Mike, as a teenager, started as a stand up comic in New York City where
he performed at such notable clubs as The Improv, The Comedy Cellar and
Caroline's. From there he landed a job writing jokes for SNL's Weekend
Update and sketches for shows on MTV, A&E and Comedy Central.
This soon brought him to Hollywood where he wrote on a comedy sketch
show starring Martin Short. This led to his sitcom writing career where
he wrote and produced shows for such stars as George Clooney, Ted
Danson and with Eddie Murphy on his animated show, "The PJ's". This
launched his animation career as a writer and producer on such series
as "Family Guy" and "Futurama."
Along the way he was awarded 5 Emmy nominations (with 1 win), 2 Annine
Awards (with 1 win) and a WGA Award for his Futurama episode, "Game of
Tones." Mike was also co-exectuive producer on Comedy Central's
animated series "Brickleberry" and a contributing writer on Danny
McBride's animated series CHOZEN on FX. In 2013 he wrote and produced a
documentary on The Improv comedy club. It starred many of the comics
Mike started with like; Larry David, Ray Romano and Sarah Silverman.
Mike still finds time to write The Comedy Central Roasts every year and
he's a contributor to Vanity Fair magazine.