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Matan Even

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Matan Even
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Years active2019–present
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  • comedy
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Last updated: September 12, 2026

Matan Even is an American comedian and YouTuber known for pranks and absurdist humor. Even's character comedy has been associated with satire of conservative politics in the United States.

In 2019, Even first rose to prominence at the age of 12 as an activist for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong through high-profile pranks at NBA games and at BlizzCon 2019, following increased pressure faced by United States companies from the Chinese government during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.

After the end of the protests, Even returned to fame in 2022 when, at that year's Game Awards ceremony, he gave a nonsensical acceptance speech dedicated to "Rabbi Bill Clinton" when Elden Ring won Game of the Year, despite not being involved in the game's development. After the event, Even further gate crashed the streams of online streamers, including Hasan Piker and Kai Cenat. Since 2023, he runs a weekly podcast, The Matan Show, in which he interviews a variety of guests, typically internet personalities, with intentionally provocative and confrontational questions.

Early life and activism

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At 12 years old, Even gained internet fame when he spoke out against the Chinese government's actions in Hong Kong during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[1] During a Los Angeles Clippers game, Even tricked the live audience camera into featuring him, before flashing a T-shirt which stated, "Fight for Freedom, Stand up for Hong Kong", echoing a tweet by Houston Rockets manager Daryl Morey that damaged relations between the NBA and the Chinese government.[2] Following that incident, he appeared at BlizzCon 2019 and yelled "Free Hong Kong" after Blizzard Entertainment had suspended a Hong Kong player for their pro-democracy activism.[3] For his disruptive pranks, Even was featured on Time Magazine and Infowars.[4]

Following the end of the Hong Kong protests, Even went on a hiatus until 2022, where he pivoted into absurdist and satirical comedy, particularly of conservatism in the United States.[4][5]

Game Awards prank

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Even returned to fame at the age of 15, after a prank he carried out at the Game Awards 2022.[4] When Elden Ring won Game of the Year, Even joined the developers as they walked onstage and gave an acceptance speech in a fake accent, dedicating the award "to [his] Reformed Orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton." Even was not involved in the development of Elden Ring but had purchased a regular ticket to the event, and proceeded to make his way onto the stage with seemingly nobody questioning his presence, and stood amongst the developers toward the end of the awards ceremony.[5][6]

Even's nonsensical speech drew speculation as to whether he had engaged in far-right or anti-semitic dog whistles.[4][7] In later interviews, Even, who is Jewish himself, denied any affiliation with the far-right or political motivation behind the prank, which was described by Polygon as "shitposting" and by Kotaku as "trolling".[5][8]

Social media career

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Following the event, Even returned to social media as an online streamer, retaining his fake accent and in-character comedy.[9] Even continued pranking other celebrities, including Kai Cenat, JaVale McGee, and Hasan Piker,[10][11] whose videos of the pranks went viral on TikTok.[12][13]

In 2025, Even was announced as the emcee of the 113th New York Young Republican Club Gala.[14] In the lead up to the event, Even livestreamed with right-wing content creator Sneako, before giving an opening speech that incorporated the Spongebob Squarepants theme song, mocked the audience and Republican politicians, and was met with boos.[15][16]

The Matan Show

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Even is the main host of the podcast, The Matan Show.[17]

