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 289 to 312 of 320.
![Matt Explains: Binomial Coefficients [featuring: choose function, pascal's triangle]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Pcgvv6T_bD8/hqdefault.jpg)
11:49Matt Explains: Binomial Coefficients [featuring: choose function, pascal's triangle]
117.3K views
2:192019 facts in 2 mins 19 seconds
115.8K views
21:30Rarefaction curves and advanced mothematics .
115.1K views
19:39MPMP: Can you play Scrabble over a video call?
112.9K views
2:08Humble Pi: plane wrong
111.3K views
13:45Strictly Come Dancing is Strictly Unfair
108.8K views
13:44Matt & Hugh: Euler Disk III, The Correctioning
107.4K views
7:35Stats of CERN: How many Higgs per second?
99.2K views
11:29A new Rhombic Dodecahedron from Croatia!
99K views
13:33Matt meets Jordan Ellenberg: BONUS FOOTAGE
97.8K views
11:09Infinite DVD unboxing video: Festival of the Spoken Nerd
90.6K views
1:45James Grime's Maths Puzzle: The self descriptive number
90.4K views
12:53Curvahedra: how many faces make a polyhedron
81.2K views
5:26Sydney: The Unsuccessful Hunt for Parabolas
80.2K views
11:58When Buildings Wobble: with Paul Shepherd
73.4K views
3:26Humble Pi: Los Angeles crime and Null Island
72.5K views
6:01How many different World Cup results can a team have?
69.8K views
6:04How to Make a Paper Snowflake
63.3K views
18:00The Curious Incident of the Maths in the Stage-show: Part 2
62.6K views
8:36How to make a fold-and-cut bat for Halloween!
60.4K views
5:39Postcards from backstage: Katie and Semi-Eulerian Graphs
59.8K views
6:26MathsJam 2016: Letterwise Magic Squares
58.5K views
10:13Live Q + A with Matt Parker
57.4K views
5:51Postcards from backstage: Rob and the Anti-Monty-Hall Problem
56.3K 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.
