Matteo Lane

{{Infobox comedian

| name = Matteo Lane

| image = Matteo Lane 2014.png

| imagesize =

| caption = Lane in 2014

| birth_name = Matthew Lane

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|06|28}}

| birth_place = Des Plaines, Illinois, U.S.

| medium = {{hlist|Stand-up|television|film|music}}

| genre = {{hlist|Observational comedy|blue comedy|musical comedy|insult comedy|sarcasm|satire}}

| subject = {{hlist|American culture|LGBT culture|everyday life|human sexuality|pop culture|current events|gender differences|self-deprecation}}

| alma_mater = School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA)

| spouse = {{marriage|Rodrigo Aburto|2023}}

| active = 2011–present

| website={{URL|matteolanecomedy.com}}

}}

Matthew "Matteo" Lane (born June 28, 1986){{cite instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/matteolane/p/CuCQFlOu9Mt/?hl=en|user=matteolane|date=June 28, 2023|postid= CuCQFlOu9Mt|title=It's my birthday. I'm 37. This has been the best year of my life, thank you everybody (last thirst trap)|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250427182503/https://www.instagram.com/matteolane/p/CuCQFlOu9Mt/?hl=en|archive-date=April 27, 2025|url-status=live}} is an American comedian, actor, singer, and illustrator. He has made appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and HBO's Crashing. Lane was recognized by The Advocate as one of the "LGBT Icons, Innovators, and Disruptors" for his work in stand-up comedy.

Early life and education

Matthew Lane was born in 1986 in Des Plaines, Illinois{{cite web|url=https://www.outclique.com/life-in-the-matteo-lane/|work=Out Clique|title=Life in the Matteo Lane|quote= Born in Des Plaines. Grew up in Arlington Heights. I moved to the city when I was 18. I lived everywhere; from Lakeview to Andersonville to Roscoe Village. I think Roscoe Village was my favorite.|date=June 4, 2019|last=Shapiro|first=Gregg|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250427182213/https://www.outclique.com/life-in-the-matteo-lane/|archive-date=April 27, 2025|url-status=live}} and raised in Arlington Heights, and lived on the North Side of Chicago.{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-matteo-lane-girl-code-ladylike-20150910-story.html|title=Chicago area native adds another MTV series to his resume|last=Swartz|first=Tracy|date=September 10, 2015|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=September 30, 2018|language=en-US}} Through his mother, Lane is of Mexican and Italian descent,{{Cite web|url=https://www.intomore.com/culture/going-behind-ahem-the-scenes-with-your-ghost-hunt-host-matteo-lane/f207187fe772448e|title=Going Behind, Ahem, the Scenes with Your 'Ghost Hunt' Host Matteo Lane|date=December 9, 2017|website=INTO|language=en|access-date=September 30, 2018}} with the Italian side originating from Agrigento and Messina, Sicily.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesuburban.com/arts_and_entertainment/entertainment/entertainment-reviews-of-the-week-by-snob-reviews-the-many/article_f7766820-5970-11e8-914d-6f1e18cff4ad.html|title=Reviews of the Week by Snob Reviews: The many lives of Matteo Lane|last=Fiasche|first=Gianni|date=May 17, 2018|work=The Suburban Newspaper|access-date=September 30, 2018|language=en}} His father is a Vietnam War veteran and is of Irish descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.intomore.com/culture/does-netflix-have-a-queer-comedy-problem|title=Does Netflix Have a Queer Comedy Problem?|last=Bendix|first=Trish|date=September 4, 2018|website=INTO|language=en|access-date=September 30, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/NUNN-ON-ONE-PERFORMANCE-Chatting-with-the-multilingual-Matteo-Lane/62037.html|title=NUNN ON ONE PERFORMANCE Chatting with the multilingual Matteo Lane|last=Nunn|first=Jerry|date=February 27, 2018|website=Windy City Times|access-date=October 1, 2018}} He was nicknamed Matteo, the Italian equivalent of Matthew, by his Italian family. Lane, who is gay, has an older brother who is also gay. He speaks English, Italian, Spanish, and French, and studied German in high school.

