Michael Ian Black is an actor, come­di­an, and writer who start­ed his career on MTV’s ​“The State” and has since cre­at­ed and starred in many TV shows and appeared in icon­ic movies, such as Wet Hot Amer­i­can Sum­mer and The Bax­ter. Black is the author of sev­er­al award-win­ning books for chil­dren and adults. As a stand-up come­di­an, he reg­u­lar­ly tours the coun­try and has released com­e­dy albums and pod­casts includ­ing Mike & Tom Eat Snacks with Tom Cavanagh, and Top­ics with Michael Showal­ter. He lives in Con­necti­cut with his wife and two children.