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Matthew " Matteo" Lane (born June 28, 1986) is an American comedian, actor, singer, and illustrator. He has made appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and HBO's Crashing. Lane was recognized by The Advocate as one of the "LGBT Icons, Innovators, and Disruptors" for his stand-up comedy.
Lane started to sing opera at the age of 15 under vocal coach Nick Falco. At the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he studied oil painting and drawing. Lane studied art for five months in Umbria as an oil painter and opera singer before returning to Chicago. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2009.
After being featured in "New Faces" at the 2014 Just for Laughs festival, MTV invited Lane to appear on Guy Code. He was a commentator on Girl Code from 2015 to 2018. He was later in Joking Off and was cast in MTV's Ladylike along with Nicole Byer, Jade Catta-Preta, and Blair Socci. Lane was on a panel for a segment about Kim Davis on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. In 2018, Lane represented Italy at "The Ethnic Show" at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. He was the host of the Snapchat comedy Ghost Hunt. He is a co-star and creator of the IFC series Janice and Jeffrey. Lane and Emma Willmann were co-hosts of a queer-themed podcast, Inside the Closet which ended in February 2023. They are both also featured in Netflix's The Comedy Lineup. On May 1, 2018, Lane and Nico Tortorella were featured on a Nancy podcast.
Lane announced that he will be releasing a cookbook in April 2025 entitled Your Pasta Sucks.
Lane is a long-time friend of composer and pianist Henry Koperski, with whom he sometimes performs. In a 2017 interview, Lane stated that while he does not discuss Donald Trump (serving at the time as U.S. President) directly in his act, his "material in itself is a stand against Trump".
On August 19, 2023, Lane announced via Instagram that he and partner Rodrigo Aburto were married.
| 2015 !scope="row" | Moving On | Guy | Short film |
| 2023 !scope="row" | Molli and Max in the Future | Bryan Oceancolgate | |
| 2024 !scope="row" | Upgraded | Sovereign Air Lounge Escort | |
| 2025 !scope="row" | Maintenance Required | Post-production |
| 2015-2018 !scope="row" | Girl Code | Himself | |
| 2015 !scope="row" | Clipped | Dominic | Episode: "World's Rudest Barbershop" |
| 2018 !scope="row" | Crashing | Himself | Episode: "Roast Battle" |
| 2018 !scope="row" | The Comedy Lineup | Himself | Episode: "Matteo Lane" |
| 2020 !scope="row" | Magical Girl Friendship Squad | Corvin (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2022 !scope="row" | Matteo Lane: The Advice Special | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 2023 !scope="row" | Matteo Lane: Hair Plugs & Heartache | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 2023 !scope="row" | Survival of the Thickest | Waiter | Episode: "You Did What in Public, Bitch?" |
| 2023 !scope="row" | Matteo Lane: The Advice Special Part Two | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 2024 !scope="row" | Matteo Lane: The Advice Special Part Three | Himself | Stand-up special |
| 2025 !scope="row" | Abbott Elementary | Wyatt | Episode: "Karaoke" |
| 2025 !scope="row" | Matteo Lane: The Al Dente Special | Himself | Stand-up special |
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