The Matan Show episodes[18]
No. Title Original release date Length
1 "Lil Xan Talks About Overcoming Addiction & Overdosing on Hot Cheetos" October 22, 2023 32:51
2 "Angry Reactions Gets Enraged & Leaves The Building" October 29, 2023 21:06
3 "Woah Vicky Thinks She's Black & Going To Heaven" November 5, 2023 41:41
4 "Why He Is Banned From Every Casino In Vegas" (Mikki Mase) November 12, 2023 26:01
5 "Crypto Expert Debates Matan Even on The Future of Web3" November 19, 2023 50:25
6 "Nadia Addresses Cheating Accusations & Storms Out" November 26, 2023 32:05
7 "Jamahal Hill vs Matan Even | FREE FIGHT | UFC 300" December 3, 2023 28:09
8 "Sunny Suljic Reveals Hollywood’s Darkest Secret" December 10, 2023 47:30
9 "How A$AP Twelvyy Escaped From Skid Row" December 17, 2023 57:59
10 "Vegan Gets SHUT DOWN In Heated Debate" December 24, 2023 51:10
11 "24kGoldn Throws Up While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones" December 31, 2023 57:38
12 "Matan Confronts UCLA Professor on Liberals & Young Thug" (Barry O’Neill) January 7, 2024 43:08
13 "Baby Alien Signs His Life Away To Matan" January 14, 2024 40:26
14 "Matan Meets a Member of The LGBT…" (Jason Ellis) January 21, 2024 48:30
15 "Flat Earther Gets DESTROYED By 16 Year Old" January 28, 2024 1:01:39
16 "Matan KICKS OUT Guest For Painting Their Nails" (Sueco) February 4, 2024 36:44
17 "Matan & Jimmie Lee Drink 34 Sodas In 5 Minutes" February 11, 2024 44:57
18 "Matan Presses Jarvis on Crypto Scams & Fortnite Ban" February 18, 2024 49:31
19 "I Hired a Private Investigator To Follow Sneako For 24 Hours…" February 25, 2024 1:01:11
20 "Matan Debates LongNeck on OF and Fatherhood Struggles" March 3, 2024 40:24
21 "Mo Deen Almost Attacks Matan During Heated Argument" March 10, 2024 44:51
22 "Matan and EyeDress Try Disgusting Costco Food Hacks..." March 17, 2024 33:33
23 "The Man Who Believes His Dog is God" (Greg Cipes) March 24, 2024 45:45
24 "Adam22 Storms Out After Matan Asks About His Wife…" March 31, 2024 46:38
25 "Is The Earth Actually Flat..." April 7, 2024 45:19
26 "Nickelodeon Star Finally Comes Out About Dan Schneider Abuse…" (Diego Velázquez) April 14, 2024 37:47
27 "Alec Benjamin Steals Matan's Car & Hell Breaks Loose" April 21, 2024 42:07
28 "Dominick Cruz on Fighting Sean O’Malley and Changing Genders" April 28, 2024 38:32
29 "Homeless Man Talks Dr*g Addiction and Fight Stories" May 5, 2024 41:54
30 "Matan & Kurt Metzger Talk About P Diddy and The LGBT" May 12, 2024 45:33
31 "Matan Confronts Jasiah On His History With Blackface..." May 19, 2024 37:41
32 "Matan & Timothy DeLaGhetto Celebrate Black History Month..." May 26, 2024 37:04
33 "Matan Exposes Dark Hollywood Secrets and Child Actors" (Hudson Yang) June 2, 2024 40:00
34 "Zherka Gets Confronted About Hstikkytokky Fight and Scamming Fans" June 9, 2024 43:51
35 "Matan Interviews a McDonald's Manager" June 16, 2024 34:04
36 "Matan Debates Rabbi on Judaism and New York Tunnels…" June 23, 2024 38:36
37 "Sam Hyde Hires 20 Indians To Destroy Matan’s Podcast" June 30, 2024 45:18
38 "Harley Morenstein on Training With Sam Hyde, Epic Meal Time" July 7, 2024 43:48
39 "Rampage Jackson Tries Making Matan Say The N Word" July 14, 2024 46:19
40 "Matan DESTROYS Feminist in Heated Debate" July 21, 2024 38:34
41 "Matan Finally Confronts Baby Gronk and His Dad…" July 28, 2024 43:50
42 "Mayhem Miller on Getting Arrested 10+ Times…" August 4, 2024 39:45
43 "Matan & Donnell Rawlings On Going To Diddy Parties..." August 11, 2024 41:57
44 "Matan Interviews Homeless Batman & Joker" August 18, 2024 41:28
45 "David Castaneda on Umbrella Academy Ending, Harvey Weinstein Encounter…" August 25, 2024 46:07
46 "David Lucas Destroys The Podcast and Talks About Getting Cancelled" September 1, 2024 39:43
47 "Matan Debates LovelyMimi on OF And Pretending To Be Black" September 8, 2024 40:50
48 "17 Year Old vs Rabbi and Monk in Heated Debate" September 15, 2024 1:29:32
49 "Matan Destroys Drag Queen on Children At Drag Shows, LGBT" September 22, 2024 40:12
50 "Mark Normand Celebrates His Birthday By Scamming Autistic People" September 29, 2024 43:00
51 "Gavin McInnes Reveals The Truth About Vice..." October 6, 2024 40:56
52 "Matan Makes Fun of Big Jay Oakerson's Weight" October 13, 2024 43:34
