Comedian Matt Rife announced the last-minute cancellation of his Bloomington, Indiana shows due to a ‘medical emergency.’
The controversial star, 28, was set to do two shows at the Indiana University Auditorium on Wednesday evening but shared with fans he would be unable to hit the stage just hours before his performances.
‘I’m so f**king sorry, but due to a last minute medical emergency i have to reschedule our shows tonight (again),’ Matt tweeted on X.
‘I’ve been doing 40+ shows a month for a year and half and never had to do something like this, I’m so so sorry, i hope you understand and i love you so much.’
‘Refunds are being issued, working on it now. Sorry again,’ Rife added in a subsequent tweet.
Comedian Matt Rife announced the last-minute cancellation of his Bloomington, Indiana shows due to a ‘medical emergency’; pictured last year
Rife broke the news on X, apologizing to patrons for having to abruptly call off the shows
The IU Auditorium confirmed Matt’s cancellation on Instagram, stating guests would receive a refund and that the the shows were called off due to a health issue.
The two shows were part of his ongoing ProbleMATTic World Tour, which will see the comedian perform in the U.S., Canada, and Europe until November.
Rife, who has amassed over 18 million TikTok fans, recently stoked controversy when he made a sexist joke about domestic abuse as part of his Netflix comedy special, which was filmed in Washington, D.C. and released on the streaming platform in November.
He kicked off the controversial quip with a comparison between the American capital and its largest nearest city – Baltimore.
‘I’ve only been to Baltimore one time, and the hostess who seats you had a black eye – a full black eye,’ Rife told the crowd. ‘It wasn’t like, ‘What happened?’ It was pretty obvious what happened.
‘And my boy, who I was with, was like, ‘Yeah, I feel bad for her, man, I feel like they should put her in the kitchen or something where nobody has to see her face.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, but I feel like if she could cook, she wouldn’t have that black eye.”
He later appeared to apologise for the joke telling his followers: ‘If you’ve ever been offended by a joke I’ve told, here’s a link to my official apology.’
But the link was for a website that sells ‘special needs helmets,’ sparking additional furor over his apparent ableist remark.
Rife, who has amassed over 18 million TikTok fans, recently stoked controversy when he made a sexist joke about domestic abuse as part of his Netflix comedy special
Rife broke the news on both Instagram and X
Rife also made headlines in December when he hit back at a plastic surgeon Dr Benjamin Caughlin for claiming he had given an unnamed celebrity the ‘greatest jawline ever’.
In a viral video, Dr Caughlin had shared a photo of himself stroking his jaw and then skipping down a hallway, alongside the caption: ‘Me after creating the greatest jawline ever seen just for my patient to get cancelled right after.’
Many users speculated the celebrity was Rife.
It wasn’t long before Rife commented on the video, writing: ‘Lying about medical history is illegal, just FYI.’