Michael Palascak
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

Michael Palascak

Who Michael Palascak is

Michael Palascak is a stand-up comedian who grew up in a small town in Indiana, started doing stand-up in Chicago and now lives in California. He was a top-five finalist on the ninth season of Last Comic Standing, had his debut half hour on Comedy Central's The Half Hour, and has done stand-up on The Tonight Show, the Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show, Conan and A Little Late with Lilly Singh. His specials include Unsupervised Fun for Dry Bar Comedy and the self-produced He's Friendly on YouTube, and he hosts the podcast I Just Got My Kid To Sleep.

At a glance

Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Came up through
Last Comic Standing
Stand-up specials
He's Friendly, Unsupervised Fun and The Half Hour
Podcasts
I Just Got My Kid To Sleep
On screen
Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and 8 more
Next on stage
28 October 2026 — Brea Improv, Brea, CA
Official site
michaelpalascak.com ↗

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Questions about Michael Palascak

Where is Michael Palascak performing next?

Wednesday 28 October 2026, 8:00 PM at Brea Improv, Brea, CA, then 1 more date on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

He's Friendly, Unsupervised Fun and The Half Hour.

What podcast do they host?

I Just Got My Kid To Sleep.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and The Late Late Show with James Corden, among 11 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Last Comic Standing (top-five finalist).

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

Myq Kaplan (also in The Late Show with David Letterman), Joe DeVito (also in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson), Kathleen Madigan (also in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno), Keith Alberstadt (also in The Late Show with David Letterman) and Carmen Lynch (also in The Late Show with David Letterman).

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.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026