Matt McCarthy

Matt McCarthy (born November 9, 1979 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and improviser living in Los Angeles. He is best known for appearances on Conan, The Pete Holmes Show and CollegeHumor.com and as host of the We Watch Wrestling Podcast. McCarthy co-stars as Carl on the CBS show How We Roll. Early life Matthew McCarthy, the youngest of three, was born in Providence, Rhode Island at the old Women & Infants Hospital on Maude Street. He grew up in an Irish-Catholic home in Rumford, Rhode Island and attended St. Margaret's School and La Salle Academy. Career Described by The New York Times as a "John Belushi-like madman", McCarthy began performing standup comedy after graduating from Fordham University where he was the mascot, The Ram, from 1999 to 2001. He then studied improvisation at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. Before becoming a performer, he appeared as a contestant on an episode of Cash Cab, which aired on June 26, 2006. In 2008 he starred in a St. Patrick's Day commercial for Guinness. The next year he portrayed The Cable Guy in a series of Verizon FiOs commercials.