Mae Martin
About Mae Martin
Mae Pearl Martin (born 2 May 1987) is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and recording artist. They co-created, co-wrote and starred in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series Feel Good, for which they received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance. Born in Toronto, Martin is the child of Canadian writer and teacher Wendy Martin and English actor and food-writer James Chatto, growing up in a home filled with British and American comedy classics.
Martin began booking gigs as part of the comedy troupe The Young and the Useless at age 13 and worked at The Second City comedy club in Toronto, becoming the youngest-ever nominee for the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award at 16. They are a two-time Canadian Screen Award winner for writing on Baroness von Sketch Show. In 2011, Martin moved to London, and their 2015 Edinburgh Fringe show Mae Martin: Us led to the BBC Radio 4 series Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Sexuality. Their 2017 show Dope, about addiction, was shortlisted for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and adapted into a Netflix special in 2019.
Martin co-created, wrote and starred in Feel Good (2020-2021) alongside collaborator Joe Hampson; Lucy Mangan of The Guardian called the series "immaculately written" and "properly funny". In 2023, they won series 15 of Taskmaster and released the Netflix special SAP, which received a Juno Award nomination. They created, wrote and produced the Netflix series Wayward, which aired in September 2025, starring as Alex, a small-town cop. Martin also authored the 2019 book Can Everyone Please Calm Down?
Videos (24)
Videos 1 to 24 of 24.
4:59Cream of Comedy 2003, Mae Martin
380.6K views
5:38The Russell Howard Hour - Mae Martin
150.5K views
3:26Mae Martin - I Love You So Much (Lyric Video)
40.1K views
3:04Mae Martin - Good Dream (Lyric Video)
33K views
3:16Mae Martin - Stowaway (Live From LA)
30.3K views
3:04Mae Martin - Stowaway (Lyric Video)
26.4K views
5:58Mae Martin - Babylon / How's It Going To Be (Live From Toronto)
22.6K views
2:41Mae Martin - Big Bear (Lyric Video)
18.6K views
2:51Mae Martin - Try Me (Lyric Video)
15.3K views
3:34Mae Martin - People Get Back Up (Live From Toronto)
12.8K views
44:43Mae Martin in conversation with Conner Molander of Half Moon Run
11.6K views
3:05Mae Martin - Garbage Strike (Lyric Video)
11.4K views
4:33Mae Martin - Brought Me Round (Lyric Video)
7K views
3:27Mae Martin - Try Me (Live From Toronto)
6.8K views
2:40Mae Martin - No Cowboy (Lyric Video)
6.7K views
3:35Mae Martin - Everyone Will Let You Down (Lyric Video)
6.4K views
3:28Mae Martin - Quiet Street (Lyric Video)
5.7K views
5:43Mae Martin - Brought Me Round (Live From Toronto)
5.7K views
2:40Mae Martin - People Get Back Up (Lyric Video)
5K views
3:24Mae Martin - Good Dream (Live From Toronto / 2025)
3.4K views
2:54Mae Martin - Recent Hit (Lyric Video)
2.5K views
3:51Mae Martin - Stowaway (Live From Toronto / 2025)
2.4K views
2:52Mae Martin - Stowaway (Acoustic / Lyric Video)
1.5K views
3:03Mae Martin - Good Dream (Acoustic / Lyric Video)
1.3K viewsGuest appearances (13)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Mae Martin.
Guest appearances 1 to 13 of 13.
5:38Mae Martin - Dating men
Russell Howard
2.6M views
1:01:17Gender Fluidity - Is It Time To Abandon All Labels? | Under The Skin with Russell Brand & Mae Martin
Russell Brand
517.5K views
9:50Mae Martin on Starting Stand-Up at 13, Getting a Drivers License & Casting Spells in the Bathtub
Jimmy Kimmel
198.8K views
7:33Mae Martin - “I’m a TV,” Stand-Up Comedy vs. Music & Embracing Earnestness | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
95K views
2:03:15Fortune Feimster & Mae Martin | You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
Pete Holmes
72.1K views
1:31For Mae Martin, music made them feel more vulnerable than stand-up comedy
Jon Stewart
69K views
2:01:45Mae Martin | You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
Pete Holmes
41.2K views
37:32The New Normal - Mae Martin - 8 April 2020
Deborah Frances-White
34K views
1:05:02196. Feeling Good with Mae Martin and Charlotte Ritchie
Deborah Frances-White
25K views
46:23The Guilty Feminist episode 62. Assumptions with Mae Martin
Deborah Frances-White
17.1K views
1:02:16Mae Martin | Sue Perkins Channel
Sue Perkins
16.9K views
1:15:16Mae Martin - RHLSTP 328
Richard Herring
13.9K views
50:39The Horne Section Podcast - Mae Martin
Alex Horne
2.3K viewsChannels on this page: Russell Howard, Russell Brand, Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, Pete Holmes, Deborah Frances-White, Sue Perkins, Richard Herring, Alex Horne
Frequently asked questions
Who is Mae Martin?
Mae Martin (born 2 May 1987 in Toronto) is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and recording artist, best known for co-creating and starring in the series Feel Good.
What is Feel Good about?
Feel Good is a Channel 4/Netflix comedy series that Mae Martin co-created, wrote and starred in, tackling relationships, queerness, addiction and privilege, and earning a BAFTA TV Award nomination.
Did Mae Martin win Taskmaster?
Yes, in 2023 Mae Martin won series 15 of the Channel 4 comedy game show Taskmaster.
What Netflix specials has Mae Martin released?
They released Dope as part of the Comedians of the World collection in 2019 and the special SAP in 2023, which received a Juno Award nomination for Comedy Album of the Year.
What is Mae Martin's series Wayward?
Wayward is a Netflix series Mae Martin created, wrote and produced, which aired in September 2025; they star as Alex, a small-town cop helping two teens investigate local secrets.
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