Michael Cruz Kayne

Michael Cruz Kayne is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a Peabody Award- and Writers Guild of America Award-winning writer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the creator and performer of the solo show Sorry for Your Loss, which premiered at the Minetta Lane Theatre and was nominated for both a Drama Desk Award and a Lucille Lortel Award. In November 2019, Kayne gained widespread attention when his Twitter thread about the death of his infant son went viral, prompting more than 140,000 responses and coverage in The Washington Post and on Today. Career

Early career Kayne studied musical theater in college before moving into comedy and writing. He became a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. He co-created the web series Terrible Babysitters with D'Arcy Carden, which screened at SXSW, and co-wrote and starred in the pilot Good Dads, which was presented at the New York Television Festival.

Television writing Kayne joined the writing staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS. He has received multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations as a writer on The Late Show and on Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 on Showtime.

Acting As an actor, Kayne has appeared in television series including Severance on Apple TV+; High Maintenance and White House Plumbers on HBO; and Late Night with Seth Meyers as a stand-up performer. He has also appeared on The Chris Gethard Show.

The show premiered in 2023 at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City, produced by Audible Theater and directed by Josh Sharp.

Sorry for Your Loss received nominations for the 2024 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show and the 2024 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.

Personal life Kayne lives in New York City with his wife, Carrie.