Michael Grant Day (born March 20, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, game show host, and singer. He was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live before its 39th season in 2013. Day was then promoted to on-air cast status and became a featured player during the show's 42nd season in 2016, later being promoted to repertory status beginning with the show's 44th season in 2018. Day previously was an on-air correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Jay Leno Show. He is also the host of the Netflix show Is It Cake? Early life and education Day was born March 20, 1980, in Orange, California. He attended Panorama Elementary School and later graduated from El Modena High School, the same high school as actor Milo Ventimiglia, in the city of Orange. There, he was involved in the drama program and the student government. He wrote comedic sketches for monthly assemblies and made the theme for his homecoming, "Batman". He also experienced extreme bullying, seeking refuge in theater. Day graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in theater. Career Day began his career with the Groundlings, a Los Angeles-based improvisational theater group. With the Groundlings, Day and Michael Naughton wrote and co-starred in David Blaine Street Magic, a parody of magician David Blaine, portrayed by Mitch Silpa. The video, posted to YouTube, was once one of the most-viewed videos on the site. Day was an original cast member on the improvisational comedy series Wild 'n Out on MTV. He played various characters in the Groundling stage show Groundlings, In The Study, With The Candlestick in early 2009 and directed Groundlings Space Camp. Day wrote for Showtime's The Underground in 2006. Day starred in NBC's Kath & Kim remake (2009), wrote for and co-produced the Cartoon Network show Incredible Crew (2013), and wrote for Adult Swim's Robot Chicken in 2014. Day hosted a recurring segment parodying TMZ from 2010 to 2013 on The Jay Leno Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Day was a featured cast member of NBC variety show Maya & Marty, alongside Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, and Kenan Thompson. He also served as one of the show's co-head writers. 2013–present: Saturday Night Live Day was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live in 2013 for its 39th season. He was