Ari Matti: Here To Stay Tour

Enhance your pre-show experience when visiting the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh by visiting The Lounge. Please note: To access The Lounge, guests must also have a ticket to a performance. Ari Matti is an Estonian-born stand-up comedian known for his bold, high-energy style, sharp observational humor, and effortless charm on stage. Blending his Eastern European roots with global experiences, Ari has been entertaining audiences around the world for over 12 years with stories about growing up in Eastern Europe and his unique point of view on life. He has performed across the United States, the UK, Europe, Canada, Asia, and Australia, including a successful year in Vancouver, Canada. Back home in Estonia, Ari made comedy history with his 2021 tour, selling over 20,000 tickets. Following that Ari travelled to the United States to explore the opportunities in the American comedy scene. Now enjoying his time as a regular comedian on the world’s #1 live podcast Kill Tony at Joe Rogan’s Comedy Mothership and has also performed at Kill Tony Live in Madison Square Garden in 2024 and 2025. His Eastern European charm, fearless perspective, and electric stage presence continue to turn heads in Austin’s fast-growing comedy scene.