Matt Tilley

Comic and radio personality Matt Tilley is Australia's current master of prank and impersonation…

Comic and radio personality Matt Tilley is Australia's current master of prank and impersonation. Matt's outrageously funny Gotcha Calls have been a national hit across Austereo's Today Network stations.

Matt's Gotcha Calls have spawned three Gold CDs with sales of over 150,000 albums in the last four years, including Cereal Pest - the double album (2006) and Cereal Pest (2005). The third Gotcha album, 2007's Three's A Crowd, reached number 1 on the VIC ARIA charts just after its release and garnered Matt his second ARIA Award nomination.

Sales of the CDs have raised over $500,000 for Women's and Children's Hospital charities.
Matt is an exceptional radio talent. In the highly competitive field of FM Breakfast radio in Melbourne, Matt's shows have consistently reached number one more often than any other over the past decade. The Matt and Jo Show (with Jo Stanley, Adam Richard and Troy Ellis) continues to be the Number #1 FM radio Breakfast show in Melbourne regularly has more listeners tuning in than any other Breakfast show in Australia. Matt joined FOX FM in 1991 writing sketches and performing characters and impersonations for the Breakfast Show while still studying for his Law Degree. His flair for sketch writing and on-air antics earned him both a higher profile on the show and the title of Best Newcomer on Air at the RAWARDS (Australian radio logies) in 1994. By 1998 Matt was a household name and hosted the Australian Radio Awards that year and also in 1999.

Matt's comic appeal has also led him to television. Over the past eight years he has appeared in the Comedy Inc, Fast Forward and The Late Report , Channel 9's Surprise, Surprise Gotcha,Comedy Slapdown for the Comedy Channel and in 2008 he walked through the door for Thank God You're Here. He plays a lead character in the children's animated series Dogstar and has hosted a number of TV shows including the comedy quiz show Drop Kick on the Fox Footy Channel, The Chat Room for Channel 7, the reality TV show The Fugitive for Network 10 and the Great Chase for Channel 9.

Matt's engaging manner, versatility and quick wit have made him a much sought after MC and facilitator. He is also involved in numerous charities especially the Mercy Hospital and the Royal Women's Hospital.

Radio History
2004- The Matt and Jo Show, which consistently rates as the number one FM Breakfast Show in Melbourne
1997- Tracy and Matt in the Morning, commences on FOX which becomes Melbourne's top rating FM Breakfast Show
for the next 5 and a half years
1996- Drive time/evening comedy show The Hedgeburners on Triple M Melbourne
1995- Late night comedy radio show on FOX FM called The Vernon Show
1994- Joined the FOX FM Breakfast show as a comedian/performer in his own right.
Won Best Newcomer on Air at The RAWARDS
1991-3 Began work as a writer/performer at FOX FM Melbourne while studying a Law Degree at Melbourne University.
His role involved sketch writing, performing character voices and impersonations on the breakfast show. Peter Moon and Michael Veitch later joined him on the show.