Rife’s new book will detail his rise to comedy fame and more, according to publisher Gallery Books
Matt Rife is bringing his signature humor to the page.
PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that the comedian and producer will publish his memoir this year. Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me will hit shelves this December from Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster.
Rife’s new memoir details how he rose to comedy fame before the age of 30. In Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me, Rife writes of his upbringing in Ohio, his experience playing some of comedy’s most notable stages and his rap battles with ex-cons, all before finishing high school. The comedian will also detail his experience with depression and his “brushes with failure” before he found success.
The book is described as "one part memoir, one part comedy special" and one part "first date," according to its publisher.
Rife has caught the world's attention as a comic through his comedy specials, including 2021’s Matt Rife: Only Fans, and 2023’s Matthew Steven Rife and Walking Red Flag, all released on YouTube. His most recent stand-up special, Natural Selection, premiered on Netflix in November 2023, and his second special with the streaming platform, Matt Rife: Lucid — A Crowd Work Special, will premiere on Aug. 13.
He is currently on his largest tour to-date, the Matt Rife: ProbleMATTic World Tour, and is the only other live act to break the Ticketmaster website due to high demand aside from Taylor Swift, per a statement shared with PEOPLE.
In addition to his comedy, Rife was also the youngest cast member, for four seasons, on MTV’s Wild 'n Out. His other TV credits include The Challenge, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fresh Off the Boat and That 90’s Show. He was named as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in 2024.
“I’m excited for this book to give fans a new medium to get to know me and my journey on a deeper, more personal level,” Rife says of his memoir in a statement. “I pushed for more smut, but the publishers said No.”
Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me will be published on Dec. 3, 2024 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.
