Comedian Matt Rife adds second show in Jacksonville. Here's how to get tickets.

Gary T. Mills, Florida Times-Union
Updated ·2 min read
Comedian Matt Rife is coming to Florida in October, including a stop in Jacksonville.
Comedian Matt Rife is coming to Florida in October, including a stop in Jacksonville.

A year after playing at The Comedy Zone, popular TikTok personality, comedian and actor Matt Rife is coming back to Jacksonville – to a bigger venue.

This year, Rife will play the Moran Theatre at Jacksonville’s Center for the Performing Arts as part of his “ProbleMATTic World Tour,” announced Monday in a video with Ashton Kutcher on the comedian’s social media channels.

By Wednesday, a second show had been added to his Jacksonville stop, one of five in Florida that also includes Orlando (Oct. 4), St. Petersburg (Oct. 5), Hollywood (Oct. 6) and Pensacola (Oct. 8).

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In Jacksonville, Rife will take the stage for shows at 7 and 10 p.m. Ticket pre-sales for both shows start at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 8. And tickets for the general public start at 10 a.m. Friday, June 9 at ticketmaster.com.

Who is Matt Rife?

Over the past year, the 27-year-old comedian from Ohio has blown up on social media for his viral comedy clips shared to his 4 million followers on Instagram and a whopping 14.3 million followers on TikTok.

In 2019, he competed in NBC’s “Bring the Funny” comedy competition.

The comedian has also appeared on multiple episodes of MTV's "Wild 'N Out" as well as "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," “Burb Patrol” and “Fresh Off the Boat.” He’s also released two comedy specials: "Only Fans" and "Matthew Steven Rife," on YouTube.

Matt Rife tickets in Jacksonville

Tickets for Matt Rife's two Oct. 7 shows in Jacksonville are available for presale at 10 a.m. Thursday through ticketmaster.com. Tickets for the general public start at 10 a.m. Friday, June 9

Tips for Ticketmaster’s queue

Ticketmaster doesn’t guarantee you’ll get a chance to buy tickets when you join a queue, but there are some ways to help your chances.

  • Join the waiting room at least 10 minutes before the event goes on sale.

  • Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis once it’s your turn to shop, so check venue seating ahead of time and make backup plans if you find that your preferred seats are already taken.

  • Don’t refresh. The page will automatically refresh when you enter the queue.

  • Don’t let your screen dim. The waiting room will pause if your screen dims.

  • Don’t leave the page.

  • Have your current payment and billing info ready to go ahead of time.

  • Turn on your volume. A queue bell will sound once you’re in the queue.

  • Your spot will be held for 10 minutes once you’re in the queue.

Brandon Girod of the Pensacola New Journal contributed to this report.

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