Ray O'Leary

Matthew "Ray" O'Leary (born 1989) is a New Zealand comedian, TV personality, and actor, known for his deadpan humour and grey suit. He has a bachelor's and master's degree in philosophy from Victoria University of Wellington.

Career Tired of working as a public servant, O'Leary began performing stand-up comedy in 2015 in Wellington. By 2018, he was also writing for television shows. Other television programs O'Leary has been in include Thank God You're Here, Raised by Refugees, Golden Boy, and My Favourite Dead Person. Podcasts he has participated in include Waterdeep Mountain High and Socrates Walks into A Bar. O'Leary presented his comedy show Everything Funny All the Time Always in 2023 across New Zealand and then at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival.

Influences on O'Leary include Scott Aukerman, Nate Bargatze, Ellen DeGeneres, Stewart Lee, Norm Macdonald, Guy Montgomery, and Tig Notaro. and in 2020, for his show Ray Against the Machine.