Michael Longfellow

Michael Longfellow (born January 31, 1994)

Early life Longfellow was born in Phoenix and grew up there. His mother, who is an attorney, and father later divorced. His stand-up comedy includes references to the fact that both of his parents remarried, resulting in his having stepparents.

During his first year at Arizona State University in Tempe, where he earned a BA in English literature, Longfellow started performing stand-up comedy.

Career After his 2016 college graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and began performing in comedy clubs across the country, as well as at the Netflix Is A Joke festival during its "Netflix Introducing..." showcase. He has also appeared on Conan and Bring the Funny, a reality competition series on NBC co-hosted by his future SNL colleague, Kenan Thompson.

In 2022, it was announced that Longfellow would be joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a featured player for its 48th season. On October 1, 2022, he made his SNL debut as a new featured cast member. In his first episode, he appeared on Weekend Update talking about relatives who are anti-vaccination and actress Sydney Sweeney’s Trump-supporting family members.

On August 28, 2025, it was reported that Longfellow had left the show, after three seasons of being a cast member. His final episode aired on May 17, 2025, with host Scarlett Johansson.

In 2026 he was in an off-Broadway play called Broken Snow at Theater 71 with Tony Danza. Theatre 71 Off Broadway