Mike Robertson is a writer, comedian and filmmaker, currently based in Edmonton Canada.
As a filmmaker,
he has created dozens of shorts, sketches and music videos. His work has screened in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia.
Recent highlights include: directing seasons 1 and 2 of Folk Lordz, working as a writer and editor for How To Learn Anything Seasons 1-3 (Telus TV), directing segments for Caution: May Contain Nuts seasons 3-5 (APTN), as well as writing and directing episodes of the puppet comedy series Felt Up! (Bite TV), and on the sketch comedy TV show E-Town (Bite TV).
He has been nominated for 9 AMPIA Awards, including awards for best film, best direction, and best writing. He won a FAVA Fest award for Best Short Film, and an Edmonton Music Award for Best Music Video.
His music videos have played on CBC and Much Music, and have been nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award. His web videos have been featured on Buzzfeed, Maxim.com, and The Daily What, and nominated for Canadian Comedy Awards.
As a comedian,
He is an accomplished improvisor, standup comedian and sketch performer. He has performed improv with Rapid Fire Theatre in Edmonton since 2003.
His sketch comedy troupe Marv n’ Berry has performed all over North America since 2015, touring places from New Orleans to Vancouver. They recently created a series of Edmonton-themed sketches in collaboration with CBC Comedy, and performed at San Francisco Sketchfest.
In his stand-up comedy days, he opened for Neil Hamburger, Maria Bamford, Tig Notaro, and Kevin McDonald (Kids in the Hall), Kurt Braunohler and Brody Stevens, among others.
He co-hosts Weird Al Karaoke at the Grindstone Theatre in Edmonton, a monthly show where anyone can perform their own original song parodies live over karaoke tracks in front of an enthusiastic audience.