Matt Bellassai
Matt Bellassai is an American comedian and writer. He hosts the Unhappy Hour podcast and web series To Be Honest.[1] He formerly starred in the BuzzFeed web series Whine About It, which attracted 3.5 million weekly viewers.[2] He received the 2016 People's Choice Award for Favorite Social Media Star. He is the author of Everything Is Awful: And Other Observations, a collection of essays.[3]
Bellassai grew up in the Chicago suburbs of Alsip and Palos Heights, Illinois.[4] He studied journalism at Northwestern University, and interned at the magazine In These Times. After graduation he moved to New York and joined BuzzFeed as a writer of humorous lists, and soon developed Whine About It, a series of videos featuring himself drinking wine and complaining.[4][5]
Bellassai is gay.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Cappadona, Bryanna (7 December 2017). "The worst things about the holidays, as told by Matt Bellassai". Washington Post.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (26 January 2016). "Facebook Comedian Matt Bellassai Signs With CAA, Will Put BuzzFeed Show on Hiatus (Exclusive)". Variety.
- ^ Biedenharn, Isabella (May 24, 2017). "Former 'Whine About It' Star Matt Bellassai Announces Essay Collection". EW.com.
- ^ a b Zwecker, Bill (September 27, 2017). "Alsip native Matt Bellassai turns his comedy into first book". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Zaino, Nick A. (December 5, 2017). "The 'Whine About It' comic has no complaints about his career". BostonGlobe.com.
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