Vic Michaelis

Vic Michaelis is an American-Canadian improvisational comedian and actor. They^[a] have appeared on Dropout comedy shows including as the host of Very Important People (2023–).

Vic Michaelis
Michaelis at SXSW 2024
Born	New Jersey, United States
Nationality	American
Occupations	Comedian actor
Years active	2015–present

Early life

Michaelis was born in New Jersey and raised in Illinois before moving to the unincorporated village of Kleinburg in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada at age 15. They lived with their father growing up and are the oldest of five children, with two full siblings, and two step siblings. Michaelis attended the University of Toronto Scarborough for two years, before leaving to pursue a short lived career in fashion and modelling.^[1][2]

Career

Television

In the 2010s, Michaelis appeared in episodes of Speechless, Bless This Mess, and Motive.

Michaelis played small roles in CollegeHumor sketches while also performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. In 2022, they began appearing as a contestant on the Dropout game show Make Some Noise, and later others such as Game Changer, Breaking News, Dirty Laundry, Thousandaires, and Smartypants.^[1][3] In 2023, they became the host of the show Very Important People, in which they interview comedians playing improvised characters while wearing elaborate costumes.^[3][4]

Michaelis played the recurring role of Mildred in the second season of the TV series Upload in 2022.^[5] The same year they appeared in an episode of Charmed.

Film

Michaelis appeared in the 2021 film Four Walls. In 2023, Michaelis starred in the Hallmark Hannukah time loop film Round and Round as Rachel.^[6]

Podcasts and radio

In 2024, Michaelis was a guest on Andy Richter's radio show The Andy Richter Call-In Show.^[7]

Personal life

Michaelis is non-binary,^[8] and uses they/them and she/her pronouns.^[1] Michaelis met their husband, a biologist, when they were both students at the University of Toronto Scarborough while acting in a play he was directing. They were married in 2018.^[2]

Michaelis has mentioned that they did not know their mother well.^[9] In 2024, Michaelis announced that their mother had died.^[10]

Michaelis has a second-degree black belt in taekwondo and used to compete when they were a child.^[1]

Notes

1. Michaelis uses they/them and she/her pronouns. This article uses they/them for consistency.