Mike Larsen is an Emmy & Writers Guild Award-nominated television writer, and nationally-touring comedian. He wrote for some of the most successful tv comedies of the last 30 years, including The Drew Carey Show, Ellen, 2 Guys & a Girl, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Reba, and has made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, HBO and dozens of popular podcasts. Informing Mike’s incisive social commentary is his vast experience as a professional speechwriter for national progressive leaders, entrepreneurs, and thought-leaders.

Mike has invited two of his favorite young comedians to join him for his annual birthday show: Leyla Ingalls, who is taking the US comedy scene by storm with her smart and charmingly edgy comedy, and hilarious up-and-coming Columbus newcomer Jean Luc Paul.