Michael Kosta

Michael Kosta (born September 27, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian.

After earning a bachelor's degree in Speech Communications in 2002, Kosta played tennis on the ITF and ATP tour for two years before being hired as the Assistant Men's Tennis Coach for the University of Michigan.

While he was the assistant coach, he began to explore his interest in stand-up comedy and performed at local comedy clubs on the side.

In 2005, Kosta began a full-time job as a stand-up comic based in Los Angeles.

Kosta has had major appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan, Chelsea Lately, and Late Night with Seth Meyers as well as a half-hour Comedy Central special called Comedy Central Presents: Michael Kosta, in January 2011.

He has also made appearances on TruTV's World's Dumbest , performed at the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, and at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival.

Kosta also shot a pilot with Comedy Central called Overloaded with Michael Kosta in fall 2011, but as of October 2012, it has not been broadcast.

In 2013, Kosta filmed his own mini-sitcom for network TV under the auspices of FOX's Shortcom Comedy Hour with fellow comedians Neal Brennan, Dov Davidoff, Kevin Smith, and Ali Wong.

In 2015, Kosta released his first comedy album on Comedy Dynamics Records, Comedy For Attractive People.

Most recently, Michael also released his 1-hour Comedy Central Stand-up Special, Michael Kosta: Detroit.

NY.

LA.

in 2022.

Kosta has hosted several TV shows:

Kosta played tennis on the ITF and ATP tour for two years before being hired as the Assistant Men's Tennis Coach for the University of Michigan.

He formerly ranked #864 in the world tennis ranking.

He currently hosts his own podcast, Tennis Anyone, dedicated to all things tennis.

In July 2017, he joined The Daily Show as a correspondent and is now a senior correspondent.

He has also hosted The Comment Section for the E! Network with producer Joel McHale as well as co-hosting Fox Sports 1’s Crowd Goes Wild.

Kosta was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and went to Huron High School before attending the University of Illinois.

He is of Greek descent.