Mike Trainor
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Mike Trainor is an American stand-up comedian and writer. He provides commentary on the TruTV series The Smoking Gun Presents
.
. He began performing stand-up comedy
in the summer of 2003 after graduating from Elon University
. Trainor is a member of the Kappa Alpha Order
. He now lives in Astoria, New York.
, performing at his first open-mic comedy show at the bar Nevada Smiths. Trainor also started off his career worked for the radio stations Q104.3 and WCBS 880 and at the television news station NY1
. He has been working solely as a comic since the Spring of 2008. Trainor has been featured in Maxim Magazine and for a while was a regular contributor to CollegeHumor.com. From 2004 to 2006 he was the co-host and producer of the show "Four Quotas" on Sirius Satellite Radio
alongside his longtime collaborator Steve Hofstetter
.
Trainor currently provides humorous commentary on the show "TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest..." and the web series "The 411" on Yahoo. In June of 2011 Trainor replaced Ted Jessup
as Creative Consultant at Meetinghouse Productions, Inc. (the company behind TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest... after Jessup's departure to Family Guy
.
The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...
truTV Presents: World's Dumbest... is a cable television series produced by Meetinghouse Productions, Inc. and is airing on truTV...
.
Personal life
Trainor grew up in West Orange, New JerseyWest Orange, New Jersey
West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207...
. He began performing stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
in the summer of 2003 after graduating from Elon University
Elon University
Elon University is a private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Formerly known as Elon College, it became Elon University on June 1, 2001. The campus is a botanical garden and features oak trees, brick sidewalks, fountains, and lakes...
. Trainor is a member of the Kappa Alpha Order
Kappa Alpha Order
Kappa Alpha Order is a social fraternity and fraternal order. Kappa Alpha Order has 124 active chapters, 3 provisional chapters, and 2 commissions...
. He now lives in Astoria, New York.
Career
Trainor began his career in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, performing at his first open-mic comedy show at the bar Nevada Smiths. Trainor also started off his career worked for the radio stations Q104.3 and WCBS 880 and at the television news station NY1
NY1
NY1, New York One, is a 24-hour cable-news television channel focusing on the five boroughs of New York City. In addition to news and weather forecasts, the channel also features human-interest segments such as the "New Yorker of the Week" and the "Scholar Athlete of the Week", and specialty...
. He has been working solely as a comic since the Spring of 2008. Trainor has been featured in Maxim Magazine and for a while was a regular contributor to CollegeHumor.com. From 2004 to 2006 he was the co-host and producer of the show "Four Quotas" on Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
alongside his longtime collaborator Steve Hofstetter
Steve Hofstetter
Steve Hofstetter is an author, columnist and comedian, who started with material particularly pertaining to college life, and has since become a social commentator...
.
Trainor currently provides humorous commentary on the show "TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest..." and the web series "The 411" on Yahoo. In June of 2011 Trainor replaced Ted Jessup
Ted Jessup
Ted Jessup is an American television writer, producer, and performer. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland where his father was serving with the U.S. State Department. He graduated from Hamilton College...
as Creative Consultant at Meetinghouse Productions, Inc. (the company behind TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest... after Jessup's departure to Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
.
