That is absolutely a clip-on bowtie.
This first-generation Canadian and producer has worked for the Just for Laughs comedy festival, had multiple scripts place in the Austin Film Festival Screenplay competition, Launch Pad Pilot competition, and PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, and has satire published on Vulture.
Based in LA, this huge Dungeons & Dragons fan mentors and volunteers with those that share his disability in the LA area and across the US.
Matt’s goal is to write half-hours that don't waste a frame and blend sarcasm with sincerity. At his peak he spoke six languages and at his current, uh, valley(?), he speaks four.