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Mikey Day

Mikey Day

Actor and writer, also producer · Born March 20, 1980 (46) · Orange, California, USA

Michael William Day (born March 20, 1980) is an American actor and comedian. He was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live before its 39th season in 2013. He 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 44th season in 2018. Day is also the host of the Netflix show Is It Cake? He previously was an on-air correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Jay Leno Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mikey Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 20, 1980 (46)
From
Orange, California, USA
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Mikey Day's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
25%
Society
14%
Ideas
12%
Power
6%
Morality
4%
Ambition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Trickster
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Absurd
4
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
2
Warm
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mikey Day's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Mikey Day's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Planning New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Joseph

  • Unfrosted(2024)

    as Crackle

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Good Burger 2(2023)

    as Mikey Day

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Abbott Elementary(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Home Sweet Home Alone(2021)

    Screenplay · Story · as Priest

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hubie Halloween(2020)

    as Axehead

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Solar Opposites(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Brittany Runs a Marathon(2019)

    as Dev

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Little(2019)

    as Connor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer · Writer · as Left Skeleton (voice)

  • Brother Nature(2016)

    Producer · Writer · as Thomas Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Incredible Crew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 14 episodes · Writer

  • Terminator: Termination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer · as John Connor

  • David Blaine Street Magic Part 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · as Idiot One

  • Friends with Benefits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Derek

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Kath & Kim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 17 episodes · as Craig Baker

  • Bar Starz(2008)

    as Cole

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • David Blaine Street Magic Part 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer · as Idiot One

  • Traffic Signals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay · as Dave

  • Short Circuitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • David Blaine Street Magic Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer · as Idiot One

  • Katt Williams: American Hustle(2007)

    as Power Agent

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Totally Awesome(2006)

    as Charlie Gunderson

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • David Blaine Street Magic 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer · as Idiot One

  • The Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin / Ken / Washington Generals Coach (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Faking the Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as School Guy #1

  • Angel(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as O'Shea

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 201 episodes · Writer · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Untitled Inspector Gadget Reboot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Untitled Rugrats Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles, 31 of them dated from 1975 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Little (2019)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

Katt Williams: American Hustle (2007)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Wild 'N Out (2005)

Film career

19752025

Peak 2020 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2006Screen debut· Totally Awesome
  • 2006First top-billed film· Totally Awesome

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 33: 18 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndWriting15 of 33: 5 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing2 of 33: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

33 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s2 · acting2000s12 · 12 acting · 4 crew2010s8 · 7 acting · 5 crew2020s8 · 7 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 17% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Mikey Day's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Bar Starz (2008)

99th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Katt Williams: American Hustle (2007)

Midcredits 76th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mikey Day's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Mikey Day work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mikey Day's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rich Kim shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers