Mike MacDonald
Stand-up comedian · 1955–2018

Mike MacDonald

Who Mike MacDonald is

Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who became one of the country's most influential club comics. He was a regular at Just for Laughs, appeared on Letterman and Arsenio Hall and starred in multiple CBC and Showtime specials. His On Target became the first one-hour prime-time stand-up special by a comic in CBC history. He died in Ottawa in 2018 at age 62.

At a glance

Born
1955
Died
2018
Stand-up specials
On Target, My House! My Rules! and Happy As I Can Be
On screen
Late Show with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show and Just for Laughs
WTF with Marc Maron
Episode 836

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Comedians like Mike MacDonald

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Questions about Mike MacDonald

What stand-up specials has Mike MacDonald released?

On Target, My House! My Rules! and Happy As I Can Be.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Late Show with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show and Just for Laughs.

Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?

Yes — episode 836.

Who are some comedians like them?

Daniel Tosh (also in The Late Show with David Letterman), Arsenio Hall (also in The Arsenio Hall Show), Carlos Mencia (also in The Arsenio Hall Show), Chris Porter (also in The Arsenio Hall Show) and Henry Cho (also in The Arsenio Hall Show).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with their place on the Legends ballots.

Their SUCDb record →

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026