Mike O'Brien (actor)
| Mike O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Patrick O'Brien[1] |
| Born | June 22, 1976[2] |
| Medium | Television, film |
| Genres | Writer/actor, improvisational comedy, sketch comedy |
| Notable works and roles | Saturday Night Live, "7 Minutes in Heaven with Mike O'Brien" |
Michael Patrick[1] O'Brien (born June 22, 1976),[2] is an American actor, writer, and comedian, who is currently a writer on Saturday Night Live.
Career
O'Brien attended the University of Michigan, where he majored in film-video and was the founder and editor of a monthly comedy newspaper named The Anti-Daily. [3]
Mike then moved to Chicago and began taking improv and sketch classes. At iO Chicago he performed with a group called The Reckoning (2001-present). He also trained at the Second City in Chicago, eventually joining the company’s mainstage, where he performed for one year as a part of "America: All Better". [4]
Saturday Night Live
O'Brien became a member of the SNL writing staff in 2009 and then became a featured player in 2013:[5][6]
After one season as a featured player he returned to the writer's room for SNL's 40th season [7] Some of Mike's sketches include "Monster Pals" with James Franco as well as "Puppet Class" with Seth MacFarlane. His sketches "Grow a Guy", co written with Tim Robinson, and "The Jay Z Story" were each given the title card, "A Mike O'Brien Picture". [8]
He also created the web series "7 Minutes in Heaven with Mike O'Brien," for Above Average in which he interviews his fellow comedians and celebrities in a closet and then proceeds to try to kiss them. [9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Evans, Bradford (August 23, 2013). "'SNL' Writer Michael Patrick O'Brien Is Also Joining the Cast as a Featured Player". Splitsider. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mike O'Brien Bio | Featured Player | Saturday Night Live". NBC. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ↑ "'Alumni Profile: SNL's Mike O'Brien'".
- ↑ "'IO Profile'".
- ↑ Bryan, Claire (December 5, 2013). "Alumni Profile: SNL Featured Player Mike O'Brien". The Michigan Daily.
- ↑ "Mike O'Brien, Featured Player". NBC Universal. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ↑ "Mike O'Brien Will Not Return As SNL Player".
- ↑ "Breakding Down Each Cast Member's Contribution to SNL Season 39".
- ↑ Borrelli, Christopher (April 4, 2012). "'Seven Minutes in Heaven': The not-so-fine art of the awkward kiss". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "SNL Writer Mike O'Brien Talks Getting Trapped in the Closet with Kristen Wiig on New Show". Huffington Post. July 31, 2011.