About Matt Parker
Matthew Thomas Parker, born 22 December 1980 in Perth, Western Australia, is an Australian mathematician, comedian, author and YouTuber known as the "Standup Mathematician." He grew up in Perth's northern suburb of Duncraig and later worked as a mathematics teacher before turning to public mathematics communication and comedy full time; he is now based in the United Kingdom. Parker performs stand-up shows that combine mathematical explainers with comedic material, and he runs the YouTube channel Stand-up Maths, which has surpassed one million subscribers, and he also regularly appears on the Numberphile channel run by Brady Haran. He is a bestselling author: his book Humble Pi became the first mathematics book to top the Sunday Times bestseller list in the United Kingdom. Databases such as Wikidata list Parker's country as Australia, reflecting his birth and upbringing there, though his career as a public performer and writer has been based primarily in the UK.
Videos (320)
Videos 217 to 240 of 320.
7:05The Best Square Square in New York
246.8K views
15:49Why does the occasional solar eclipse go backwards?
245.9K views
9:48Are odd-numbered mobius-loop cogs possible?
245.8K views
12:24Making a physical Lissajous curve
241.6K views
23:13Can the "Red Mirage" and "Blue Shift" be explained with math? ELECTION 2024
239.9K views
22:10I walked the length of a state (ish)
232.9K views
16:04How to make an edge-coloured origami dodecahedron
232.4K views
10:14The Fairest Sharing Sequence Ever
230.9K views
17:20The Numbers in Dice Stacking and Balancing
230.5K views
18:06Is the London Underground knotted?
228.1K views
28:16Find your own ABC Conjecture Triple
226.6K views
9:05Why do whole oranges float, but peeled oranges sink?
224K views
4:18Calculating pi with a pendulum
223.9K views
26:04SOLUTION: 10 coin flips in a row! (for 10^5 subscribers)
221.3K views
15:18The Five Compound Platonic Solids
220.9K views
20:45This random noise won an Oscar.
219.1K views
6:54The Parker Machine: it's 80% accurate.
215.6K views
19:41The Actual Mathematics of Popping Champagne Corks
209.4K views
13:52New World-Record Largest Prime Ever Found!
204.7K views
5:39How to find a square root
202.7K views
11:05UK Rubik’s Cube Championship 2016 PART I
199.9K views
21:12The first known maths author
198.6K views
6:59Measuring the Berlin TV Tower with a ruler
198.5K views
35:56Twos-Day Tuesday! 22 YouTubers celebrate all things "two" and nothing goes wrong.
196.2K viewsGuest appearances (4)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Matt Parker.
Guest appearances 1 to 4 of 4.
6:07Are ALL Japanese snacks to-scale with the image on the packaging? (FEAT. Matt Parker)
Bec Hill
17.3K views
12:31Matt Parker on flipping 10,000 coins, combinatorics, and probability - from RHLSTP 598
Richard Herring
7.7K views
2:06Matt Parker on his former world records - from RHLSTP 598
Richard Herring
3.4K views
3:03Matt Parker on how the metre was invented - from RHLSTP Book Club 160
Richard Herring
1.8K viewsChannels on this page: Bec Hill, Richard Herring
Frequently asked questions
Who is known as the Standup Mathematician?
The Standup Mathematician is Matt Parker, an Australian mathematician, comedian, author and YouTuber whose stand-up shows combine mathematical explainers with comedic material.
Which YouTube channels does Matt Parker appear on?
Parker runs the channel Stand-up Maths and regularly appears on Numberphile, the channel run by Brady Haran.
What is special about Matt Parker's book Humble Pi?
Humble Pi, his bestselling book, became the first mathematics book to top the Sunday Times bestseller list in the United Kingdom.
Where was Matt Parker born?
Matthew Thomas Parker was born on 22 December 1980 in Perth, Western Australia, and grew up in Duncraig, a northern suburb of Perth.
What was Matt Parker's job before comedy?
He worked as a mathematics teacher before turning to public mathematics communication and comedy full time.
Is Matt Parker based in Australia or the UK?
Although he was born and raised in Australia, his career as a public performer and writer has been based primarily in the United Kingdom.
