Hello.

I’m Matt McGinnis.

I’m a Philadelphia-based artist, director, dog lover, game show host, podcaster, producer, puppeteer, writer, zine maker, and phantasm.

To put it simply, I do verbs.

Beginning in 2013, I’ve had the good fortune of working with Joel Hodgson, creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000, on a variety of projects related to the MST3K brand.

I got my start writing jokes and puppeteering Tom Servo (silently) in the 2013 MST3K Turkey Day Marathon on YouTube. Since then I’ve worked on a number of other Turkey Day Marathons — from writing, to producing, to directing, and even occasionally performing on camera.

In 2016, I was hired by Joel’s company, Alternaversal, to be a writer and producer on the revival of MST3K. We released two seasons on Netflix (2016’s “The Return” and 2018’s “The Gauntlet,” respectively) and in 2021 we released a third and fully independent season on our custom streaming site, the Gizmoplex. It’s in this season that I had the honor of directing the holiday-themed season finale, “The Christmas Dragon.”

Along with the TV series, I also co-wrote and co-produced all of the nationwide MST3K LIVE tours. I also contributed a fair amount of writing for the six-issue Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic, published by Dark Horse Comics.

Aside from MST3K, I’ve participated in a number of other projects, such as performing the character Jasper in the wacked-out punk rock fever dream, Wacky Live.

In 2024, I started my own independent company to manage my personal creative projects, such as Movie Riffing Melee, a live comedy game show that has been performed at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA, and the Mahoning Drive-In Theater in Lehighton, PA, with more shows on the way.

Every summer I can be seen performing as the mad scientist, Dr. Son of Dr. Frank N. Stone, at the Colonial Theatre’s annual Blobfest event.

I’ve also made a number of zines, posters, prints, stickers… yeah.

TL;DR: I do a lot of stuff, and when I’m not doing that stuff, I’m doing other stuff. Like drawing monsters.