Michael Malone is an award-winning stand-up comedian, film director, and writer based in Los Angeles. His blistering humor focuses on breaking down the idiotic ways we deal with life, death, love, and sex.
In 2012, Michael won the Seattle International Comedy Competition. From there he was named 2013’s “HOT Comic to Watch.” In 2014 he was voted one of the “Top Five Comedy Performers” in the U.S. college market and then Michael released his second comedy album via Uproar Records in 2015 titled, “Thirty One.” This album was featured for several weeks on the New and Noteworthy section of iTunes and became a top ten best-selling album on iTunes as well. In 2019 Michael released his first stand-up comedy special on Amazon called, “Laugh After Death” which received over 2 million views it’s debut month and was featured on Amazon’s “Must Watch Comedy” list. His follow-up special in 2022, “Wait & See” was also released via Amazon and received high praise as well as winning multiple awards.
Michael has been featured on the Bob and Tom Show, Comedy Central, Showtime, XM Radio, 24/7 Comedy Radio, FOX, Fusion, WGN, Comcast on Demand, HULU’s “Comedy Time”, The CW, and the first two seasons of “Laughs” on FOX. Michael has also starred in a handful of films and was he lead in the comedy/horror cult classic film, “Chopping Block.” Michael also went overseas with the Armed Forces Entertainment Tour and performed for the US military in eleven countries.
Michael currently resides in Los Angeles California where he is working on publishing his second book, directing comedy specials, and co-hosting his popular weekly podcast, “Secondhand Therapy.”
