# 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.

## Early life and education

Michael William Day was born March 20, 1980, in Orange, California. He attended Panorama Elementary School and later graduated from El Modena High School. There, he was involved in the drama program and the student government. He wrote comedic sketches for monthly assemblies and made the theme for his homecoming "Batman". Day graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in theater in 2002.

## Career

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.

### 2013–present: Saturday Night Live

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, appearing in her fifth and final season on the show. On SNL he wrote many sketches featuring cast member & former Wild 'n Out co-star 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. For his audition, he impersonated Donald Trump Jr. and SNL actor Kyle Mooney. 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. The sketch went viral, and he reprised the role for The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special (2017).
On the April 13, 2024 episode of Saturday Night Live, Day and guest host Ryan Gosling appeared in a sketch as live-action versions of Beavis and Butt-Head. The sketch went viral and received large media coverage and critical acclaim. 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

* Steve Bannon (dressed as the Grim Reaper)
* Travis Barker
* David Beckham
* Joe Biden
* Richard Blumenthal
* Butt-Head
* Bruce Castor
* John Cornyn
* Bill Cowher
* Steve Doocy
* Jack Dorsey
* Matt Duffer
* Joseph Dunford
* Rob Dyrdek
* Sean Evans
* Colin Farrell
* Michael Flynn
* Dan Frischman
* Merrick Garland
* Willie Geist
* Matt Hall
* Prince Harry
* Pee-wee Herman
* Rian Johnson
* Jim Jordan
* Tim Kaine
* Brian Kilmeade
* Steve King
* Greg Lee
* Adam Levine
* Howie Long
* Kevin Love
* Joe Manchin III
* Roy Moore
* Elon Musk
* John Oliver
* Mehmet Oz
* Pitbull
* Jamie Raskin
* Jim Risch
* Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Paul Ryan
* Bruce Schroeder
* Nate Silver
* Phil Simms
* Steve-O
* Donald Trump Jr.
* Sam Worthington (as Jake Sully from the Avatar film series)
* Volodymyr Zelenskyy

#### Recurring characters on Saturday Night Live

* Greg Duncan, one half of a couple whose forays into spicing up their sex life leave Greg seriously and comically injured by his shy, yet intimidating wife Shelley Duncan (Leslie Jones)
* Mort Fellner, a supercentenarian who reports on the achievements and experiences of fellow supercentenarians; however, each report culminates in revealing that the achievement is due to the subject dying.
* 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, who is so disproportionately unexceptional compared to his exceptionally attractive partner that others can't help but question how their relationship exists.
* Josh, one of the two unintelligent kids (the other being Lonnie, played by Cecily Strong) in the Science Room sketches.

### Disney

Day and his writing partner Streeter Seidell have completed one project and have two projects in development for Disney. The first of these, Home Sweet Home Alone, the sixth film in the Home Alone franchise, was released on Disney+ on November 12, 2021. A live-action Inspector Gadget film is in pre-production. Walt Disney Pictures is also planning to produce a remake of SpaceCamp.

## Personal life

Day dated Selma Blair, whom he met on the set of Kath & Kim, from 2008 to 2010.
Day married his long-term partner, actress Paula Christensen, in 2024. Their son was born in August 2012.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Katt Williams: American Hustle | Power Agent | |
| 2016 | Brother Nature | Thomas Jefferson | Also writer |
| 2019 | Brittany Runs a Marathon | Dev | |
| 2019 | Little | Connor | |
| 2020 | Hubie Halloween | Axehead | |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home Alone | Priest | Also writer |
| 2023 | Good Burger 2 | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 2024 | Unfrosted | Crackle | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | The Mike & Ben Show | Various | |
| 2001 | Cousin Skeeter | Carl | Episode: “Night of the Iguana” |
| 2004 | Angel | O'Shea | Episode: "Why We Fight" |
| 2004 | Faking the Video | Fake PA | |
| 2004 | World Cup Comedy | Himself | |
| 2005–2014, 2018 | Wild 'n Out | Himself | Also consulting producer |
| 2005 | Reno 911! | School Guy | Episode: "The Prefect of Wanguani" |
| 2006 | Totally Awesome | Charlie | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Underground | Various | 11 episodes; also writer |
| 2007 | Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Himself | Also consultant writer |
| 2007 | Say What? Karaoke 2.0 | Himself | |
| 2007 | Online Nation | Dave | |
| 2008 | Bar Starz | Cole | |
| 2008 | Kath & Kim | Craig | 17 episodes |
| 2010 | Nathan vs. Nurture | Daniel Bennett | TV movie |
| 2010–2013 | Mad | Various voices | 27 episodes |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Derek | Episode: "The Benefit of Forgetting" |
| 2012 | Animation Domination High-Def | Professor Oak (voice) | 2 episodes; TV mini-series |
| 2013 | Incredible Crew | Cosmos Megahead/Fred Johnson/Lifeguard | Also supervising producer, writer |
| 2014–present | Robot Chicken | Various voices | 14 episodes; also writer |
| 2016 | Idiotsitter | | Episode: "Ex-Boyfriend" |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty | Himself/Various | 6 episodes; also co-head writer |
| 2016–present | Saturday Night Live | Himself/Various | Also writer |
| 2017 | The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special | Left Skeleton (voice) | TV movie; also writer |
| 2022–present | Is It Cake? | Host | |