Vic Michaelis

Vic Michaelis
Michaelis at SXSW 2024
Born
New Jersey, United States
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
Years active2015–present

Vic Michaelis is an American-Canadian improvisational comedian and actor. They[a] have appeared on Dropout comedy shows including as the host of Very Important People (2023–present).

Early life

Michaelis was born in New Jersey and raised in Illinois before moving to the unincorporated village of Kleinburg in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, at age 15. They lived with their father growing up and are the oldest of five children, with two full siblings, and two step siblings. Michaelis attended the University of Toronto Scarborough for two years, before leaving to pursue a brief career in fashion and modelling.[1][2]

Career

Television

In the 2010s, Michaelis appeared in episodes of Speechless, Bless This Mess, and Motive.

Michaelis played small roles in CollegeHumor sketches while also performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. In 2022, they began appearing as a contestant on the Dropout game show Make Some Noise, and later others such as Game Changer, Breaking News, Dirty Laundry, Thousandaires, and Smartypants.[1][3]

Michaelis played the recurring role of Mildred in the second season of the TV series Upload in 2022.[4] The same year they appeared in an episode of Charmed.

In 2023, they became the host of the Dropout show Very Important People, in which they interview comedians playing improvised characters while wearing elaborate costumes.[3][5] In episode ten of Game Changer's seventh season, Michaelis and Aabria Iyengar were elected as honorary presidents of Dropout.[6][7]

In 2026, Michaelis appeared in the spy thriller TV series Ponies as Cheryl.[8][9] They also starred in Dimension 20: Gladlands, the actual play show's 27th campaign, as Hugi.[10][11]

Film

Michaelis appeared in the 2021 film Four Walls. In 2023, Michaelis starred in the Hallmark Hannukah time loop film Round and Round as Rachel.[12]

They starred as Violet in the dark comedy film D(e)ad (2026).[13] The film, written by Isabella Roland and directed by Roland's mother, Claudia Lonow, had an independent and crowdfunded production.[14] In reference to Michaelis' work in D(e)ad, Ponies, and Very Important People, BJ Colangelo of /Film called it "a delightful bit of whiplash" to see "Michaelis perform across three different levels of production, value and style between their newest projects, and it is a testament to their talent as a performer".[13]

Audio

In 2025, Michaelis wrote and recorded an audiobook titled One Man's Trash: A Novella under the pen name Taylor Scarborough-Faigher.[15]

Personal life

Michaelis is non-binary,[16] and uses they/them and she/her pronouns.[1] Michaelis met their husband, a biologist, when they were both students at the University of Toronto Scarborough while acting in a play he was directing. They were married in 2018.[2]

Michaelis has a second-degree black belt in taekwondo and used to compete when they were a child.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Michaelis uses they/them and she/her pronouns. This article uses they/them for consistency.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Weaver, Jackson (June 30, 2024). "Very Important People host Vic Michaelis is very famous and has places to be". CBC News. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Vic Michaelis | Couples Therapy. July 2, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024 – via shows.acast.com.
  3. ^ a b Fleming, Ryan (June 13, 2024). "'Very Important People's Vic Michaelis On Their Host Persona & Some Truly Wild Characters: 'Tommy Shriggly Really Came In And Hit Me Like A Wrecking Ball'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Persaud, Christine (March 19, 2022). "Upload: The Best New Characters Introduced In Season 2, Ranked". ScreenRant. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Allton, Natalie (January 24, 2024). "'Very Important People' is very nearly perfect". The Observer. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Outvoted". Game Changer. Season 7. Episode 10. August 11, 2025. Dropout. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  7. ^ Shachat, Sarah (August 12, 2025). "How the Audience Changed the 'Game Changer' Finale". IndieWire. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  8. ^ Cordero, Rosy (February 4, 2025). "Adrian Lester & Nicholas Podany Among 5 Cast In Peacock's 'PONIES' Alongside Emilia Clarke". Deadline. Retrieved January 8, 2026. ... and Vic Michaelis (Very Important People, Upload).
  9. ^ Han, Angie (January 14, 2026). "'Ponies' Review: Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson Team Up for Peacock's Flashy but Forgettable Spy Thriller". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  10. ^ Manchester, Austin (December 17, 2025). "Dimension 20's new campaign shows a Mad Max-inspired world and a chiller vibe than Critical role". Polygon. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  11. ^ Anderson, Kyle (December 17, 2025). "DIMENSION 20 Drops Trailer for GLADLANDS Post-Apocalypse Campaign". Nerdist. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  12. ^ Holmes, Linda (December 15, 2023). "One last Hanukkah gift from Hallmark: 'Round and Round' is a really fun romcom". NPR. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Colangelo, B. J. (January 15, 2026). "Vic Michaelis Is The Next Comedy Superstar – But The Cool Kids Already Know That". /Film. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  14. ^ Colangelo, BJ (September 13, 2025). "This 2025 Comedy Proves Truly Independent Cinema Is Still Alive". /Film. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  15. ^ "One Year Later - Season 7". Dropout.
  16. ^ Riese, Drew Burnett Gregory (December 13, 2023). "We Got High and Watched Hallmark Hanukkah Movie "Round and Round," and Yes of Course the Sister Is a Lesbian". Autostraddle. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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