MICHAEL BURGER

EMCEE · MODERATOR · COMEDIAN

START HERE

One minute. Then you’ll know.

Before TikTok, before follower counts, before anyone got hired for going viral, an NBC executive watched me step aside and let someone else own the moment. That instinct took me from a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean to my first television show with NBC.

A good host doesn't walk in saying, "Here I am." He walks in saying, "There you are."

  • I'm Michael Burger — host, emcee, moderator, television host, and comedian. Seven television shows. 49 sitcoms. 4,000 hours of live television.

    Stand-up comedy, cruise ships, corporate ballrooms, commercials, interviews, and live rooms where the plan changed and the microphone was still on.

    This channel brings together my work from television, stand-up, corporate events, interviews, commercials, and the Hold the Room series — stories built for anyone hiring a host, emcee, or moderator.

    A million followers can get attention. Experience knows what to do with it. You don't hire experience like this. You invest in it. Your audience will tell you the rest.

  • “Managing an audience is almost like a conductor of a symphony. There is no better conductor than Michael Burger.”

    —Todd Milliner, Co-Founder, Hazy Mills Productions

  • “I’ve used him twice as a keynote. Survey results say he was a home run. Also, a genuine pleasure to work with.”

    —Christine Baron, SVP, Verizon

  • “I took a risk. He nailed it. Every single time.”

    —Paul Gilbert, SVP International Formats, Paramount Global Content Distribution

  • “In my 35 years in the business producing 450 sitcoms, there is no one better at delivering a magical evening than Michael Burger.”

    —Bob Heath, Network Television Producer

  • “Funny. Content rich. Dealership specific. You’re going to be a tough act to follow next year.”

    —Bruce Knudsen, EVP Government Relations, MTADA

BY THE NUMBERS

Decades, not viral moments.

10 television shows. 50 sitcoms. 4,000 hours live. 135 Friday nights with Betty White. 3 books.

Stand-up comedy. Network television. Corporate ballrooms. Different rooms, same test: engage the audience, respect the clock, and give the people who hired me every reason to bring me back.

550k+

People
Entertained

50

Sitcoms

6k+

Hours of
Live TV

10

Network Shows

135

Friday Nights
with Betty White

3

Books Written

500+

Dinners at Nick's on 2nd Street — and counting

BEFORE YOU HIRE YOUR NEXT HOST

29 short videos. Each one answers a question you should be asking.

Built from rooms I've hosted, audiences I've held, and moments I've handled. Pick any one. In about 90 seconds, you'll know the kind of host you're hiring.

See the Series

IN ACTION

Experience teaches you this:

How to handle the nervous guest, the late guest, the executive who runs long, the meeting planner who comes over and says, "Our keynote missed his flight. Can you fill in?" The answer is yes. Yes to the delay. Yes to the change. Yes to the room that suddenly needs something it didn't need five minutes ago. Not because nothing surprises me — but because after decades of doing this, very little scares me.

  • I'm Michael Burger. Ten television shows. 50 sitcoms of audience warm-up. 4,000 hours in front of live audiences. 135 Friday nights with Betty White on Hot in Cleveland.

    Different rooms. Different audiences. Same instinct.

    A good host doesn't walk in saying, "Here I am."

    A good host walks in saying, "There you are."

    It's not about me. It's about you. Your guest. Your audience. Your event.

CONTACT

Let’s Talk

Tell me about the room, I’ll tell you how I can help.
Phone or Zoom — your call.