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Biography
Mike “Mitch” Mitchell (born October 6, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known as a member of The Birthday Boys sketch comedy group and as co-host of the Doughboys podcast.
Early life
Mitchell was raised in Quincy, Massachusetts, the son of Corinne and William A. Mitchell. He attended North Quincy High School, graduating from Ithaca College in May 2005.
Career
Mitchell was first known as an improv and sketch comedian at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB) in Los Angeles. At UCB, he is currently a member of the sketch comedy groups The Birthday Boys.
He went on to write and star in The Birthday Boys for IFC until the show was canceled after two seasons. During this time he also appeared regularly on NBC’s Parks and Recreation and IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang!.
He is currently the head writer of Hidden America with Jonah Ray on the Seeso streaming service and plays the recurring role of Randy on the Netflix comedy series Love.
His podcast Doughboys, which he co-hosts with comedy writer Nick Wiger, was named “The One Podcast to Start With” by pop culture site Vulture.
Film and television credits
- Parks and Recreation (2012) – Bjorn Lerpiss (5 episodes)
- The League (2013) – Police Officer (1 episode)
- The Birthday Boys (2013–2014) – Various (20 episodes)
- W/ Bob & David (2015) – Various (2 episodes)
- Love (2016) – Randy (5 episodes)
- Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012–2016) – Mitch / Lonny / Various (12 episodes)
- Tween Fest (2016) – Donny (4 episodes)
- The Simpsons (2016) – Boston Football Fan (1 episode)