s hilarious when comedians laugh at their own stuff.

He releases crowd work mostly on because he saves his material for his standup shows. He doesn't want you to pay to see him in person and think "I've heard all this before".

Michael doesn’t understand that a lot of that wasn’t scripted. He’s doing this as he thinks on his feet. Many comedians can’t do this that well.

Michael's criticisms are fair. Matt has a lot of potential and he's funny.

Matt’s whole thing that makes him unique is his crowd work and relatability.

that bit where michael can't stop talking about how handsome matt is, the producers were over there panting about what they were gonna do with it lol

“It’s really good but he’s like twelve year old.” 🤣

Ricky gervais constantly laughs at his own jokes. It makes it funnier. I like it.

Knowles only real complaint is that this guy isn’t Norm. I share the same complaint.

Matt laughing at his own jokes is funny in itself

Matt works the audience like nobody else. He comes with the jokes on the spot. He cracks himself up which spreads to the audience.

He is so smart! He did an interview with Jordan Peterson that was just absolutely amazing.

Matt joked that he was fugly growing up and turned attractive in his early 20s, therefore he wasted his youth creating a personality only to not need it now. 😅

2:40 Michael was totally fangirling over Matt here😂

Michael: "I hate when comedians laugh at their own jokes." Drew: *Can't make it through the first 2 minutes of his show without laughing at himself.*

I dont care what anyone says, that bit with Christina and her daughter is Comedy gold

The pondering over how good looking he is was so fn funny !

Editors clearly love Matt R. 😂

Norm McDonald was constantly laughing at himself.

Matt’s really known for his crowd work. It’s fantastic!

I hope you've watched more of him and realized his crowd work is his bread and butter . its amazing .

I KNEW we'd be seeing a matt reaction after he pisted that special helmet apology post 😂😂😂

A lot of his jokes are reaction jokes and improv, which allows for laughing at yourself. Those are the ones you don't expect but hit perfect.

You're confusing his scripted material with his crowd work. What you're watching is his crowd work where he's interacting with the crowd and responding to them and firing from the hip with his responses. That's why he's laughing at his own jokes so to speak because he's having the same reaction the audience has because it's spontaneous material he's coming up with on the spot. Very few are in his league with the crowd work.

I love how Matt cracks himself up

Matt wasn't laughing at his own jokes, he was laughing at his own wit. There's a difference. He's processing what he just said at tye same time all of us are, which elicits a real reaction. He doesn't prepare witty comebacks.

I absolutely love when comedians laugh at their own jokes, but it's definitely a specific style. That's the best thing about comedy - which Michael obviously gets- is that there's something for everyone ❤

My son and I are in complete agreement. When Norm left SNL I had no further reason to watch that liberal drivel. Norm was the King of the Mountain.

I just started watching Matt Rife clips the other day & he's legit funny talented.

He reminds me of a frat guy at a frat party.

His crowd work is phenomenal. 🤣

The funniest part about this entire thing is Knowles visibly recoiling in disgust at the misuse of the word “retort”.

Crowd work is tough because it’s mostly unscripted and I think Matt’s very good at that spontaneous on the fly interaction. He’ll be fine tuned in a few years. But I don’t see his laughing being at his own jokes necessarily. I think it’s to connect with the crowd, which makes them more comfortable and less likely to turn on him…..

That's the most appropriate music while describing the handsome comedian there knowles😂

“When it comes to comedy, the only person I care about is Norm Macdonald” Most relatable thing Michael has ever said.

A great part of his charm is that he interacts with his audience. Thats his gig, not planned monologue.

The funniest part of the whole video is when the editor zooms in on the jeans loincloth with a question mark. I bust a gut laughing at that. What the heck is he wearing?

Michael is a tough crowd!

We love a good comedian who doesn’t apologize for jokes haha

Hearing Michael in the Lady Ballers ad talking about being “brave and beautiful” just before hearing him in the clip is hilarious to me 😂 Edit: that model edit with Matt in background 😂😂

I've been waiting desperately for Knowles to talk about Rife😂😂😂😂😂 Priceless Guys! Priceless!

I’ve never seen a handsome comedian - Michael Knowles

Saw him in person and he's hilarious.

i love this😭😭

Michael has his taste and that's fine, but there's one objectively wrong point he made. Rife uses pauses very well, and in stand-up, you HAVE to let the joke breathe. You can keep going from punch to punch and be fast and hilarious, but you will have people miss jokes because they couldn't hear over their own laughter. And, in certain jokes, you NEED the pause to let the joke set in (think dark humor). Without it, it loses some of it's touch because the pause and realization makes it.

@Michael Knowles, Mat Rife doesn’t do mostly crowd work. He only uploads crowd work because he thinks it is unfair for his audience to pay for to watch him say jokes that they already saw on KZfaq.

Spontaneous wit … plus dark humor 🎉 reckon we’ll be seeing him again

Just as you finished saying "fine tuned and gristled"... My son's dog grunts in his sleep ("ha, yeah" he says) ! Now THAT'S comedic timing - so funny 👌🤣😎

Funniest stuff I have seen from Rife is all crowd work. The flix special, it was ok but nothing spectacular. Oh yeah and on that laughing at his own jokes, I always took it for making people feel less uncomfortable. Like showing that he's not serious.

Matt has a whole set on how confusing it is to be a good looking comic. I died laughing!

