Moderating & Hosting

Book Michael to host your next event

Live moderating, in-conversation evenings and event hosting from the voice behind 340+ Funny in Failure interviews.

Moderator & Host

Conversations that feel easy, honest and genuinely entertaining

Michael Kahan has spent years drawing out the real stories behind people's success, on stage and behind the mic. Whether it's a live in-conversation evening, a panel, a Q&A or a corporate event, he brings warmth, quick wit and a rare ability to make guests and audiences feel completely at ease.

In-conversation evenings

A live, on-stage interview with your headline guest, shaped into a warm and funny evening the room will remember.

Panels & Q&As

Moderating panels and audience Q&As, keeping the conversation sharp, balanced and on time.

Event hosting & MC

Hosting and MC duties for festivals, launches and corporate events, with energy and polish front to back.

Why Michael

Years behind the mic, hundreds of conversations, and a genuine knack for making people open up.

340+ recorded conversationsA deep track record interviewing actors, comedians, writers and creators from the world's biggest shows.

Gets people to open upKnown for warm, thoughtful questions that go past the usual interview and find the real story.

Funny and quick on his feetReads a room, rolls with the moment and keeps an audience laughing along the way.

Trusted by major namesFrom The Simpsons to Somebody Feed Phil, guests of real stature have shared the stage and the mic with Michael.

Recent Highlight

An evening moderating with Phil Rosenthal

Michael had the honour of moderating An Evening with Phil Rosenthal, guiding a warm, funny and free-flowing conversation with the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and Somebody Feed Phil. From the writers' room to travelling the world, the night was full of the honest, behind-the-scenes storytelling Michael loves to draw out, exactly the kind of evening he brings to an event.

And yes, there was a Tim Tam Slam involved.