Michael Harrison is an award-winning comedian, actor, filmmaker and podcaster. As a standup comedian, he tours the globe performing in comedy clubs, cruise ships, colleges, corporates and temples. Among his many achievements in the field, he has done a Dry Bar comedy special, a nationally syndicated half hour comedy special, and a comedy album which debuted at #1 on I-tunes, Spotify, and Amazon. Avid radio listeners may have heard clips from this album on several programs all over Sirius XM where he is in constant rotation.
Michael’s comedy was also displayed in several prestigious comedy festivals including Montreal’s Just for Laughs, the Big Pine Comedy Festival in San Diego and at the New York Comedy Festival.
In the acting world, Michael has appeared on numerous TV shows including “The Bridge”, “A Good Cop”, “Queer as Folk”, and “Being Erica”. In 2021, he began writing, producing, directing and starring in a series of his own satirical shorts. These shorts include the mockumentary “Selfish History Channel”, animated classic “Basement Biden”, and the multi award-winning “Delusional Man at Work” and “Where’s my White Privilege.” The latter of which earned him the Gold Award for the Best Actor in a Comedy from the Best Actor Awards-NY and was a Finalist for Funniest Short at the 2021 Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.
In between his touring, Michael also produces and moderates the hit podcast “Character Debates”. This podcast has earned the Audience award at the Dark Comedy Filmfest, Best Comedic Podcast at Minnesota Webfest, and was nominated for best Comedic Podcast from the World Wide Comedy Awards and All the Laughs Comedy Awards in Atlanta.
Charming, candid, and laugh out loud funny, Michael Harrison is an act you won’t want to miss.