2:40 😂 This man's face! This part made me have a good laugh

Rife's crowd work is his best stuff. I feel he should do the opposite of Michael's wants and just lean into the crowd work hard. Those are the clips that go viral the most for him.

Yeah the laughing at his own jokes part is sparking a conversation, i personally think its good because it gets the juices flowing in our brains, humanises him and makes it feel like he's not just a character on a screen but a person you can interact with yk? Like making a joke with your friends and all of you burt out laughing

The editing is always so good

I LOVE Matt!! Hes hilarious and started on wildin n out

Glad you reacted to him❤️😍

I lovvvvee when comedians laugh at their own jokes. It makes me laugh harder lol

I just recently started seeing some of Matt's comedy. I think what makes it funny is he roasts everyone! He doesn't discriminate, but it's all in good fun. He really does connect with his audience.

The bit with the cougar cookie lady was hilarious

"some of that was good...but hes like 12 years old" 😅😂 Micheal has jokes too.

"chariot Tubman" was great😂

So I am watching this around 1:50am, and I want to laugh so hard starting 2:43 of the video hahaha MIchael you are the weird one there LOL

Like Michael, I am not a big fan of crowd work comics, but Matt's "Milf and cookies" improv with a grandma named Christina, was hilarious and EPIC!

bro the new studio is straight class. hats off.

I don’t think of it as him simply laughing at his jokes. I think he laughs to make the crowd lighten up, especially who he’s talking to, and just the awkward tension of saying all the off color things he says to them

Rife has a different style and it's refreshing, he keeps it real. Fun fact, he's also a ghost hunter. He deserves all the success he is getting. He did Jordan Peterson's show very recently, don't be bitter Michael.

The music when Michael is talking about Matt’s looks lmao

Mike; he is fummy asf........Luv' you both..hahahahha

outro is wild bro🤣

This guy is amazing

The way michael lit up when he called that lady out for breaking up a family lmao

😂😂😂😂😂 I ain't going to lie I was dying laughing😂😂😂😂

That "transportation" joke though. I wish I had his level of wit.

"You also don't have THEE hardest life!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂☠️

Matt Rife's crowd work is unparalleled lol

He was quick with that transportation comeback

oh my the edit in this video is awesome

You'd have to see where he came from haha. I love him to be honest bc he's young and already has come a long way.

Can’t miss Knowles. He is Mr KNOW(les)for a reason😂❤

You know someone loves Norm when the phrase “old and gristled” comes up more than once.

He's got potential, he's witty and funny. Lots of space for improvement, he will mature his style with time. Definitely on the right path.

Bruh that handsome comedian bit was priceless😂

The handsome bit was the best! 😂

I love when comedians laugh at their own jokes! 😂

He's actually 28 and has been doing comedy since he was 15! What he's doing is called Crowd Work, that's how he got to his new NETFLIX SPECIAL

“Milf & Cookies” is one his funniest clips.

Hey Michael, I'm glad I stuck around for the bonus footage with Key & Peele, because it shows your take on Matt Rife perfectly. It's obvious that either you haven't seen enough of his work, or you just don't get it. The guy is only about 25-28, but has been struggling doing stand-up since he was 15. So, in stand-up years, he is already "old and grizzled" as you say he needs to be. But you're also wrong about that. First off, he is the GOAT of crowd work, and his meteoric rise to fame due to his crowd work shorts on TikTok and KZfaq confirms that in a big way. And he is not only the most sincere and honest stand-up comic with a huge heart of gold to come along in decades, but his comedy is based in reality, not the delusional world we live in these days. And even his Netflix special, which didn't include any crowd work but was just scripted, wasn't bad either. In fact, if you haven't been living under a rock for the past few months since it aired, you are aware that he not only took a good deal of heat from the "cancel crowd" for his hilarious opening joke, but he was even less apologetic with his reaction to their selective outrage, which would cause you to respect him immensely. (Check out Matt's incredible interview with your own colleague, Jordan Peterson to see exactly what I'm talking about.) As far as his looks, and you saying you have never seen a good-looking comedian, I'm just getting ready to watch your reaction video to Anthony Jeselnik, of whom I've been a fan for decades. And I don't know if you did that one before or after this Matt Rife video, but Jeselnik is drop dead handsome. And his dark (and I mean DARK) humor is hilariously twisted. If a show with your name on it gets cancelled by Comedy Central, as his was after merely two seasons, you know your humor is dark. I only hope that you get his humor and have a higher opinion of him than you do of Matt Rife. If not, you really need to lighten up and get a sense of humor. It's no wonder that your show is the one I watch the least on the DW+, as you're way too serious for your own good.

The best joke was Key and Peele at the end 😂

He thinks it up so fast he has to laugh at himself. He’s that good!

Editors did Michael dirty with the male model stuff 😂

Most of the clips of Matt rife are of the end of his show when he's doing audience work

Norm Macdonald was super good looking when he was young and arguably when he was older too.

I love his delivery…he’s Matt. His own style!!

Transportation 😂😂😂

Bro, Michael got fruity with it at 2:40 lmfao

Rife actually does address the oxymoron of being a good looking comedian in one of his acts. He never really thought of himself as handsome while growing up, cause he wasn't.

Hearing someone that still has no idea what happens when you die,and try to tell other what to think is just funny. Well done