While they continue to host the third season of the Dropout online series, Michaelis is also stepping into another creative arena. They’ll appear in the new Peacock original Ponies, starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, a tonal pivot that trades surprise wigs for espionage, danger, and dark humor. Michaelis is also entering the dome on Dimension 20, Dropout's tabletop roleplaying show, marking another first as they take on tabletop roleplaying in front of a deeply invested audience.
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Because you like birds and drink coffee?I think being alive has a lot to do with coffee and enjoyment, so those three things feel intertwined. Honestly, I think that’s all you need to know about me as a person.If I got in a fist fight with a stranger on the street and they said, “I’m sorry about that, can I grab you a coffee?” I’d go get it with them. Then we’d go bird-watching. I’d say, “That’s a raven,” and if you said, “Yeah, that’s awesome,” I’d give you my phone number, and we’d hang out.
How much of Vic, the host of Very Important People, is like the real Vic?From day one, it was always a character that lives somewhere deep inside me. The details are a weird mix. The big stuff has nothing to do with my real life. It’s completely fake. We even have a lore keeper, our script supervisor, who writes everything down. If I contradict myself, Johnny will shout, “You said you were a Sagittarius last episode!” So sometimes I make the little details real because it’s easier to keep track of them. I think at one point I said I was Canadian because it was just an easier detail to remember if it came up again.The big stuff is fictionalized, even if the ideas live somewhere deep inside me. Wanting big things. Wanting to be great. Marty Supreme. Wanting to be Timothée Chalamet is sort of my plan for 2026.
That actually tracks. Watching you, whether it’s on Very Important People, Make Some Noise, or on your new show Ponies, there’s this air of authority. Sam will apologize before giving you a prompt. You’ll literally move him out of the chair. Cheryl on Ponies has that energy, too. Do you feel like you give off authority, intentionally or not?I think I have the confidence of someone raised by a single dad whose only move was telling me I could do anything I wanted so often that I believed it. Any further inspection and it all falls apart. You poke at it and go, “That’s not fabric, that’s a plastic bag.” But on the surface, it holds.I was a weird kid. I spent a lot of time alone, mostly by choice, and I loved making up stories. I used to tell people I had an older brother... these were people who knew my family and that we didn't have an older brother... and I’d say, “We’re not allowed to talk about him.” People were very concerned. I’m really lucky that turned into a profession. Otherwise, it might’ve been a problem.If you say something with enough confidence, it’ll get you far enough. It’s the community theater rule. If you sing loud enough, you’ll get the lead. Once you’re there, what are they going to do?
What is it about danger that appeals to you?It’s a soap opera. Heightened stakes make for the best romance. If a tornado is coming and you’re strapped to a pipe with your ex-wife, that’s the time to say you still have feelings. There’s no better moment to confess. Nothing you say is too crazy when an F5 is bearing down and Dorothy is gone.
(L-R) Nicholas Podany as Ray and Vic Michaelis as Cheryl in 'Ponies'C
What was it like working with Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson?They set the tone. That’s always true of the people at the top of the call sheet. They were unbelievably kind and generous. We went to dinner early on. We did a lot of karaoke in Hungary. It felt like camp. Nobody was inaccessible. I hope that warmth comes through in the show.
The hair and the outfits in the show are really incredible.I've never been on a show where I get to wear the fun stuff. It was a gift. I wanted to take everything home with me, especially all the suits. It was just absolutely incredible.
Coming from an improv background, how much room was there to improvise on Ponies?There was tons of room. Susanna and David were excited about me improvising. Some of it made it in, some didn’t. I didn't perform for six months. It was the longest stretch since I started improv, so having that outlet was really important to me.
Back to Very Important People. One of the joys of the format is how many different people you work with. What’s that been like?It’s such a gift. BobbyMoynihan was a full-circle moment for me. He was my era of SNL. Performing with him was huge. In Season 3, that moment was Eugene Cordero. He’s a titan of improv. Everything I threw at him, good or bad, he turned into a character choice. It was masterful.
I assume there is a big difference between what they might be and what they actually bring to life.That's kind of it. I don't sit in or see the reveals because I don't find it very helpful to know what they're workshopping or exactly what they land on. For our purposes of improv, the hair and the makeup, that's all suggestion for the improv scene. When they come in, that's the starting point. We spend the entire scene flushing things out. People discover things. So I don't want anybody to feel married to something they said after having seen themselves for 30 seconds. Because people are, in that moment, freaking out, wondering what they are going to do with this.The first time I see them in real life is when they arrive on set. We then do last looks. But also, I like seeing people put on the voice and get into character. With Brennan, I saw that for the first time on set and my reaction truly was genuine. He didn't blink the entire time.
Who are the dream VIP guests?Catherine O'Hara. C'mon. Please. Please. I just think that she would be brilliant. She is my comedy star and all of my favorite comedy is rooted back in Canadian comedies. Having her on would be truly incredible. I don't know that she would ever do it. It's intense. You're in hair and makeup for three to four ouse and you don't know what you're going to be. So I get it. But if she would ever want to do it, we would have her in a heartbeat.
You are from Canada. There has been so much incredible comedy that has come out of Canada. The ratio of population size versus how many people end up successful in comedy is incredible. I think that people are not looking hard enough at Canadian film and television. One of the really cool things about Heated Rivalry being a Crave original and then coming to the US and being so successful airing in real time is that people will take Canadian content a little more seriously. It's amazing. There's incredible stuff up[ there and I'm glad it's starting to get its flowers.
And you're stepping into the Dimension 20 dome with them for the first time.It's the scariest thing I've ever done. Hands down. Point blank. Period.
Have your feelings on being part of it changed since filming it?Would you go back and do it again?Yeah, I think it would be really situational, especially D&D proper. I'm not a very educated person, but I am a very academically minded person. I dropped out of college. But when it comes to comedy, I am a student of comedy. First and foremost, I love learning about comedy. I like knowing the rules. And so when it comes to D&D, I feel like I don't know it backwards and forwards enough to be confident in what I'm doing. That's how I felt in the first few episodes of Gladlands. I was like, "Am I doing this right?" And then after Episode 2, I was like "I get it." We would do two episode film days, so after the first day, all of a sudden I clicked in. I then sent Brennan an hour and a half worth of voice notes. That's sort of how the end of the season played out. It was one of the most artistically satisfying things I've ever done.
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