Mikey Day
Michael William Day (born March 20, 1980) is an American actor and comedian. He was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live before its 39th season in 2013. He was then promoted to on-air cast status and became a featured player during the show's 42nd season in 2016, later being promoted to repertory status beginning with the 44th season in 2018. Day is also the host of the Netflix show Is It Cake? He previously was an on-air correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Jay Leno Show.
What Was Mikey Day's Early Life and Education Like?
Michael William Day was born on March 20, 1980, in Orange, California. He attended Panorama Elementary School and later graduated from El Modena High School. There, he participated in the drama program and student government, writing comedic sketches for monthly assemblies and designing the theme for his homecoming as "Batman". Day graduated with a degree in theater from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2002.
What's Next for Mikey Day After His Saturday Night Live Stint?
Day began his career with the Groundlings, a Los Angeles-based improvisational theater group. With the Groundlings, Day and Michael Naughton wrote and co-starred in David Blaine Street Magic, a parody of magician David Blaine, portrayed by Mitch Silpa. The video, posted to YouTube, was once one of the most-viewed videos on the site. Day was an original cast member on the improvisational comedy series Wild 'n Out on MTV. He played various characters in the Groundling stage show Groundlings, In The Study, With The Candlestick in early 2009 and directed Groundlings Space Camp. Day wrote for Showtime's The Underground in 2006. Day starred in NBC's Kath & Kim remake (2009), wrote for and co-produced the Cartoon Network show Incredible Crew (2013), and wrote for Adult Swim's Robot Chicken in 2014. Day hosted a recurring segment parodying TMZ from 2010 to 2013 on The Jay Leno Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Day was a featured cast member of NBC variety show Maya & Marty, alongside Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, and Kenan Thompson. He also served as one of the show's co-head writers.
What role has Mikey Day held since 2013?
Day was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live in 2013 for its 39th season. He was recommended for the job by Nasim Pedrad, who had worked with him before and was a cast member of SNL at the time. On SNL he wrote many sketches featuring cast member Taran Killam, with whom he wrote the screenplay to Brother Nature (2016). He was promoted to featured player for season 42 and was promoted to a repertory player in the beginning of season 44. His debut appearance was in season 42's first episode, October 1, 2016, hosted by Margot Robbie. Bobby Moynihan, Streeter Seidell, and Day wrote the sketch "Haunted Elevator" for the October 22, 2016 episode of SNL. Starring Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins, Day played one of two dancing skeletons in the sketch. He appeared in a sketch as live-action versions of Beavis and Butt-Head on the April 13, 2024 episode of Saturday Night Live, alongside guest host Ryan Gosling. The pair reprised the roles on the red carpet at The Fall Guy movie premiere, of which Gosling played the starring role. Celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live Recurring characters on Saturday Night Live: * Greg Duncan, a couple whose forays into spicing up their sex life leave him seriously and comically injured by his wife Shelley Duncan (Leslie Jones) * Mort Fellner, a supercentenarian who reports on the achievements and experiences of fellow supercentenarians * Nico Slobkin, one half a shallow couple always on the brink of an argument, who runs a relationship-themed Instagram account with his girlfriend Brie Bacardi (Heidi Gardner) * Matt Schatt, one half of a couple where he is so disproportionately unexceptional compared to his exceptionally attractive partner * Josh, one of the two unintelligent kids in the Science Room sketches.
Is This the Guy Who's Making Saturday Night Live Laughter Happen?
Day and his writing partner Streeter Seidell have completed one project and have two projects in development for Disney. The first project, Home Sweet Home Alone, the sixth film in the Home Alone franchise, was released on November 12, 2021. Another project is a live-action Inspector Gadget film in pre-production. Additionally, Walt Disney Pictures is planning to produce a remake of SpaceCamp.
What's Life Like for Mikey Day Outside of Saturday Night Live?
He dated Selma Blair, whom he met on the set of Kath & Kim, from 2008 to 2010. He married his long-term partner, actress Paula Christensen, in 2024. Their son was born in August 2012.