Michael McCarthy

Michael Clayton McCarthy (1959-2020) was a writer and actor who contributed to Sesame Street as an uncredited writer between 1985 and 1987.
McCarthy's other television writing credits included Saturday Night Live (1983-84 season) and The Drew Carey Show, and he worked as a program consultant on Whose Line Is It Anyway? Acting credits include episodes of The Nanny, Coach, Freaks and Geeks, Gilmore Girls, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Jimmy Kimmel Live, According to Jim, and Mike & Molly.
McCarthy was an alumnus of the improvisational comedy theater The Second City in Chicago, where he also initiated its ongoing comedy writing program. He created a similar writing program at the now-defunct iO (ImprovOlympic) West Theater in Hollywood.
==Sesame Street writing credits==
;Episodes
* Episode 2218
* Episode 2299
* Episode 2346
;Songs
* "Playing Pirates"
* "Use a Brick"
* "You're Important"
;Segments
* Sesame Street News Flash: Alphabet Mine
==External links==
* The Annoyance Theatre bio (archived)
* DePaul University bio (archived)
* Scratch the Surface podcast, October 2018
* Chicago Tribune obituary
* IMDb
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Category:Writers
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