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Myq Kaplan
September 2009Myq Kaplan (born 1978[1]) is an American stand-up comedian. Born Michael Kaplan[2] in Livingston, New Jersey,[3][4] he is based in Boston[5] and New York City.[6]
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Education
Kaplan received his bachelor's degree from Brandeis University in 2000[2] and a master's degree in linguistics from Boston University.[7] While a student at Boston University in 2005, he won its "funniest student" contest.[7]
Comedy career
Kaplan tours North America regularly, having performed over 1,000 shows at comedy clubs.[7]
He was a semifinalist in the 2006 Boston Comedy Festival and in the 2006 Seattle Comedy Competition.[7] He was a participant in Comedy Central's 2007 competition Open Mic Fight as one of the nine finalists. In 2008, a reader poll by Boston's The Phoenix named him Local Comedian of the Year.[8] Kaplan was part of Montreal's Just for Laughs comedy festival in 2009.[5][9]
Television, internet and recordings
Myq Kaplan has appeared on Comedy Central's show Live at Gotham and in promotional work for the television station. He has been featured on ABC News Now.
On December 16, 2009, he performed for the first time on The Tonight Show.[10] Kaplan also appeared as a contestant on the competition TV series Last Comic Standing during the summer 2010.[11] He placed fifth in the competition.[12]
Myq Kaplan's comedy album Vegan Mind Meld was released 27 April 27 2010.
He is also a frequent guest on long running comedy podcast Keith and the Girl.
On April 30, 2010, his Comedy Central Presents special aired on Comedy Central.
Personal life
Kaplan is also a musician, primarily as a guitarist and vocalist. He is a vegan[13] and a Jewish atheist.[14]
Notes
- ^ Myq Kaplan at MySpace
- ^ a b Channon, Alison. "Brandeis comedians take smarts to the stage", The Brandeis Hoot, 13 March 2009.
- ^ Wilkowe, Ellen S. "Things to do in Morris County, NJ: Last Comic Standing tour comes to Morristown, NJ, Jan. 15", Daily Record (Morristown), January 13, 2011. Accessed February 24, 2011. "One-time aspiring singer/songwriter Myq Kaplan, 32, formerly of Livingston and now of New York City, changed his tune … and converted to comedy."
- ^ Yaryshkin, Slava. Stand-up Comedy 101 Interview with Myq Kaplan, 6 April 2009.
- ^ a b Alterman, Sara Faith. "Montreal Comedy Festival: The New Faces showcase", The Boston Phoenix, 23 July 2009.
- ^ Gadino, Dylan P. Just For Laughs: New Faces", Punchline, 27 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d Laskowski, Nicole. "The Last Comic Standing?", BU Today, 8 August 2007.
- ^ Readers' Pick: Best Local Comedian: Myq Kaplan, The Boston Phoenix, 2008.
- ^ Borden, Jane. "Just for Laughs in Montreal: Day One", Time Out New York, 23 July 2009.
- ^ Tonight Show video clip,[dead link] 16 December 2009.
- ^ Heisler, Steve (June 21, 2010). "New York Auditions Day 2". A.V. Club (The Onion). http://www.avclub.com/articles/new-york-auditions-day-2,42325/.
- ^ "'Last Comic Standing' crowns Felipe Esparza seventh-season champ", Reality TV World.com, 2010.
- ^ Singer, Jasmin (August 24, 2011). "Art of the Animal: Myq Kaplan" (video). Art of the Animal, Video. Our Hen House. http://www.ourhenhouse.org/2011/08/art-of-the-animal-myq-kaplan/.
- ^ About Myq Kaplan at his official website
See also
External links
- Official website
- Myq Kaplan's blog
- Myq Kaplan at the Internet Movie Database
- Myq Kaplan at MySpace
- Myq Kaplan at Facebook
- Myq Kaplan at Twitter
- Myq Kaplan podcast interview on The Gentlemen's Club with Caleb Bacon
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- American atheists
- American comedians
- American stand-up comedians
- American television actors
- American vegans
- Brandeis University alumni
- Jewish atheists
- Jewish comedians
- Living people
- People from Livingston, New Jersey
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