Michael Rowland
Who Michael Rowland is
Michael Rowland is a New York-based stand-up comedian and actor originally from Atlanta. He plays Fred "Shred" Taylor opposite Joel McHale on FOX's Animal Control. He made his late-night stand-up debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, was named a New Face at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, and has been featured on Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar and Don't Tell Comedy. His acting credits also include the Netflix film The Life List and FOX's Universal Basic Guys. He hosts the podcast In The Minivan and co-hosts the monthly show Laughodills in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Podcasts
- In The Minivan
- On screen
- Animal Control, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, This Week at the Comedy Cellar and 2 more
- Next on stage
- 10 October 2026 — New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, New York, NY
- Official site
- michaelrowlandcomedy.com ↗
On stage
- Saturday 10 October 2026, 10:45 PM — with Eagle Witt, Kaneez Surka, Natan Badalov and Tracey Carnazzo (Eagle Witt, Kaneez Surka, Michael Rowland, Tracey Carnazzo) at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, New York, NY · the listing ↗
- Thursday 15 October 2026, 10:30 PM — with Katie Boyle and Liam Dalton (Anxiety Attack ft: Katie Boyle, Michael Rowland, Liam Dalton, Niam Ali, Cam Leedy) at New York Comedy Club on 4th Street, New York, NY · the listing ↗
- Tuesday 10 November 2026, 7:00 PM — with Brittany Carney, Elle Orlando and Joe Nunnink (New York Comedy Festival Presents: Thunder Davis and Friends) at Greenpoint Comedy Club & Bar, New York, NY · the listing ↗
- Thursday 4 February 2027, 7:00 PM at Laugh Boston, Boston, MA · the listing ↗
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Animal Control Fred "Shred" Taylor, FOX
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon stand-up debut
- This Week at the Comedy Cellar stand-up, Comedy Central
- Pause with Sam Jay appearance, HBO Max
- Universal Basic Guys appearance, FOX
Podcasts
- In The Minivan
Comedians like Michael Rowland
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.
- Eagle Witt on the same bill, 10 October 2026
- Katie Boyle on the same bill, 15 October 2026
- Emmy Blotnick also in Pause with Sam Jay
- Brittany Carney on the same bill, 10 November 2026
- Elle Orlando on the same bill, 10 November 2026
- Kaneez Surka on the same bill, 10 October 2026
- Liam Dalton on the same bill, 15 October 2026
- Natan Badalov on the same bill, 10 October 2026
Questions and answers
Where is Michael Rowland performing next?
Saturday 10 October 2026, 10:45 PM — with Eagle Witt, Kaneez Surka, Natan Badalov and Tracey Carnazzo (Eagle Witt, Kaneez Surka, Michael Rowland, Tracey Carnazzo) at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side, New York, NY, then 3 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.
What podcasts have they been on?
In The Minivan.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Animal Control, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Pause with Sam Jay and Universal Basic Guys.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Eagle Witt (on the same bill, 10 October 2026), Katie Boyle (on the same bill, 15 October 2026), Emmy Blotnick (also in Pause with Sam Jay), Brittany Carney (on the same bill, 10 November 2026) and Elle Orlando (on the same bill, 10 November 2026).
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Sources
- Official site ↗ Animal Control, Tonight Show stand-up debut, Don't Tell Comedy, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Just For Laughs New Face, The Life List, Universal Basic…
- FOX — Animal Control ↗ stars as Fred "Shred" Taylor on Animal Control; New York-based stand-up comedian and actor from Atlanta (as of 10 October 2026)
- New York Comedy Club ↗ on the Upper West Side lineup on 10 October 2026; Pause with Sam Jay, In The Minivan podcast, Laughodills co-host (as of 10 October 2026)
- Laugh Boston · calendar.laughboston.com ↗ headlines Laugh Boston on 4 February 2027 (as of 10 October 2026)
- Official site ↗ their accounts (as of 10 October 2026)
Updated 10 October 2026 · the record checked 10 October 2026