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 145 to 168 of 320.
24:47A century-old knot conjecture was wrong all along
395.1K views
10:15Back to the Fax Machine
394.2K views
14:06Can you make a hole in a thing bigger than the thing?
391K views
26:30Calculating pi from coin flips (without randomness)
388.9K views
15:25The Coriolis Effect Test: two hemispheres, one sink
386.4K views
18:59This fractal is more complex than the Mandelbrot set
380.7K views
31:4918 mathematicians break my secret santa method
377.8K views
12:20Why didn't GPS crash?
376.3K views
20:12Why Do Bees Make Rhombic Dodecahedrons?
374K views
16:09Orbital Maths at NASA with Chris Hadfield
369K views
15:11Was Michael Jackson's hair catching fire in a Pepsi ad the exact mid-point of his life?
360.6K views
23:45We analysed 4,678,387 NBA shots
360K views
21:40When maths marketing goes wrong.
359.9K views
10:11Can we film a stroboscopic helicopter?
355.3K views
7:52There are SIX Platonic Solids
353.3K views
8:17Bad Rounding: Trump vs Obamacare
351.5K views
23:08We discovered a new net!
350K views
6:43All UK football road signs are wrong! Join the petition for geometric change!
349.3K views
15:35Can you trust an elegant conjecture?
349K views
9:11The Difference of Two Squares
347.9K views
12:26Can you solve the banana puzzle?
342.7K views
9:54Geometry of Footballs and the Cube-shaped Ball
337.4K views
6:06Mind-boggling Card Trick (you can try at home)
336.4K views
23:41An unexciting video about distance derivatives
335.2K 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.
