Michael Gelbart
Who Michael Gelbart is
Michael Gelbart is a stand-up comedian, screenwriter and author, dividing his time between the United States and Canada, whom Now Magazine called 'a stand-up steamroller'. He started doing comedy in high school, landed his own prime-time CBC special after college and followed it with a second special on CTV and The Comedy Network, both of which aired on Comedy Central, and he has appeared on CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Comics Unleashed.
He was a writer and later head writer of the Canadian Screen Awards, has written for sitcoms and animated series on Starz, TeenNick, Cartoon Network and Disney, wrote and co-starred in Lifetime's holiday film A Very Cool Christmas, and wrote the novel The Other Oprahs. His albums Hello Comedy Lovers and 14 Smash Hits (2017) are heard frequently on SiriusXM, By Popular Demand followed in 2025, and his track Going The Distance was played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in February 2021.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- CBC prime-time special, CTV / The Comedy Network special and All New Smash Hits
- Albums
- Hello Comedy Lovers, 14 Smash Hits and By Popular Demand
- Books
- The Other Oprahs
- On screen
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comics Unleashed, Canadian Screen Awards and 1 more
- Official site
- michaelgelbart.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: michaelgelbart.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- CBC prime-time special
- CTV / The Comedy Network special
- All New Smash Hits 2018
Albums
- Hello Comedy Lovers
- 14 Smash Hits 2017
- By Popular Demand Spoke AV, 2025
On screen
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson CBS
- Comics Unleashed
- Canadian Screen Awards writer and head writer
- A Very Cool Christmas writer and co-star, Lifetime
Books and writing
- The Other Oprahs book
Comedians like Michael Gelbart
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Joe DeVito also in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- Michael Palascak also in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- Steve Treviño also in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Career timeline
- 201714 Smash Hits (2017) Album
- 2018All New Smash Hits (2018) Special
- 2025By Popular Demand (Spoke AV, 2025) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Michael Gelbart performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: michaelgelbart.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
CBC prime-time special, CTV / The Comedy Network special and All New Smash Hits.
Have they written a book?
Yes:The Other Oprahs.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comics Unleashed, Canadian Screen Awards and A Very Cool Christmas.
Who are some comedians like them?
Joe DeVito (also in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson), Michael Palascak (also in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) and Steve Treviño (also in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site (Bio) ↗ 'A stand-up steamroller' (Now Magazine); CBS' The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, Comics Unleashed, Starz, Disney Channel, Teen Nick, Nickelodeon,…
- Apple Music catalogue ↗ 14 Smash Hits (26 September 2017, (P) Michael Gelbart); By Popular Demand (6 June 2025, (P) Spoke AV) (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 25 February 2021) ↗ Going The Distance, Michael Gelbart, played on Raw Dog Comedy on 25 February 2021 (07:42 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026