Michael Longfellow
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| Born | January 31, 1994 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | Arizona State University (BA) |
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| Website | www |
Michael Longfellow (born January 31, 1994)[1][2] is an American comedian and actor. He joined the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live as a featured player for its 48th season in 2022. He was promoted to being a repertory player at the start of the show's 50th season. Longfellow completed three years on SNL, announcing his departure from the show in August 2025.[3]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Longfellow was born in Phoenix and grew up there. His mother, who is an attorney, and father later divorced. His stand-up comedy includes references to the fact that both of his parents remarried, resulting in his having stepparents.
During his first year at Arizona State University in Tempe, where he earned a BA in English literature, Longfellow started performing stand-up comedy.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]After his 2016 graduation, he moved to Los Angeles[4] and began performing in comedy clubs across the country, as well as at the Netflix Is A Joke festival during its "Netflix Introducing..." showcase.[5] He has also appeared on Conan and Bring the Funny, a reality competition series on NBC co-hosted by his future SNL colleague, Kenan Thompson.
In 2022, it was announced that Longfellow would be joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a featured player for its 48th season.[6] On October 1, 2022, he made his SNL debut as a new featured cast member. In his first episode, he appeared on Weekend Update talking about relatives who are anti-vaccination and actress Sydney Sweeney’s Trump-supporting family members.[7]
On August 28, 2025, it was reported that Longfellow had left the show, after three seasons of being a cast member.[8] His final episode aired on May 17, 2025, with host Scarlett Johansson.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | Good Burger 2 | Oscar |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Bring the Funny | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2022–2025 | Saturday Night Live | Himself/Various | |
| 2025 | Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special | Scared Straight Teenager |
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External links
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- 1994 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century American comedians
- American male comedians
- American male television actors
- American sketch comedians
- American stand-up comedians
- Arizona State University alumni
- Living people
- Writers from Phoenix, Arizona
- People from Phoenix, Arizona
- American comedian stubs
- American television actor, 1990s birth stubs