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 265 to 288 of 320.
![The 1890 US Census and the history of punchcard computing [feat. Grant of 3blue1brown fame]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YBnBAzrWeF0/hqdefault.jpg)
20:48The 1890 US Census and the history of punchcard computing [feat. Grant of 3blue1brown fame]
152.6K views
7:38The Tuning Fork Mystery: an unexpected update
151.6K views
12:50Polygons of New York
151.3K views
11:00The maths of spherical video (aka "360 camera")
150.8K views
11:06How many calendars are there?
147.5K views
4:33The Stack Folding Challenge
146.5K views
3:22The Rug Puzzle: how many triangles?
144.9K views
4:1610 coin flips in a row! (for 10^5 subscribers)
140.4K views
8:46The Tuning Fork Mystery: unexpected vibrations
139.4K views
8:18The Datasaurus Dozen
137.1K views
16:15New Superpermutations Discovered!
135.9K views![How fast is a bullet? [featuring: pendulum calculation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IoYm8lcJQ0o/hqdefault.jpg)
11:38How fast is a bullet? [featuring: pendulum calculation]
135K views
12:54Mind-boggling Card Trick: REVEALED
134.7K views
17:59UK Rubik’s Cube Championship 2016 PART II
134.7K views
15:56Calculating pi with a lunar rover (Moon Pi Update!)
134.6K views
13:52The Raising of Chicago: the windy city
134.4K views
1:00Puzzle: Is 36 the only triangle-square number?
133.6K views
11:40MPMP: Can you spin the table?
132.7K views
20:27Exploring Hyperbolic Space with VR (and crochet)
126.2K views
5:44Killing Maths Mosquitoes with Atomic Proofs: roots of two, Fermat and prime numbers
124.7K views
6:05Does daylight savings kill people?
123K views
4:21Speed Rubik's Cubing for drunk people
121.8K views
12:12Dodecaplex: the puzzle from the fourth dimension!
120.9K views
11:17Mirror-image Mirror Balls: introducing the Kite-Rhombus Hectapentacontahedron
120.7K 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.