53 "Freeway Rick Ross Reveals CIA Secrets & Getting Caught" October 20, 2024 43:25
54 "Sam Tripoli EXPOSES Secret Government Operations, Lizard People.." October 27, 2024 43:57
55 "Matan Pays Ari Shaffir To Attack Sal Vulcano" November 3, 2024 55:09
56 "Togi Finally Addresses Gambling & Steroid Abuse Rumors..." November 10, 2024 48:43
57 "Rick Glassman Freaks Out and Attacks Everybody" November 17, 2024 52:36
58 "Matan Tries Making Howie Mandel Say The N Word" November 24, 2024 48:39
59 "'Dr. Phil' & Matan do Biden impersonations, Talk Kill Tony" (Adam Ray) December 1, 2024 41:12
60 "Matan Interviews an Uber Driver Off The Street" December 8, 2024 42:17
61 "Matan Confronts Whitney Cummings on Transgender Rumors" December 15, 2024 46:29
62 "Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle on Gay Marriage, Logan Paul Drama" December 22, 2024 38:37
63 "Tim Heidecker Freaks Out And Leaves After Matan Threatens Him" December 29, 2024 42:32
64 "Matan & Icewear Vezzo Debate Race Politics, Free Speech" January 5, 2025 44:34
65 "Bradley Martyn Threatens To Slap Matan After Heated Argument" January 12, 2025 49:50
66 "Ari Shaffir & Matan Rank The 5 Worst Comedians" January 19, 2025 41:15
67 "Lefty Gunplay Walks Out and Threatens Matan After Crazy Question" January 26, 2025 44:21
68 "Bryan Callen Finally Talks About Brendan Schaub & Tigerbelly" February 2, 2025 49:10
69 "Matan, Felipe Esparza & 'Eric Andre' Destroy The Podcast" February 9, 2025 47:27
70 "Matan Physically Tortures Isaak Presley for 45 Minutes..." February 16, 2025 44:23
71 "Matan & Harland Williams Fat Shame David Lucas" February 23, 2025 53:59
72 "Matan Forces Shizzy to Take a Lie Detector About Steroids" March 2, 2025 42:22
73 "Nick Mullen on Leaving C*mTown & The Adam Friedland Show" March 9, 2025 53:35
74 "Matan & Cesar Millan Debate Eating Dogs, His South Park Episode" March 16, 2025 46:28
75 "Matan & Pete Holmes Debate Religion, The Iraq War" March 23, 2025 42:00
76 "FreshandFit Walk Off After Matan Confronts Them For Lying" March 30, 2025 45:32
77 "Andy Dick Shows Up Intoxicated and Punches Matan" April 6, 2025 41:39
78 "WorldOfTShirts Crashes Out After Matan Tells Him To Put The Fries In The Bag" April 13, 2025 46:49
79 "Nick Rochefort Hires a 600LB Woman To Destroy The Podcast" April 20, 2025 40:01
80 "Matan Confronts George Santos For Being a Disgusting Liar" April 27, 2025 39:23
81 "Matan & The 'Legion of Skanks' Attack Luis J Gomez" May 4, 2025 38:00
82 "Matan Finally Confronts Matt Gaetz About His Allegations" May 11, 2025 46:09
83 "Matan Debates Amouranth on OF & Her Crazy Husband" May 18, 2025 32:59
84 "Matan Tries To Make Dax Flame Break Character" May 25, 2025 44:57
85 "Matan Asks The Tren Twins If They Beat Their Girlfriends…" June 1, 2025 41:11
86 "Matan Starts a Fight Between Airsoftfatty, Burt & Julian Newman" June 8, 2025 47:55
87 "Charlamagne Tries Forcing Matan To Say The N Word" June 15, 2025 45:30
88 "Matan, Chris Distefano & Yannis Pappas Debate Politcal Vi*lence" June 22, 2025 44:18
89 "Matan Calls Out Colby Covington For Scamming His Fans" June 29, 2025 41:09
90 "Matan Confronts Chumlee For Illegally K*lling Animals" July 6, 2025 40:46
91 "Matan Makes Transgender 'Woman' Storm Out After Heated Debate" (Robin Tran) July 13, 2025 40:30
92 "Pacman Jones Tries Beating The Sh*t Out Of Matan & Mike Mike" July 20, 2025 43:22
93 "Matan Confronts Tim Pool For Promoting Russian Propaganda" July 27, 2025 46:37
94 "Matan Confronts Dave Blunts About His Health" August 3, 2025 34:51
95 "Alex Stein Immediately Goes Insane And Destroys The Podcast" August 10, 2025 34:02
96 "Matan & Cookie King Debate G*y Marriage, The Red Pill" August 17, 2025 37:15
97 "Matan Calls ICE And Gets Ralph Barbosa Deported" August 24, 2025 38:40
98 "Matan Confronts Former CIA Agent About The Epst*in Files" (Andrew Bustamante) August 31, 2025 41:15
99 "Matan Tries Stealing Graham Stephan's Credit Card Information" September 7, 2025 29:12
100 "Matan Pranks Trevor Wallace For 3 Years (Ft. Howie Mandel)" September 14, 2025 46:33
101 "Matan Confronts Boogie2988 For Faking Cancer" September 21, 2025 42:22
102 "Matan Attacks Ian's Manager For Trying To Scam Him" September 28, 2025 40:46
