Mikalah Gordon
S4 · Eliminated 11th
As of October 7, 2026
As of November 7, 2024, Mikalah Gordon co-hosted the Chet Buchanan Show on 98.5 KLUC and held residencies at Delilah at the Wynn and the Nowhere Lounge at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. As of October 2026 she promoted the podcast So Funny It Hurts and a residency. She released the single Hands Off on August 5, 2022.[1][2][3]
Career
After the show
- July 23, 2013She released her first single, Honey, on July 23, 2013.[3][4]
- May 2, 2023She created the podcast So Funny It Hurts. FOX5 Las Vegas covered a new podcast on May 2, 2023, and on November 7, 2024 Deluxe Version said Audacy had picked the show up for a live-audience second season.[1][4][7]
- November 7, 2024On November 7, 2024, Deluxe Version reported that she co-hosted the Chet Buchanan Show on 98.5 KLUC on weekday mornings and held residencies at Delilah at the Wynn and the Nowhere Lounge at Fontainebleau.[1]
Date not documented
- Before American Idol, she performed with the Helen Joy Young Entertainers and sang at the White House.[4]
- She performed in a residency at Rose Rabbit Lie, a club inside the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, until 2018.[4][8]
- She released the singles Sugar & Spice on December 16, 2019, Cry Love on June 30, 2021, and Hands Off on August 5, 2022.[3]
Discography
No releases are documented yet.
Awards
Checked October 7, 2026; none found.
Other activity
- She played Brianna on the sitcom Living with Fran. A 2024 profile calls that role co-starring.[1][4]
- She was a co-host of American Idol Extra for its first two seasons.[4]
- She was a contestant on the second season of Gone Country and performed a song she wrote, You're Ugly When You're Drunk, in the finale.[4]
- 2005At the fourth-season finale she hosted the pre-show, sang in a Beach Boys medley, and sang another song with Lindsey Cardinale and Babyface.[4]
- February 24, 2006On February 24, 2006 she appeared on The Tyra Banks Show, and Tyra Banks then hired her as a correspondent.[4]
- April 6, 2007On April 6, 2007 she appeared on the game show Identity, posed as an American Idol finalist.[4]
- October 30, 2007On October 30, 2007 she played Lila Lee, a country singer on a USO tour, in The Unit episode M.P.s.[4]
- April 2023As of April 2023 she hosts the Totally Weird and Funny Videos show. In May 2023 she spoke about her TV host job and a new podcast.[4][7]
Sources
8 sources
- Mikalah Gordon: A Girl On Fire With New Podcast & Live Performances — Deluxe Version Magazine, published November 7, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (4) of source 1
- Opening paragraphs: “residencies at Delilah at the Wynn on Friday nights starting at 9 pm and the Nowhere Lounge at Fontainebleau Hotel”
- Podcast paragraph: “the podcast “So Funny It Hurts,” as it was recently picked up by Audacy.”
- Opening paragraphs: “she can be heard every weekday morning from 6 am to 10 am as a co-host on the popular “Chet Buchanan Show” on 98.5 KLUC.”
- Career paragraph: “co-starring in the sitcom “Living With Fran” alongside comedienne Fran Drescher.”
- Mikalah Gordon official website — Mikalah Gordon. Label or artist. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 2
- Homepage sections: “So Funny It Hurts Live!”
- Apple Music search for Mikalah Gordon albums — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (5) of source 3
- Search result, collection 1634321535: “Hands Off - Single”
- Search result, collection 1634321535, copyright: “℗ 2022 Cavaricci Records”
- Search result, collection 1679188363: “Honey - Single”
- Search result, collection 1679188495: “Sugar & Spice - Single”
- Search result, collection 1679188329: “Cry Love - Single”
- Mikalah Gordon (Wikipedia revision 1371033717) — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (8) of source 4
- Lead sentence: “born January 14, 1988”
- Infobox, Born line (birth_date):
{{Birth date and age|1988|01|14}} - Post-American Idol career: “Gordon released her first single, "Honey", on July 23, 2013.”
- Post-American Idol career: “She created a weekly podcast , So Funny It Hurts, where she interviews comedians”
- Early life: “Before Idol, she was with the Helen Joy Young Entertainers, sang at the White House”
- Post-American Idol career: “Gordon performed in residency at Rose Rabbit Lie, a night club located inside the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas until 2018.”
- Post-American Idol career: “Gordon played Brianna on Living with Fran.”
- Post-American Idol career: “Gordon was a co-host of American Idol Extra for the first two seasons.”
- American Idol season 4 — Wikipedia, updated September 14, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 5
- Elimination chart row Mikalah Gordon: Pl. 11, Eliminated in the Top 11 column (3/24); ratings table episode 'Top 11 Results', March 24, 2005
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 6
- Contestants table, row Mikalah Gordon: season 4, place finish 11th
- Local entertainer Mikalah Gordon launches podcast — FOX5 Las Vegas, published May 2, 2023, updated May 2, 2023. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (2) of source 7
- Video description: “talks about her new podcast”
- Video description: “Local entertainer Mikalah Gordon talks about her new podcast and the special message behind it. She also talks about her TV host gig.”
- Rose. Rabbit. Lie. — Vegas Legal Magazine. News report. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
Cited parts (1) of source 8
- See Me: “the gorgeous crooning of former American Idol contestant and prime Las Vegas performer Mikalah Gordon.”