Mike Lemme is a creator of experimental theater, who moonlights as a comedian, writer, director, and producer. In August 2022, Lemme will bring his two new plays, Healing+, for which he received a standing ovation for at the Kraine Theater in New York City, and Bathroom of a Bar on Bleecker, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world. This will be Lemme’s second time at the Fringe but first as a solo performer, playwright, and director. 

 

Known for putting on shows in unique locations, Lemme has previously sold-out shows inside tiny co-working spaces in London, Rome, and Austin, Texas, where he develops new material while sitting around a conference table with complete strangers. At the beginning of the pandemic, Mike turned his bedroom into a theater for his cult-classic zoom series, ‘Talking Privately.’ These zooms shows inspired Mike to continue to produce his own shows instead of trying the traditional approach of breaking into local comedy clubs.  

 

A former intern for Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon, Lemme has also warmed-up studio audiences for ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ and had a short story published in The New York Times. 

 

In 2016, Lemme self-funded a 15 night residency at the UNDER St. Marks Theater in New York City, which he turned into his first stand-up film, Help Wanted. The special show revolves around Lemme’s painful childhood in the suburbs and finding hope in New York City.