Michael Rayner

Michael Raynor’s show has been described “preposterous brilliance” and “whacky jugglement,” a combination of hilarious tricks and stunts with uproarious stand-up and a bounty of improvised fun and zingers. He started performing at Flint, MI’s automobile-themed amusement park, Autoworld, during his summer vacations. Since then, he has been an audience favorite, performing over 10,000 shows for personal and corporate clients, churches, comedy clubs, colleges and theme parks.

Michael has been likened to Steve Martin and Robin Williams. You’re never sure what’s coming next! His signature trick is spinning a McDonald’s cheeseburger on an umbrella, which garnered him an appearance on The David Letterman Show. Other TV appearances include esame Street, The Extreme Gong Show, Thirty Seconds to Fame and various local TV shows and commercials. He is a favorite on Nickelodeon, having performed his antics on What Would You Do? and Nick Arcade. He’s warmed up audiences for many sitcoms, including That ‘70s Show, Reba, Dharma & Greg, Stark Raving Mad, Then Came You, Two of a Kind, Two Guys and a Girl and the specials Thou Shalt Laugh ll and Home for the Holidays.

Michael was a weird scientist in a commercial for IBM and a dork washing a cardboard car for Saturn. He played a hapless gas station attendant who tries to take a photo of Elvis in an Energizer battery commercial and has appeared with Ringo Star, Jane Seymour, and Anthony Quinn promoting other worthwhile products. Maybe his proudest achievement was having Frank Sinatra personally approve him to promote his compilation CD for a Capitol Records commercial. Currently, Michael can be seen in his own comedy special, Bananas, hosted by Thor Ramsey on syndicated television and Christian channels nationwide and on DVD.

Michael says his testimony “is the story of the prodigal son, except I’m the one who stays home and is a good kid…I adore Christianity and Jesus, because He allows all—not just the morally good, but all—to have redemption.”