Matt Parker

Photo of the only critic to give me a one star review.

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‘Not enough treats and none of it was outdoors.’
- Skylab the Dog

https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/getting-triggy-it-matt-parker-does-maths

My friend @mathgrrl@mathstodon.xyz needs you to crochet granny square motifs based on cellular automata. Details here: https://www.grannylifecrochet.com

Thanks Qantas! Really cleared that up for me.

It’s publication day! Love Triangle is now out in paperback. A book about angles is finally capable of bending. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/443151/love-triangle-by-parker-matt/9780141996189

I don’t understand how not doing this is even an option, assuming trucks follow classical physics.

Or maybe that is the problem and the sign was too small for “trucks - despite the name, please don’t quantum tunnel through the tunnel”.

Sorry I stole someone’s sharpie! An audience member at Wednesday’s show brought it for me to sign their calculator and were too polite to say anything when I absentmindedly put it in my pocket. It’s mine now.

Happy π Day everyone! This year we collided some masses together.

In practise: https://youtu.be/vlUTlbZT4ig
And in theory: https://youtu.be/6dTyOl1fmDo

I'm going to calculate π on the Moon! And you can join in. Get your own Lunar Pi. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/standupmaths/moon-pi-were-going-to-calculate-on-the-moon

Nothing focuses the mind to finish writing a show like already being a “pick of best stand up”. Minimal pressure then. https://www.midlothianview.com/news/our-picks-of-the-best-stand-up-at-the-edinburgh-festival-fringe-2025

It’s finally happening! I will be at the European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group annual conference! July 3,4 in London. See sum(you all) there. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eusprig-2025-annual-conference-spreadsheet-productivity-and-risks-tickets-1219511143659

I join the fine Cracking the Cryptic folks to see if solving a MIT Mystery Hunt sudoku really did require me to write Terrible Python Code™. https://youtu.be/WFZ6AMTXUJk

Incredible. A game cartridge with a built-in console. https://youtu.be/ON-vArvervA?si=ZySi9mLFsoOuvNpT

Melbs! I'll be visiting your Comedy Festival for one night only, with @drkarl@scicomm.xyz and other unannounced guests. 16 April 2025, The Capitol. Assuming Australia is ready for me and Dr Karl on the same stage. https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/nine-lessons-for-melbourne-with-matt-parker/

I’m celebrating with a semi-unrelated gig in London tonight! Come and see me try new material with the excellent Bec Hill and friends. https://museumofcomedy.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873654374

We thought we’d sold out but the fine people at The Capitol in Melbourne managed to find 60 extra chairs somewhere. Now on sale. So if you want to see the show tomorrow: you’re in luck! https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/nine-lessons-for-melbourne-with-matt-parker/

We need one more helper for our Maths Fest shows a the Royal Institution in London. Paid job for an undergraduate student studying something maths-related. 8, 9, 26, 27 Feb. https://maths-fest.com/ Email sarah@standupmaths.com for details.

West Coast of USA show alerts!
I'm hosting "Mathematics: A Quick Revue" at the JMM in San Francisco, Friday January 5. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mathematics-a-quick-revue-tickets-744572525467?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Plus a full-on An Evening of Unnecessary Detail in LA on Sunday January 7. https://www.flapperscomedy.com/shows/an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail/72865/
I'll be around after both to say hi etc. See some of you there!

For all you awards fans: Abel Prize announcement video goes live in just under 90 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/live/lsAN1eUh9j4?si=oYxM3AkIDgmxADHV