Michael Rowland stars as Shred in the hit FOX comedy Animal Control, alongside Joel McHale, which aired its third season in 2025. Originally from Atlanta, GA, he is a New York-based stand-up comedian and actor. He made his late-night tv debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and was honored as a New Face at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He’s been featured multiple times on This Week at the Comedy Cellar on Comedy Central, as well as Stupid Questions with Chris DiStefano and Pause with Sam Jay on HBOMax.  He also has a feature set for Comedy Central Digital, and in 2019 he was a finalist in the "New York's Funniest Stand Up" competition for New York Comedy Festival.