Michelle Collins

Michelle Elizabeth Collins (born Michelle Elizabeth Cikk; July 9, 1981) is an American comedian and talk show host. Collins came into the entertainment industry as the managing editor of VH1's bestweekever.tv, a pop culture website that tied into the series of the same name. The site earned her two Webby Awards for Best Celebrity Fan Blog. In 2010, Collins joined as a co-host on the new LOGO/VH1 show The Gossip Queens, which was also in limited syndication. She joined The View on July 13, 2015, for the 19th season as a co-host. She was let go on June 3, 2016. She hosted her own Sirius XM talk show, The Michelle Collins Show, from 2018 until 2022. Early life and education Collins was born on July 9, 1981, in Miami Beach, Florida as Michelle Cikk, to Judy and Mel Collins, who changed their names when she was a young girl. She has an older brother. Her parents are of Eastern European Jewish descent. She graduated from Barnard College in New York City with a B.A. in art history. Career Collins worked as a legal assistant prior to becoming a comedian. Collins started as managing editor for VH1's Best Week Ever website for six years. According to Collins, she broke the story of Jared Fogle's early pornography business during her time writing for the website. She also covered major events such as the Wimbledon Championships, the Oscars and the Olympics Vanity Fair. She also contributed to Elle. Before joining The View, Collins made regular appearances as a panelist on Chelsea Lately, The Joy Behar Show, The Tyra Banks Show, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, The Wendy Williams Show, and various VH1 productions. She also had her own web talk show, Martini Minute, on which she has interviewed celebrities such as Adam Lambert, New Kids on the Block, Travie McCoy, and Jessica Simpson. Collins also appeared on and wrote for Kathy Griffin's talk show. In 2009, she won the ECNY Award for Best Female Standup Comedian in New York, and in the same year she was featured as a "Comedian to Watch" in the magazine YRB. In 2010, she won LOGO's NewNowNext Award for "Breakout Comic".