About the Workshop Instructor
Michael Donovan began doing stand-up comedy in 1995 at the age of 14.  He quickly became a regular opening act in the Philadelphia area at various comedy clubs and at private events. 

His first “big break” came at 15 when Sportsradio WIP morning show co-host, Joe Conklin, invited him to open for him on New Years’ Eve.  It was the first of six times that he appeared as host and emcee for Conklin.  Throughout his teens, he appeared multiple times on the WIP morning show as the “Kid Comic” and “Teen Correspondent”, giving Angelo Cataldi and company the perspective of an adolescent on current events, always looking for a way to work sex into the conversation.

 

At 17, he met his hero, George Carlin, after an appearance in Atlantic City in 1998. Carlin and Donovan began a correspondence that would last for several years.  At their first meeting, Carlin reviewed Donovan’s act and offered feedback.  When Donovan asked him to provide a college recommendation letter (because his grades were so awful), Carlin agreed.  La Salle University had never seen anything like it and admitted the academically-challenged student.  

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Michael is a better teacher than he was a student. He has been facilitating stand-up comedy workshops and producing stand-up comedy shows since 2012. He is proud to join the Unscripted Ltd faculty.

When not doing comedy, he works in a quality assurance capacity at an agency that provides various supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Michael lives in Norristown, PA with his wife, Stacy-Ann, and their three children.