Lane started to sing opera at the age of 15 under vocal coach Nick Falco. At the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he studied oil painting and drawing. Lane studied art{{Cite news|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2018/3/08/2018s-icons-innovators-and-disruptors?pg=full|title=2018's Icons, Innovators, and Disruptors|date=March 8, 2018|work=Advocate|access-date=October 1, 2018|language=en}} for five months in Umbria as an oil painter and opera singer before returning to Chicago. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2009.{{cite web | url=https://www.saic.edu/news/saic-alum-star-new-mtv-prank-show | title=SAIC Alum to Star in New MTV Prank Show | work=School of the Art Institute of Chicago }}

Career

As a singer, Lane performed in bars in Boystown before starting his comedy career in 2011 at open mics in Chicago. He moved to New York to work as a storyboard artist circa 2012. In an interview, Lane stated that it was "the most boring job in the world." He later quit the position to pursue comedy. His favorite performance venues in New York City are the Comedy Cellar, The Stand, and New York Comedy Club.{{Cite news|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/12/05/matteo-lane-the-comedian-interview/|title=Matteo Lane: 'The Pressure of New York Comedy Is Greater'|date=December 5, 2017|work=CBS New York|access-date=September 30, 2018|language=en}}

After being featured in "New Faces" at the 2014 Just for Laughs festival, MTV invited Lane to appear on Guy Code. He was a commentator on Girl Code from 2015 to 2018. He was later in Joking Off and was cast in MTV's Ladylike along with Nicole Byer, Jade Catta-Preta, and Blair Socci. Lane was on a panel for a segment about Kim Davis on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. In 2018, Lane represented Italy at "The Ethnic Show" at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. He was the host of the Snapchat comedy Ghost Hunt.{{Cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/my-5-comedian-and-snapchat-host-matteo-lanes-most-influential-divas-exclusive-94039|title=My 5: Comedian and Snapchat Host Matteo Lane's Most Influential Divas (Exclusive)|last=Lambe|first=Stacy|date=January 11, 2018|work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=September 30, 2018}} He is a co-star and creator of the IFC series Janice and Jeffrey.{{Cite news|url=http://www.newnownext.com/matteo-lane-logo-30/06/2018/|title=Meet the Logo30: Matteo Lane|last=Taylor|first=Jeff|date=June 15, 2018|work=LOGO News|access-date=September 30, 2018}} Lane and Emma Willmann were co-hosts of a queer-themed podcast, Inside the Closet which ended in February 2023. They are both also featured in Netflix's The Comedy Lineup.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewhusband/2018/08/31/comedy-lineup-netflix-emma-willmann-matteo-lane/|title=In Which Emma Willmann And Matteo Lane Turn An Interview Into A Podcast|last=Husband|first=Andrew|date=August 31, 2018|work=Forbes|access-date=September 30, 2018|language=en}} On May 1, 2018, Lane and Nico Tortorella were featured on a Nancy podcast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/527636117/nancy/partials?start=placeholder|title=Nancy podcast episodes|year=2018|publisher=NPR|access-date=September 30, 2018}}

Lane announced that he will be releasing a cookbook in April 2025 called Your Pasta Sucks, a "Cookbook."{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Amy |date=October 17, 2024 |title=In His First Cookbook, Comedian Matteo Lane Wants You to Take Pasta Seriously |url=https://www.eater.com/24272595/comedian-matteo-lane-cookbook-your-pasta-sucks |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=Eater |language=en}}

Influences

Lane has said his biggest influence in comedy is Joan Rivers. He said about her, "I didn't realize you could use comedy as kind of a weapon. It was so empowering to watch her on stage."{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/events/comedians-reveal-influences-bob-the-drag-queen-mo-amer-catherine-cohen/|title=Bob the Drag Queen, Mo Amer, Catherine Cohen, and more comedians reveal what shaped their comedic voice|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Yohannes|first=Alamin|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=July 25, 2023|language=en}} He also said Ellen DeGeneres and Kathy Griffin were his influences.{{Cite news|url=https://artlifeandstilettos.com/2018/09/19/kickass-comedy-an-interview-with-matteo-lane/|title=Kickass Comedy: An Interview with Matteo Lane|work=Art Life and Stilettos|last=Mauro|first=Diana Di|date=September 19, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2023|language=en}} Lane's favorite singers are Mariah Carey, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, and Jennifer Hudson.

