Mike Lukas

Mike Lukas grew up in Cleveland and was a successful internationally touring comedian and improvisor (NBC, Comedy Central, Second City, CBS Radio, A&E) for twenty-four years before he decided to hang up his clown shoes and give writing a full time go. A graduate of his own Million Words Challenge and the University of Dayton as well as the training programs at the Second City and iO Theaters in Chicago, Mike is ready to talk comedy with anyone willing to engage in such silliness. Raised a Browns fan in Cleveland, Mike graduated from UD with honors in 1987. Foregoing a rising corporate computing career, Mike spent the next two-and-a-half decades writing, performing, and improvising comedy around the world. - NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno - NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien - CBS Radio - Montreal, Chicago, and Aspen Comedy Festivals - National headliner at America’s top comedy clubs - Hosted and co-write The Straight Dope on A&E - Understudy for The Second City’s mainstage in Chicago. - Cast member of The Second City’s mainstage in Las Vegas and National Touring Company - Co-hosted and produced Crackin’ Up on CBS Radio in Los Angeles Now hammering his keyboard out of Dallas, Mike co-raises his two babies when he’s not pumping out twisted short stories, novels, and non-fiction books that unlock the secrets of the universe.