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Matthew Melvin Schultzman (born November 26, 1984), better known as Matt Melvin, is an American cartoonist and writer. He is known for his work on Cyanide & Happiness and his fantasy novel The Leeches Loom.

Talking about his childhood, Melvin described himself as "a shy little kid [who] developed interest in various hobbies." Melvin started telling jokes and use humor in order to get over his shyness. At the age of 14, Melvin got a job at a community college computer lab, despite never having owned a computer himself and being two years below the legal working age. This was his first significant access to the Internet, and an instructor taught him how to create a webpage on GeoCities, which he populated primarily with South Park animated GIFs.