Mikey Day

Michael William "Mikey" Day (born March 20, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He joined Saturday Night Live as a writer for season 39 back in 2013. He was then promoted to the cast as a featured player for season 42 in 2016, alongside Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor, and later becoming a repertory player for season 44 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.

He is most known for starring on the improv comedy show, Wild 'N Out on MTV, he had previously appeared on Maya and Marty, the variety show hosted by SNL alums Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, and longest-tenured cast member Kenan Thompson, as well as The Jay Leno Show, and Leno's reformed version of The Tonight Show.

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).

In 2023, he reached his 500th sketch on SNL on January 21, 2023, the tenth episode and first show of New Year 2023 of Season 48, hosted by actress and comedian Aubrey Plaza, with musical guest Sam Smith.

In 2024, he reached his 600th sketch on SNL on May 11, 2024, the nineteenth (and penultimate) episode and Mother's Day show of Season 49, hosted by longtime former cast member Maya Rudolph, with musical guests Vampire Weekend.

Early Life[]

Day was born in Orange County, California. He graduated from El Modena High School, which is where he got involved in the drama program. He then graduated from UCLA with a degree in theater.