He’s the affable comedian who has been receiving rave reviews for his Stan-produced comedy The Other Guy.
And Matt Okine has revealed that penning the series came at a cost to his mental health, admitting the process almost caused a breakdown.
After he left his Triple J role in 2016. Matt has certainly not been resting on his laurels, releasing music under the moniker Boilermakers, writing the series as well as writing material for his current stand-up show We Made You.
Tough gig: Matt Okine has revealed that penning his Stan-produces series The Other Guy came at a cost to his mental health, admitting the process almost caused a breakdown
Speaking to news.com.au, Matt admitted that, during the writing process, he perhaps had bitten off more than he could chew creatively.
‘It almost broke me,’ he told the publication. ‘There were moments where I thought “oh, this is how people have a meltdown. All of a sudden I had so much on my plate and I thought “I get it.”‘
While Matt added that he came out of the process relatively unscathed, his strong work ethic hadn’t abated.
Work ethic: After he left his Triple J role in 2016. Matt has certainly not been resting on his laurels, releasing music under the moniker Boilermakers, writing the series as well as writing material for his current stand-up show We Made You
‘I’m being a bit better with myself now…but I’ve got a project even now that I can’t talk about that’s something I’ve never done before,’ he said.
The 32-year-old based the series on his real-life relationship drama, which saw his longtime girlfriend cheat on him with his best friend.
The show follows Matt’s character AJ, whose girlfriend-of-10-years has an affair with his BFF while they are all living together.
Too much: ‘It almost broke me,’ he told news.com.au. ‘There were moments where I thought “oh, this is how people have a meltdown. All of a sudden I had so much on my plate and I thought “I get it”‘
AJ is then encouraged by his radio co-host Sam to get back into the world of dating.
With Matt being nominated for an AACTA award for best new television talent, he is in the process of penning the second season of The Other Guy, while it has yet to be ‘greenlit’ by Stan.
He told the publication that fans of the show could expect ‘even better’ from the second iteration of which he has just finished the outline.
‘I’m super excited about getting a second chance…because I know I can do it better,’ he said. ‘I’m writing an outline for season two which is a very first step.’
Optomistic: While yet to be greenlit by Stan, Matt also revealed he was working on an outline for season two, saying: ‘I’m super excited about getting a second chance…because I know I can do it better,’ Matt (L) is pictured with former Triple J cohort Alex Dyson