103 "Matan Confronts Adam Carolla For Doing Blackface & Jimmy Kimmel’s Cancellation" October 5, 2025 43:21
104 "Sal Vulcano Heated Debate vs Black Israelite & Rabbi" October 12, 2025 1:41:22
105 "Matan & Bryce Crawford Discuss G*y Marriage, Jesus Christ" October 19, 2025 42:23
106 "Matan vs Alex O'Connor Intense Religious Debate" October 26, 2025 57:34
107 "Matan Humiliates Bonnie Blue Over Her Degeneracy" November 2, 2025 42:32
108 "Matan & Bassem Youssef Discuss The Middle East" November 9, 2025 38:20
109 "Matan Exposes Santa Cruz For Selling Poison To His Fans" November 16, 2025 48:37
110 "Matan & Tommy Chong Get Robbed During Podcast" November 23, 2025 49:26
111 "Matan Confronts TJR For Scamming His Fans" November 30, 2025 46:30
112 "Matan Finally Confronts Clavicular About His Allegations " December 7, 2025 46:55
113 "Matan Forces TraxNYC To Admit To Scamming His Fans" December 14, 2025 39:23
114 "Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle Heated Debate vs Black Israelites" December 21, 2025 1:51:41
115 "Matan Interrogates a Young Amish Male About His Culture" December 28, 2025 38:16
116 "Matan Confronts Payton Talbott For Being a Closeted G*y" January 4, 2026 39:22
117 "Matan Humiliates Lily Phillips For Her Disgusting Behavior" January 11, 2026 36:46
118 "Arman Tsarukyan Threatens To Slap Matan After Being Disrespected" January 18, 2026 44:42
119 "Matan Finally Confronts Steiny On Netanyahu Interview" January 25, 2026 39:37
120 "King Bach Tries Forcing Matan To Say The N Word" February 1, 2026 45:00
121 "George Santos Returns From Jail To Confront Matan" February 8, 2026 45:20
122 "Matan Interviews a Random Indian Taxi Driver" February 15, 2026 40:01
123 "Matan Makes N3on Walk Off After Finally Confronting Him" February 22, 2026 36:37
124 "Larry Wheels Threatens To Slap Matan After Being Disrespected" March 1, 2026 38:47
125 "Sean O’Malley Threatens Matan After Heated Argument " March 8, 2026 45:24
126 "Matan Interviews VanossGaming (Evan Fong) For The First Time" March 15, 2026 36:17
127 "Matan Makes Oliver Tree Break Character and Go Crazy" March 22, 2026 41:09
128 "Matan Debates James Fishback on OF & Iran War"[19] March 29, 2026 38:06
129 "DeenTheGreat Crashes Out After Matan Disrespects Him" April 5, 2026 40:24
130 "Matan Even Heated Debate vs Steiny & A Clown" April 12, 2026 1:05:43
131 "Matan Finally Confronts Hans Niemann About The Cheating Scandal" April 19, 2026 46:54
132 "Crip Mac Crashes Out And Threatens Matan" April 26, 2026 40:44
133 "JiDion Gets Upset At Matan After He Defends Epst*in" May 3, 2026 43:38
134 "Matan Brutally Confronts Cuffem About His Weight" May 10, 2026 34:05
135 "Matan Confronts John Kiriakou For Secretly Working For Israel" May 17, 2026 39:26
136 "Matan Confronts Jillian Michaels For Being a G*y Zionist" May 24, 2026 40:11
137 "Matan Exposes Dillon Latham For Being a Pathetic Clout Chaser" May 31, 2026 40:38
138 "Adrien Broner Crashes Out And Walks Off The Podcast" June 7, 2026 41:26
139 "Matan Interviews a Random Homeless M*dget" June 14, 2026 42:46
140 "Matan Gets Heated While Confronting Jeffrey Epstein" (Palm Beach Pete) June 21, 2026 43:59
141 "Jeff Wittek Goes Crazy After Matan Makes Fun Of His Eye" June 28, 2026 40:56
142 "Gavin McInnes Heated Debate vs Rabbi Mizrachi & Black Israelite" July 5, 2026 1:32:53
143 "Gene Simmons Walks Off After Matan Accidentally Offends Him" July 12, 2026 42:22
144 "Matan Interviews a Random Mexican Plumber" July 19, 2026 45:42
145 "Matan Pranks Murr From The Impractical Jokers" July 26, 2026 43:17
146 "Matan Confronts Ray J About The Kim Kardashian Situation" August 2, 2026 41:22
147 "Matan Finally Confronts The Island Boys For Kissing Each Other" August 9, 2026 40:04
148 "Matan Confronts Jayoma For Protecting R*pists and Murderers" August 16, 2026 39:09
149 "Matan Kicks Off Degenerate Furry Mid Interview" August 23, 2026 42:54
150 "Chael Sonnen Threatens To Beat The Sh*t Out Of Matan"[20] August 30, 2026 47:39
151 "Matan Intense Interview vs Dangerous Gangster (607Unc)" September 6, 2026 43:25
152 "Matan Finally Confronts Hunter Biden About Everything…" September 13, 2026 49:54

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