Michelle Collins (comedian)
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Michelle Collins | |
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Born | Michelle Elizabeth Cikk July 9, 1981 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Alma mater | Barnard College (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, talk show host, writer |
Years active | 2004–present[1] |
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Collins in 2016 |
Michelle Elizabeth Collins (born Michelle Elizabeth Cikk;[2] July 9, 1981) is an American comedian and talk show host. Collins came into the entertainment industry as the managing editor of VH1's bestweekever.tv, a pop culture website that tied into the series of the same name. The site earned her two Webby Awards for Best Celebrity Fan Blog.[3] In 2010, Collins joined as a co-host on the new LOGO/VH1 show The Gossip Queens,[4] which was also in limited syndication.[5] She joined The View on July 13, 2015, for the 19th season as a co-host. She was let go on June 3, 2016. She hosted her own Sirius XM talk show, The Michelle Collins Show, from 2018 until 2022.[6][7]
Early life and education
Collins was born on July 9, 1981, in
Career
Collins worked as a
Collins started as managing editor for
Collins also performed standup comedy, which she described as "mostly off the cuff and not written".[21]
The View
On July 13, 2015, after making several appearances from February of that year, Collins was announced to have signed on as a co-host on
On June 3, 2016, it was announced that Collins was fired from The View, effective immediately.[26] Collins made a statement confirming her departure from the show on June 17, 2016, via Instagram.[27]
After The View, Radio shows
On July 13, 2016, a new show hosted by Collins was released on ABC Digital titled All My Gay Friends Are Getting Married.[28] Collins was also announced as the host of After Paradise, the live after-show of Bachelor in Paradise.[29] Additionally, she hosted two shows on Lifetime TV: Little Talk Live and Date Night Live. On July 8, 2018, Collins became the host of the new TLC Channel show "90 Day Live". "90 Day Live" is a recep/review show that takes place directly after the weekly show "90 Day Fiancée: Happily Ever After?" on TLC. The show features Michelle giving a recap of that week's show events along with special guests. Collins also appears as a guest host on the Today Show.[30][17][31]
In March 2018, she began her daily Sirius XM morning show The Michelle Collins Show on the Sirius XM Stars channel.[6] The radio show covers pop culture and entertainment, and included interviews with celebrity guests, newsmakers, experts, and reality TV stars.[6] In August 2021, she started broadcasting on the Radio Andy channel on Sirius XM. Collins hosts a podcast, Midnight Snack with Michelle Collins, which succeeded her previous podcasts Fresh Batch and Edit That Out.[13][31][32][33]
On October 21, 2022, the final episode of her SiriusXM show aired.[7] Soon after she relaunched The Michelle Collins Show radio show on paid-subscription service Patreon.[34][31]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Joy Behar, Candace Cameron Bure, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie Perez, Raven-Symoné, and Nicolle Wallace) |
Nominated | [35] |
References
- ^ a b c "Michelle Collins, Director and Spokeswoman, Votergasm.org - Gothamist". March 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010.
- ^ The View (May 27, 2016). "Joy Behar Revals Origin Of Her Last Name – The View". Retrieved January 6, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Webby Awards 2008". Archived from the original on March 28, 2014.
- IMDb
- ^ "The Gossip Queens". Logo TV.
- ^ a b c "Michelle Collins, comedian and former co-host of The View, launches uncensored daily show". Washington, DC: SiriusXM. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Collins, Michelle [@michcoll] (October 21, 2022). "Here we goooo our last show on @radioandysxm!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Tennant, Thomas. "Michelle Collins biography Who is Michelle Collins?". About Entertainment. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ Collins, Michelle (December 21, 2011). "Gelty-y Conscience: A Jewish Family Christmas". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ The View (September 6, 2015). "Michelle Collins On Her Family, The View and Childhood". Retrieved January 6, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Agresta, Mike (Fall 2011). "Behind the Shell". Columbia College Today. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Michelle Collins Bids Farewell to Los Angeles as She Readies to Join 'The View' | Entertainment Tonight". August 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Michelle Collins | Speaking Fee, Booking Agent, & Contact Info | CAA Speakers".
- ^ "Who is Michelle Collins? Six things to know about 'The View's' new host". New York Daily News. July 8, 2015.
- ^ "News | VH1". Archived from the original on May 12, 2007.
- ^ "More Big-Time Shake-Ups at the View". Vanity Fair. July 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "'The View': Michelle Collins Feted as She Officially Joins as Co-Host". July 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c "The View adds Comedian Michelle Collins as host". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Lehman, Daniel (March 10, 2009). "ECNY Awards Recap". backstage.com. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Hysterical Michelle Collins wins the Brink of Fame: Comic Award". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ^ "A Seat with a View".
- ^ Messer, Lesley (July 13, 2015). "Michelle Collins to Join 'The View' as New Co-Host". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Michelle Collins Finally Announced as 'The View's Latest New Co-Host". July 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "'The View' Axes Michelle Collins as Co-Host (EXCLUSIVE)". June 3, 2016.
- ^ CNN anchor to 'The View' hosts: 'Double standard much?' - CNN Video, October 29, 2015, retrieved April 13, 2017
- ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (June 3, 2016). "'The View' Axes Michelle Collins as Co-Host (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ Messer, Lesley. "Michelle Collins Announces She's Leaving 'The View'". ABC News. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Michelle Collins' "All My Gay Friends Are Getting Married" Lands On ABC Streaming Service". Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "'After Paradise' spoilers: Sean Lowe, Chad Johnson, Michelle Collins, more appear in premiere". August 9, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Michelle Collins reveals the 'breaking point' that inspired her to move overseas". July 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Why You Should Go on First Dates While Traveling Abroad - BNN Bloomberg". November 9, 2022.
- ^ "These "Bachelorette" Podcasts Will Help You Analyze All the Monday Night Drama".
- ^ "Michelle Collins to host morning radio talk show for SiriusXM – the Comic's Comic". March 2018.
- ^ "Michelle Collins".
- ^ Variety Staff (March 24, 2016). "'Young & Restless' Leads Daytime Emmy Noms But Ceremony Won't Be on TV". Retrieved March 24, 2017.
External links
- Michelle Collins on Instagram
- Michelle Collins at IMDb
- Michelle Collins on Twitter
- Michelle Collins on Facebook