Meet The Instructors

Matt White
Matt White is a class clown success story. He went from distracting classmates to engaging audiences. Winner of “NC Funniest Person” 2020, Carolina’s Funniest Comic 2013, & Port City’s Top Comic 2012. Matt’s Mission is to find the funny in every situation life throws his way. Matt’s comedy journey began in College when acting dreams led him to join the campus’s Improv Troupe. He later founded his own comedy organization, which branched off campus and became the local comedy scene in the area. Matt’s dedication to the craft shines through as he gives back to the comedy community. He coaches/teaches stand-up, sketch, and improv classes. Matt has performed in many comedy festivals across the US. Asheville Comedy Festival (Asheville NC), Red Clay Comedy Festival (Atlanta GA), Scruffy City Comedy Festival (Knoxville TN), LA Diversity In Comedy Festival (Los Angeles CA) , Big Pine Comedy Festival (Flagstaff AZ), In 2019 Matt performed at the Cleveland Comedy Festival and was selected as one off the “Best Of Fest”. He is the co-producers of the Oak City Comedy Festival (Raleigh NC). Matt has worked with Tommy Davidson, Micheal Rapaport, Dusty Slay, Andy Forrester, Greg Fitzsimmons, Greg Warren, Bobcat Goldthwait, Roy Wood Jr, Donnell Rawlings, Brent Morin, Tim Meadows, and more.

Teaches: Stand-Up 101 & 130 | Video | Twitter

Mark Brady
In 2016, just two years into his comedy career, Mark Brady won the title of North Carolina's funniest person contest held at Goodnights Comedy Club. He has been featured on the Late Late Show with James Corden and ESPN. In 2021 he released his debut comedy album "Incognito '' which can be heard on and Sirius XM radio. In 2023 he filmed a special for Drybar. He has worked with many talented comedians over the years including Andrew Shulz, Pete Holmes, Tom Segura, and Nate Bargatze.He is 1/3 of the popular Hummy's VR Comedy channel on YouTube and Podcast, which boast a combined 238k subscribers and 18.5 million views.

Teaches: Stand-Up 101 & 130 | Video | Website