ABOUT THE HOST

"One of Boston's Best". In a city famous for great comedians, that's how The Boston Globe described Mike Dorval. After doing comedy for only three months, Mike won the New Hampshire Comedy Festival, beating out some of the most established comics in New England and soon became one of the youngest headliners in Boston history. Mike has been featured in Comedy Central's Laugh Riots , numerous television commercials, BBC America, and the Discovery Channel. Recently he toured overseas for the USO, entertaining thousands of US military personnel abroad, released his first live comedy album entitled, "We need to talk...".

As an actor Mike has worked with many theatre, companies including Merrimack Repertory Theater, Centastage, and he spent more than five years as a resident company member of Shear Madness, the longest running comedy in American theater history. His one man show, "Mike Dorval's Death by Chocolate" was described as "Hilarious and poignant" by The Boston Globe. A comedic take an a life long love/hate relationship with food that's had extended runs at a number of venues including Boston Playwright's Theatre, Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theatre, and The Boston Center For the Arts. Mike's takes on his Catholic upbringing, love life, and the insanity of the world around him have entertained audiences at colleges and clubs across the country and prompted The Boston Herald to exclaim, "Michael Dorval is hilarious!"