Mike Brian Fogarty

Instructor

Mike Brian Fogarty is a comedy writer, director, performer, and producer based in New York City. He is the founding member and executive producer of the sketch comedy show Backdoor Barbecue, one of the PIT’s longest running sketch comedy shows, where he also hosts and writes the show’s recurring comedy news segment News in Review.

Since beginning his comedy career in 2014, Mike has been a writer, performer, and director on Old School Sketch Show, a member of the PIT Sketch House team RunDMV, the co-host/head writer of the late-night style talk show At the Moment, and has had his shows and writing featured on The Second City Network, NYC Sketchfest, and more!

Mike has studied sketch comedy, late-night and sitcom TV writing, satire, and comedy performance at The Second City as well as sketch comedy and long-form improvisation at the Peoples Improv Theater and the Upright Citizens Brigade.

He loves writing comedy that is collaborative, fast and fun, knows how to make an exceptionally passable french onion soup, and is a CPA who absolutely cannot do your taxes (trust me – neither of us want that)!

Classes with Mike Brian Fogarty

In-Person Level 1 Late Night Style Writing | Fogarty THU 6-8 PM

Writing

Thursday 3/13 – Thursday 4/17

Instructor: Mike Brian Fogarty

This class is perfect writers of all experience with a desire to begin their late-night journey in a supportive, collaborative writers room under the guidance of a PIT Instructor!

In-Person Level 2 Late Night Writing | Fogarty WED 6-8 PM

Writing

Wednesday 4/23 – Wednesday 5/28

Instructor: Mike Brian Fogarty

In Late Night TV-Style Writing Level 2, students will expand on their knowledge of late night format and continue to brainstorm, write, pitch, and edit monologue jokes, desk bits, field pieces, character sketches, and more.