Happppppy Thursday! Feelin’ like a mood boost? This episode will do the trick.

Today on the show, we bring you the warm and witty Matt Okine. Matt is a stand-up comedian, author, actor, and podcast host. You’ll likely be familiar with Matt’s work as the co-host of Triple J’s breakfast show from 2014 to 2016 alongside Alex Dyson, who he’s gone on to host a new podcast ‘All Day Breakfast’ with. Matt also starred in The Other Guy on Stan, a show he also wrote.

In this chat, Matt touches on the impact of losing his mother at the age of 12, as well as exactly how he stumbled into stand up comedy after finishing acting school.

Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Nutty Bruce. Check out their products here.

If you’d like to see more from Matt, which you no doubt 1000% do, follow him on Instagram at @mattokine.

You can find Matt’s podcast, All Day Breakfast with Alex Dyson, here, and his book, Being Black ‘n Chicken & Chips, here.

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Your hosts are Zara Beach Hero McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Wants Michael Buble’s Attention Andrews (@michelleandrews1).

This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

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