Personal life

On coming out, Lane stated in an interview, "I've spent my entire life feeling shame for being gay and once I came out of the closet, I realized that I'm proud to be gay." Lane has been the victim of several homophobic incidents during his shows. On being an openly gay comedian, he reports, "I think it's slowly getting better but it's all such new territory in so many ways. I'm not saying they are not gay comics that have existed — I know these people exist." He added that "I'm just saying this is the first time ever that gay, queer, male comedians are sort of on the spotlight that straight comedians are being seen in. So it's all kind of just new. It's all new and discovered and all new territory. I think it's exciting."

Lane is a long-time friend of composer and pianist Henry Koperski, with whom he sometimes performs.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/comedy/article/matteo_lane-jfl42_toronto_on_september_21|title=Matteo Lane JFL42, Toronto ON, September 21|date=September 22, 2018|website=Exclaim!|language=en|access-date=September 30, 2018}} In a 2017 interview, Lane stated that while he does not discuss Donald Trump (serving at the time as U.S. President) directly in his act, his "material in itself is a stand against Trump".{{Cite news|url=https://www.out.com/michael-musto/2017/6/12/comic-matteo-lane-if-youre-gay-walking-onstage-inflammatory|title=Comic Matteo Lane: 'If You're Gay, Walking Onstage is Inflammatory'|last=Musto|first=Michael|date=June 12, 2017|work=Out|access-date=September 30, 2018|language=en}}

On August 19, 2023, Lane announced via Instagram that he and partner Rodrigo Aburto were married.{{Cite web |last=Magaletti |first=Douglas |date=August 23, 2023 |title=American Comedian Matteo Lane Marries Partner Rodrigo Aburto |url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/american-comedian-matteo-lane-marries-partner-rodrigo-aburto/225828 |access-date=April 12, 2025 |website=Star Observer |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Roti |first=Jessi |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Matteo Lane returns home with a sold-out 'Al Dente Tour' comedy show at the Chicago Theatre |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/09/25/matteo-lane-returns-home-with-a-sold-out-al-dente-tour-comedy-show-at-the-chicago-theatre/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211092627/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/09/25/matteo-lane-returns-home-with-a-sold-out-al-dente-tour-comedy-show-at-the-chicago-theatre/ |archive-date=2024-02-11}}

Filmography

=Film=

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scope="col" \| Year !scope="col" \| Title !scope="col" \| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" \|Notes
2015 !scope="row" \| Moving On \| Guy \| Short film
2023 !scope="row" \| Molli and Max in the Future \| Bryan Oceancolgate \|
2024 !scope="row" \| Upgraded \| Sovereign Air Lounge Escort \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

scope="col" | Year

!scope="col" | Title

!scope="col" | Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes

2015

!scope="row" | Moving On

| Guy

| Short film

2023

!scope="row" | Molli and Max in the Future

| Bryan Oceancolgate

2024

!scope="row" | Upgraded

| Sovereign Air Lounge Escort

=Television=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" \| Year !scope="col" \| Title !scope="col" \| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" \|Notes
2015-2018 !scope="row" \| Girl Code \| Himself \|
2015 !scope="row" \| Clipped \| Dominic \| Episode: "World's Rudest Barbershop"
2018 !scope="row" \| Crashing \| Himself \| Episode: "Roast Battle"
2018 !scope="row" \| The Comedy Lineup \| Himself \| Episode: "Matteo Lane"
2020 !scope="row" \| Magical Girl Friendship Squad \| Corvin (voice) \| 6 episodes
2022 !scope="row" \| Matteo Lane: The Advice Special \| Himself \| Stand-up special
2023 !scope="row" \| Matteo Lane: Hair Plugs & Heartache \| Himself \| Stand-up special
2023 !scope="row" \| Survival of the Thickest \| Waiter \| Episode: "You Did What in Public, Bitch?"
2023 !scope="row" \| Matteo Lane: The Advice Special Part Two \|Himself \|Stand-up special
2024 !scope="row" \| Matteo Lane: The Advice Special Part Three \|Himself \|Stand-up special
2025 !scope="row" \| Abbott Elementary \|Wyatt \|Episode: "Karaoke"
2025 !scope="row" \| Matteo Lane: The Al Dente Special \|Himself \|Stand-up special

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scope="col" | Year

!scope="col" | Title

!scope="col" | Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes

2015-2018

!scope="row" | Girl Code

| Himself

2015

!scope="row" | Clipped

| Dominic

| Episode: "World's Rudest Barbershop"