Matt Quartermaine

Matt Quartermaine has been a professional comedian for over eighteen years. He is one of The Empty Pockets widely known from the ABC TV’s The Big Gig and the Toyota Hilux commercials (Na Na-Na Na Na!).

He is a veteran of the comedy circuit having written and performed thousands of gigs all over Australia and the world. He was nominated for best newcomer at the 1990 Edinburgh Festival.

Matt was a regular on Full Frontal and has worked on Comedy Inc, Tonight Live with Steve Vizard, and The Comedy Company.

His Toyota Hilux TVC (the two blokes in blue singlets who hit each other) won best car commercial of 1991. On radio he has been a regular member of The Cage and The Grill Team on MMM. He is one of the founders of Espy Comedy at the Esplanade Hotel and currently is a columnist for The Big Issue.