Matt Banwart, Live!
Matt Banwart
Date
Sunday
August 16, 2026
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Location
Originally from Chicago, now based out of Austin, TX, Matt Banwart was host/founder of Roast Battle Chicago at Zanies for 3 years, where the show won Best Independent Comedy Show in Chicago. Matt had a #1 comedy album on Amazon, iTunes, and Sirius XM. Most notably, he had a mini special filmed by SXSW dropped on Cracked Comedy Club's YouTube, presented by Netflix. He is also the host of the Amazon Prime and Roku show You Laugh You Leave Live with Jimmy Here (1.7M subscribers). He is constantly writing and is known for his quick off-the-cuff moments live. While you might recognize him from TikTok or Instagram, where he has accumulated over 20 million views, he has been doing stand-up for 10 years and is funniest live.
