Mike Yard
Who Mike Yard is
Mike Yard is a stand-up comedian born in St. Croix and raised in Brooklyn from the age of 13, who worked as a full-time stand-up for more than twenty years before joining Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore as a correspondent in 2015. There, the Observer wrote in 2016, he became one of Wilmore's most reliable and distinctly voiced correspondents, with recurring segments such as The Y Files. He hosts the podcast Yard Talk with Mike Yard, his album Axiom came out on 800 Pound Gorilla Records in 2019, and his track Friend Groups was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in March 2025.
At a glance
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
- Albums
- Axiom
- Podcasts
- Yard Talk with Mike Yard and Live From Here
- On screen
- The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Get Up, Stand Up, ComicView and 4 more
- Official site
- mikeyardcomedy.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: mikeyardcomedy.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
Albums
- Axiom 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2019
On screen
- The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore correspondent, Comedy Central, from 2015
- Get Up, Stand Up winner, Comedy Central
- ComicView
- Def Comedy Jam
- Comedy at the Apollo
- Inside Amy Schumer
- The Break with Michelle Wolf
Podcasts
- Yard Talk with Mike Yard host
- Live From Here cast member, American Public Media, from 2018
Comedians like Mike Yard
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.
- Bruce Bruce also in Comicview
- D'Lai also in Comicview
- Don DC Curry also in Comicview
- Lavell Crawford also in Comicview
- Michael Blackson also in Comicview
- Sommore also in Comicview
- Alycia Cooper also in Comicview
- Kareem Green also in Comicview
Their stand-up
Yard first tried stand-up at 24 and became a familiar presence on the New York comedy circuit, appearing on ComicView, Def Comedy Jam and Comedy at the Apollo, and he won Comedy Central's Get Up, Stand Up competition. In 2018 he joined the cast of American Public Media's radio programme Live From Here.
Career timeline
- 2015The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (correspondent, Comedy Central, from 2015) On screen
- 2018Live From Here (cast member, American Public Media, from 2018) Podcast or book
- 2019Axiom (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2019) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Mike Yard performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: mikeyardcomedy.com ↗.
What podcasts have they been on?
Yard Talk with Mike Yard and Live From Here.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Get Up, Stand Up, ComicView, Def Comedy Jam, Comedy at the Apollo and Inside Amy Schumer, among 7 credits.
Where are they based?
Brooklyn, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Bruce Bruce (also in Comicview), D'Lai (also in Comicview), Don DC Curry (also in Comicview), Lavell Crawford (also in Comicview) and Michael Blackson (also in Comicview).
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 (Biography) ↗ A stand-up comedian and a contributor to Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore; host of the podcast Yard Talk with Mike Yard; lives in…
- Observer — Comedian Mike Yard is ready to swing for the fences ↗ 17 May 2016: one of Larry Wilmore's most prized correspondents on The Nightly Show; since joining the show the year before he has become one of its most…
- Apple Music — Axiom ↗ Axiom, released 19 July 2019, ℗ 2019 800 Pound Gorilla Records (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist — Raw Comedy (archived 23 March 2025) ↗ SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel: 'Friend Groups' by Mike Yard, played 23 March 2025 (00:23 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Wikipedia ↗ First tried stand-up at 24; New York comedy circuit; ComicView, Def Comedy Jam and Comedy at the Apollo; winner of Comedy Central's Get Up, Stand Up; Inside…
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026