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MIKEY DAY

MIKEY DAY

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Mikey Day returns to "Saturday Night Live" for his eighth season as a cast member after joining the show as a writer in Season 39.

During his first season as a cast member, Day gained recognition for his wildly popular "Haunted Elevator (ft. David S. Pumpkins)" sketch with Tom Hanks as well as his Donald Trump Jr. impression.

Day also serves as host of Netflix's hit competition series "Is It Cake?," which released its second season in June 2023.

Day was a member of the Groundlings comedy troupe in Los Angeles and Nick Cannon's MTV comedy series "Wild 'N Out" for seven seasons. He was also a head writer on Cartoon Network's "Incredible Crew," co-head writer and cast member on NBC's "Maya & Marty" and co-writer for the 2016 comedy "Brother Nature." Alongside "SNL" writer Streeter Seidell, Day wrote "Home Sweet Home Alone." The duo is currently writing the Disney reboots of "Inspector Gadget" and "Space Camp," as well as the "Rugrats" movie for Nickelodeon/Paramount.

Day can be seen in Amazon's "Brittany Runs a Marathon," the Will Packer-produced comedy "Little" and Netflix's Adam Sandler film "Hubie Halloween."

Day was born in Orange County, California, and his birthday is March 20.