Michael Hartney is an actor/writer/comedian in New York City. He co-created popular YouTube channel Characters Welcome and is an alum of JFL New Faces and Comedy Central's Comics to Watch. TV credits include 30 Rock, WeCrashed, The Politician, and Throwing Shade, where he also served as a staff writer. Michael also created the roles of Stanley and Mr. Williams (and understudied the role of Dewey) in the original Broadway cast of School of Rock the Musical