Speaker
Matt Rife
Appearances over time
1 episodes
Episodes
1
Podcasts
Quotes & moments
The Warren house museum, now owned by Matt Rife and partner Elton Castay, holds roughly 700 artifacts including the Annabelle doll.
Matt Rife was doing 40 to 50 shows a month between 2024 and early 2025, often 6–7 nights a week with two shows per night.
Matt Rife spent 7 months filming the Netflix FTX series 'The Altruists' in Vancouver, shooting Monday–Friday and flying to stand-up shows on weekends.
Matt Rife's crowd work segment with a grandmother from Iowa has collectively received over 100 million views across platforms.
Matt Rife was performing at Zanies Nashville as young as 16, opening for acts like Tommy Davidson, Pauly Shore, and Ralphie May.
On the first night of a 5-week European tour in Romania, Matt Rife's videographer Kyle was drugged and robbed of his chain, camera, and $3,000 from his debit card.
Matt Rife has sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl as part of his stand-up career, prompting him to question what milestone to chase next.
Matt Rife's grandfather Steve, his biggest role model and the person who took him to open mics at 15, died at age 67 from stage 4 cancer discovered suddenly.
Matt Rife is expanding the Warren paranormal museum to a new location in Salem, Massachusetts, expected to open in August or September.
Matt Rife saw up to 6 doctors including sleep specialists, had brain scans, and still has no definitive diagnosis for his severe chronic insomnia.
Theo Von opens up about experiencing depression and loss of motivation after finishing a movie, comedy special, and his tour — leaving him without a single future date on the books for the first time in 20 years. He reflects on how comedians use external busyness to avoid confronting what they actually want.
Matt Rife and business partner Elton Castay purchased Ed and Lorraine Warren's Connecticut house after being first offered it by the family. The property holds roughly 700 paranormal artifacts, original case recordings, and the Annabelle doll — and Rife is terrified enough that he is almost never there.
On the very first night of a five-week European tour in Romania, Matt Rife's videographer Kyle was drugged by strippers, robbed of his chain, camera, and $3,000, and woke up in an ambulance 50 miles from the hotel. His only clear memory: 'I think those strippers were mean to me.'
Michael Jackson defied the Rio de Janeiro governor and police to shoot his music video in the Dona Marta favela in 1996 — the only reason he could do it safely was that drug lord Marcino VP personally guaranteed his protection. No money changed hands, just an agreement.
At 16, Matt Rife cold-tweeted Ralphie May asking to open for him at a Cleveland club, and Ralphie said yes — until Rife's anxious mother flooded him with logistical questions and Ralphie had to cancel. Six months later he made good on it. Ralphie later took Rife to diners in LA and made him order three entrees so he'd have groceries for the week.
Theo Von and Matt Rife read about Flock Safety cameras — surveillance devices deployed in over 4,000 US cities that don't just read license plates but build behavioral profiles using gender, clothing, and biometrics, with data allegedly feeding into Palantir's deportation systems. The reaction: 'It's done. That's the new Annabelle — and she's out of the box.'
Matt Rife has chronic insomnia so severe that he once passed out heading to a show after not sleeping for five days, landed in a hospital, and received death threats from ticketholders. He saw six specialists, had brain scans, and remains without a diagnosis — his brain simply will not switch off.
Matt Rife spent seven months filming the Netflix FTX drama 'The Altruists' in Vancouver while keeping as many touring dates as possible. He would shoot Monday through Friday, fly to shows on weekends, and take red-eyes back to be on set by 6 AM — all while learning crypto-heavy dialogue he had to Google mid-memorisation.
Analysis
What they talk about
- Society & Culture 46%
- Business 27%
- Arts 9%
- Religion & Spirituality 9%
- Technology 9%
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