BIO

Mike Cannon is a New York City-based comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor. He has headlined at some of the world’s most iconic venues – including a sold-out performance at Gramercy Theatre in his hometown of NYC – and worked as a contributing producer, writer and panelist for ViceTV's Super Maximum Retro Show hosted by Chris Distefano. He currently co-hosts the extremely popular Chrissy Chaos podcast with Chris Distefano. 

In 2022, Mike released two independently produced hour specials on Youtube – Mike Cannon's Huge Mistake, a crowd work special on edibles, and White Privilege Homeless – both of which received wide praise from fans, comedians, and critics alike. His debut comedy special, Life Begins, was released on YouTube in January 2020 and earned a spot on Laugh Button’s Top 35 Comedy Specials of 2020. The album version of Life Begins was released in February 2020 by 800 Pound Gorilla Records, and was recognized as one of Interrobang’s Top 11 Albums of 2020 as well as one of SiriusXM Raw Dog Radio’s Top 10 Comedy Albums of 2020. Mike’s first comedy album, I Think It Just Kicked In, debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and has over 5 million streams. He released his latest, much anticipated special, Chris Distefano Presents Mike Cannon: Traumatized Animal, in September of 2024.

Outside of stand-up, Mike has made a name for himself in both acting and writing. He earned critical acclaim for his performance as lead character Mike in the feature film Timing, which is available on Amazon Prime, and he can be seen on the popular Barstool Sports series Friday Night Pints and Answer The Internet, Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on Comedy Central, as well as Blake Griffin’s Double Cross, Greatest Ever, and Top Funniest, all on TruTV. Additional appearances include Failosophy and Money From Strangers on MTV, Red Eye on Fox, and MSG’s The Bracket. He was a contributing writer and performer on MTV2’s Guy Code, co-host of Cosmopolitan Magazine’s series Sexy vs Skanky, and a featured performer on VH1’s Why Am I Still Single?

In addition to Chrissy Chaos, Mike hosts three digital series, Heads Up with Mike Cannon, Mike Takes Edibles, and, most recently, Existential Dad. He co-hosted Here’s the Scenario podcast with fellow comedians Mike Feeney and Brendan Sagalow, as well as hosted Irish Goodbye Podcast and the popular weekly web series The Weed News with Mike Cannon. Mike is a regular guest on Sirius/XM Radio, including recurring features on The Jim Norton and Sam Roberts Show, KFC Radio, Barstool Radio, Barstool Breakfast, and The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder and Bennington.

When he’s not on his nationwide tour, he plays all the major New York City clubs, including the Comedy Cellar and New York Comedy Club. It makes no difference to him whether he’s performing in a club, bar, casino, elevator (done that twice), parking lot, rooftop, on a fake beach in front of a freight train, or in technically-legal underground speakeasies; comedy is his life. Mike is dedicated to making the majority of you laugh and the rest of you confused, yet oddly satiated.

CREDITS & HIGHLIGHTS

  • Actor in Blake Griffin’s Double Cross on TruTV

  • Lead Actor in the feature film “Timing” on Amazon Prime

  • Special “LIFE BEGINS” named one of Laugh Button’s Top 35 Specials of 2020

  • Mike Cannon releases comedy special “LIFE BEGINS” – independently produced and released

  • Album “Life Begins” debuts at #3 on iTunes Comedy Charts

  • Album “Life Begins” named one of Interrobang’s Top 11 Comedy Albums of 2020

  • Album “Life Begins” named one of Sirius/XM Raw Dog Radio’s Top 10 Comedy Albums of 2020

  • Album “I Think It Just Kicked In” debuts at #1 on iTunes Comedy Charts

  • Album “I Think It Just Kicked In” debuts #7 on Billboard Comedy Charts

  • Guest on Barstool Sports “Answer The Internet”

  • Guest on Barstool Sports “Friday Night Pints”

  • Guest on Comedy Central’s Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano

  • Panelist on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

  • Sketch Performer on TruTV’s Top Funniest

  • “Conspiracy Expert” on TruTV’s Greatest Ever

  • Panelist on MTV’s “Failosophy”

  • Writer for MTV2’s “Guy Code”

  • Actor in MTV2’s “Guy Code”

  • Comedian and panelist on MTV’s “Money From Strangers”

  • Co-Host Cosmopolitan Magazines “Sexy vs. Skanky”

  • Panelist on “Bethenny” – The Bethenny Frankel Talk Show

  • Comedian & Roaster on VH1’s “Why Am I Still Single?”

  • Guest Host and regular panelist on You Know What Dude? (YKWD?) with Robert Kelly

  • Host “Here’s the Scenario”

  • Host “Irish Goodbye Podcast”

  • Host “Deep Inside the Rabbit Hole”

  • Host “The Weed News with Mike Cannon”

  • Regular appearances on: The Jim Norton and Sam Roberts Show, Robert Kelly’s You Know What Dude!, Bennington, The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder, KFC Radio, and Barstool Sports

  • Guest with Kyle Kinane on Getting Doug with High

  • Breakout Role: Actor as fictional defendant on New York WPIX11’s “Street Court” with Judge Michael “Mazz” Mazzariello