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Michael Bentine
Michael Bentine (born Michael James Bentin, 1922–1996), British comedian and founding Goon Show member; creator of It's a Square World, The Bumblies, and Potty Time; CBE 1995.
Michael Blackson
Michael Blackson (Jafari Ferguson, born 1972) is a Ghanaian-born American stand-up comedian and actor, the self-styled African King of Comedy, known for Next Friday, Wild 'N Out, his 2023 BET+ sitcom, and his tuition-free academy in Ghana.
Michael Chambers
Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers, born 1967 in Wilmington, California, is the American popping dancer who played Turbo in Breakin' and Breakin' 2, worked with Michael Jackson, and choreographed Do the Bartman.
Michael Che
Michael Che, American stand-up comedian and SNL Weekend Update co-anchor with Colin Jost since 2014, SNL co-head writer, former Daily Show correspondent, star of That Damn Michael Che, and Netflix specials including Shot in Minnesota (2026).
Michael Chekhov
Michael Chekhov (Михаил Чехов, 1891–1955), Russian-born actor, nephew of Anton Chekhov, and Stanislavsky's 'most brilliant pupil', created a psycho-physical acting technique using psychological gesture, imaginary body, and atmospheres.
Michael Cristofer
Michael Cristofer, born Michael Procaccino in 1945, is an American playwright, screenwriter, actor, and director who won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for The Shadow Box and wrote The Witches of Eastwick.
Michael Flatley
Michael Flatley (Michael Ryan Flatley, born 1958 in Chicago) is an Irish-American step dancer and choreographer who starred in Riverdance and created the global show Lord of the Dance.
Michael Gow
Michael Gow is an Australian playwright and director whose 1986 play Away became one of the most frequently staged and widely studied works in Australian theater.
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black (born 1971), American actor, comedian, and writer; co-founder of MTV's The State, member of Stella, star of Ed and Wet Hot American Summer, author of 11 books and several podcasts.
Michael McDonald (comedian)
Michael McDonald (Michael James McDonald, born 1964, Fullerton, California) is an American comedian, actor, and TV director, longest-running MADtv cast member (seasons 4-13), creator of Stuart Larkin, later director of Scrubs, Cougar Town, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and showrunner of Nobodies; distinct from the singer Michael McDonald.
Michael McIntyre
Michael McIntyre (born 1976) is an English stand-up comedian and BBC One host of Comedy Roadshow, Big Show, and The Wheel, known for observational middle-class comedy and record O2 ticket sales.
Michael V. Gazzo
Michael V. Gazzo (1923-1995), American playwright and character actor; wrote the Broadway drug-addiction drama A Hatful of Rain (1955) and the screenplay King Creole, and earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination as Frank Pentangeli in The Godfather Part II.
Michaela DePrince
Michaela Mabinty DePrince (Mabinty Bangura, 1995–2024) was a Sierra Leonean-American ballerina, a soloist with the Dutch National Ballet and Boston Ballet second soloist, known for First Position, her memoir Taking Flight, and War Child advocacy.
Michelle Buteau
Michelle Buteau, American stand-up comedian, actress, and host from New Jersey; Netflix specials Welcome to Buteaupia and A Buteau-ful Mind, host of The Circle, creator and star of Survival of the Thickest.
Michelle Wolf
Michelle Wolf (born 1985, Hershey, Pennsylvania) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and host of The Break and the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner, with four specials on HBO and Netflix.
Mickey Faerch
Mickey Faerch (born 1956), who performs as Mickey Mae and Yung Mae, is a Danish-Canadian burlesque dancer, actress, writer, and rapper with more than 90 acting credits.
Micky Flanagan
Micky Flanagan, born 1962 in Whitechapel, is an English stand-up comedian with a Cockney East End persona; ex-Billingsgate fish porter, 2017's world-biggest comedy tour, specials If Ever We Needed It and If We Ever Needed It.
Midnight (musical)
Midnight is a sung-through 2026 musical by Todrick Hall about slavery-era America, following twelve Black and white characters whose lives collide; after a Sadler's Wells East workshop it opened Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre in October 2026, praised for vocals, criticized for plotting.
Migdal Oz
Migdal Oz (מגדל עוז, "Tower of Strength"), also titled Tummat Yesharim, is an allegorical-pastoral drama in Hebrew written in 1727 by Moses Hayyim Luzzatto, one of the earliest Hebrew plays.
Mike Epps
Mike Epps (Michael Elliot Epps, born 1970) is an Indianapolis-born stand-up comedian and actor known for Def Comedy Jam, the Friday sequels, The Hangover, The Upshaws, and five Netflix specials.
Mike O'Brien (actor)
Mike O'Brien (Michael Patrick O'Brien, born 1976, Blissfield, Michigan), American comedian, SNL writer 2009-2016 and featured player 2013-14, creator of A.P. Bio and the 7 Minutes in Heaven web series.
Mike Trapp (comedian)
Mike Trapp, American writer, actor and comedian, CollegeHumor cast member and head writer 2011–2020, creator of Um, Actually, WTF 101, Breaking News and Ultramechatron Team Go!, later writing for Rock Paper Scissors and Big City Greens.
Mike Wozniak
Mike Wozniak (Michael James Wozniak, born 1979, Portsmouth) is a British comedian, writer, actor and former junior doctor. Known as Brian in Man Down, Taskmaster series 11 runner-up and 2010 Fringe winner, Three Bean Salad podcast co-host, and 2026 stand-up tour The Bench.
Mike Yarwood
Mike Yarwood (Michael Edward Yarwood, 1941-2023) was an English comedian and impressionist, star of Look - Mike Yarwood! and Mike Yarwood In Persons, famous for his gentle impressions of Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, and Prince Charles; his 1977 BBC Christmas show drew 21.4 million viewers.
Mikey Day
Mikey Day (born Michael William Day, 1980, Orange County, California) is an American actor, comedian, and writer, SNL cast member since 2016, Emmy winner for SNL50, and host of Netflix's Is It Cake?.
Mikhail Baryshnikov (Михаил Николаевич Барышников)
Mikhail Baryshnikov (Михаил Барышников), born 1948 in Riga, is a Latvian-born Russian-American ballet dancer, Kirov star who defected in Toronto in 1974, led American Ballet Theatre, and earned Oscar and Tony nominations.
Mikhail Roman
Mikhail Roman (ميخائيل رومان; 1924–1973) was an Egyptian playwright born and died in Cairo who wrote seventeen plays on Egypt after the July revolution, several banned.
Milan Grol
Milan Grol (Милан Грол), 1876 to 1952, was a Serbian dramaturg, critic, and politician who directed the National Theatre in Belgrade and led the Democratic Party from 1940.
Milli Bhatia
Milli Bhatia (Chameli Sushila Bhatia, born 1992 or 1993) is an English stage and screen director and dramaturg from East London, twice Olivier-nominated for seven methods of killing kylie jenner and Blue Mist, and Royal Court Associate Director until December 2023.
Milton Jones
Milton Jones (born 1964) is an English stand-up comedian known for surreal one-liners and puns, wild hair and loud shirts; Perrier Best Newcomer 1996, Mock the Week regular 2009-2021, and star of many BBC Radio 4 comedy series.