--- title: "Mike Hanford: Comedian, Podcast & TV Roles | D.O.C." description: "Mike Hanford: 2 podcasts and 8 screen credits. A comedian, writer and actor who regularly performs stand-up in New York and hosts the show Mike Hanford…" url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-mike-hanford.html updated: 2026-11-13 --- Stand-up comedian # Mike Hanford ## Who Mike Hanford is Mike Hanford is a comedian, writer and actor who regularly performs stand-up in New York and hosts the show Mike Hanford and his Funny Friends. He co-created and starred in the IFC series The Birthday Boys, wrote for The Tonight Show Starring [Jimmy Fallon](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jimmy-fallon.html), and voices several roles in DIGMAN! with Andy Samberg. He played Wade on the Netflix comedy Love and has appeared on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Portlandia, Kroll Show and Parks and Recreation. He is a member of the band the Sloppy Boys with Tim Kalpakis and Jefferson Dutton, and co-hosts The Sloppy Boys Podcast. ## Follow Mike Hanford Put Mike Hanford in your D.O.C., your twelve, and the free D.O.C. letter brings their new dates, episodes and videos each week. Saw Mike Hanford live? [Make a card →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/share-my-doc.html#live) ## At a glance **Podcasts** The Sloppy Boys Podcast and Questions for Lennon **On screen** The Birthday Boys, DIGMAN!, Love and 5 more ## Is Mike Hanford on tour? **No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Mike Hanford has stopped touring; follow Mike Hanford to hear when the next ones are booked. Last checked 13 November 2026. ### Is Mike Hanford coming to my town? No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow Mike Hanford and your town to hear when one is booked. ### Want Mike Hanford in your town? Name your town and how many of you would come: the towns fans ask for show here, with how many asked. ### Recent shows Dates on the Comedy Calendar that have gone by, as their listings had them. - Wednesday 11 November 2026, 7:30 PM — with [Alex English](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-alex-english.html), [Andrei Buna](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=andrei-buna), [Caroline Hanes](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-caroline-hanes.html) and [Daniela Mora](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-daniela-mora.html) (Ask Comedians Anything presented by New York Comedy Festival) at Brooklyn Improv, Brooklyn, NY Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. [Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out with Mike Hanford →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html) ## Specials, shows and podcasts ### On screen - **The Birthday Boys** - **DIGMAN!** - **Love** - **Comedy Bang! Bang!** - **Alternatino** - **Portlandia** - **Kroll Show** - **Parks And Recreation** ### Podcasts - **The Sloppy Boys Podcast** - **Questions for Lennon** ## Comedians like Mike Hanford 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. - [Brent Weinbach](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-brent-weinbach.html) also in Comedy Bang! Bang! - [Esther Povitsky](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-esther-povitsky.html) also in Love - [Jenny Slate](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jenny-slate.html) also in Kroll Show - [Joe Mande](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-joe-mande.html) also in Kroll Show - [Paul Rust](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-paul-rust.html) also in Love - [Andrea Jin](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-andrea-jin.html) also in Digman! - [Dean Delray](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-dean-delray.html) also in Love - [Frank Caliendo](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-frank-caliendo.html) also in Birthday Boys [Six Degrees of Komic Bacon: how they connect to anyone →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/six-degrees-of-komic-bacon.html) [Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) ## Questions and answers ### Where is Mike Hanford performing next? No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now. ### What podcasts have they been on? The Sloppy Boys Podcast and Questions for Lennon. ### What TV shows and films are they in? The Birthday Boys, DIGMAN!, Love, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Alternatino and Portlandia, among 8 credits. ### Who are some comedians like them? [Brent Weinbach](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-brent-weinbach.html) (also in Comedy Bang! Bang!), [Esther Povitsky](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-esther-povitsky.html) (also in Love), [Jenny Slate](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jenny-slate.html) (also in Kroll Show), [Joe Mande](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-joe-mande.html) (also in Kroll Show) and [Paul Rust](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-paul-rust.html) (also in Love). ## Are you Mike Hanford? This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter. Your short address, for your bio: **disciplesofcomedy.com/mike-hanford** [Make this page yours →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-profile.html) [Your dates on your own site](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-dates-widget.html) [Your show on a poster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-show-flyer-maker.html) ## 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 →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-mike-hanford.html) ### Sources - [Brooklyn Improv - Mike Hanford's comedian page ↗](https://improv.com/comic/mike+hanford/) Comedian, writer and actor; regularly performs stand-up in NYC; The Birthday Boys, DIGMAN!, Love, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Alternatino, Portlandia, Kroll Show, Parks And Recreation; Tonight Show writing; Sloppy Boys band and podcast Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 7 November 2026