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'''Myq Kaplan''' (] - January 27, 2011<ref name=MySpace> at ]</ref>) was an ] ]. Born '''Michael Kaplan'''<ref name=Hoot>Channon, Alison. , ''The Brandeis Hoot'', 13 March 2009.</ref> in ], ],<ref name=badslava>Yaryshkin, Slava. , 6 April 2009.</ref> he was based in ]<ref name="Alterman July 2009">Alterman, Sara Faith. , ], 23 July 2009.</ref> and ].<ref>Gadino, Dylan P. , ''Punchline'', 27 July 2009.</ref> He is most well known for coining the popular phrase ]. <ref>, ''The Boston Phoenix'', 2008.</ref> He is an actively vocal participating member of the ] <ref>Facebook.com/groups/JIDF</ref>
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'''Myq Kaplan''' ({{IPAc-en|m|aɪ|k}}; born October 7, 1978<ref name=MySpace> at ]</ref>) is an American ]. Born '''Michael Kaplan'''<ref name=Hoot>Channon, Alison. , ''The Brandeis Hoot'', 13 March 2009.</ref> in ],<ref>Wilkowe, Ellen S. {{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, '']'', 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."</ref><ref name=badslava>Yaryshkin, Slava. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213071040/http://www.badslava.com/2009/04/myq-kaplan.html |date=2010-12-13 }}, 6 April 2009.</ref> he is based in ]<ref name="Alterman July 2009">Alterman, Sara Faith. , ], 23 July 2009.</ref> and ].<ref>Gadino, Dylan P. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801023222/http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2009/07/just-for-laughs-new-faces-part-2 |date=2009-08-01 }}, ''Punchline'', 27 July 2009.</ref>

==Education== ==Education==
Kaplan received his bachelor's degree from ] in 2000<ref name=Hoot /> and a master's degree in ] from ].<ref name="BU Today">Laskowski, Nicole. , '']'', 8 August 2007.</ref> While a student at 18-1 University in 2005, he won its "Least funny student" contest.<ref name="BU Today" /> Kaplan received his bachelor's degree from ] in 2000<ref name=Hoot /> and a master's degree in ] from ].<ref name="BU Today">Laskowski, Nicole. , '']'', 8 August 2007.</ref> While a student at Boston University in 2005, he won its "funniest student" contest.<ref name="BU Today" />


==Comedy career== ==Comedy career==
Kaplan tortures North America regularly, having performed over 1,000 shows at ]s.<ref name="BU Today" /> Kaplan tours North America regularly and has performed over 1,000 shows at ]s.<ref name="BU Today" />


He was a semifinalist in the 2006 Boston Comedy Festival and in the 2006 Seattle Comedy Competition.<ref name="BU Today" /> 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 '']'' named him Local Comedian of the Year.<ref>, ''The Boston Phoenix'', 2008.</ref> Kaplan was part of ]'s ] comedy festival in 2009.<ref name="Alterman July 2009" /><ref>Borden, Jane. , ''] New York'', 23 July 2009.</ref> He was a semifinalist in the 2006 Boston Comedy Festival and in the 2006 Seattle Comedy Competition.<ref name="BU Today" /> He was one of nine finalists in ]'s 2007 ''Open Mic Fight'' competition. In 2008, a reader poll by Boston's '']'' named him Local Comedian of the Year.<ref>, ''The Boston Phoenix'', 2008.</ref> He took part in ]'s ] comedy festival in 2009.<ref name="Alterman July 2009" /><ref>Borden, Jane. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905171028/http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/tonyblog/2009/07/just-for-laughs-in-montreal-day-one/ |date=2009-09-05 }}, ''] New York'', 23 July 2009.</ref>


===Television, internet and recordings=== ===Television, internet and recordings===
Myq Kaplan has appeared on ]'s show '']'' and in promotional work for the television station. He has been featured on '']''. Myq Kaplan has appeared on Comedy Central's '']'' and in promotional work for the network. He has been featured on '']''.


On December 16, 2009, he performed for the first time on '']''.<ref>,{{dl|date=June 2010}} 16 December 2009.</ref> Kaplan also appeared as a contestant on the competition TV series '']'' during the summer 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=New York Auditions Day 2 |work=A.V. Club |publication=The Onion |date = June 21, 2010 | first=Steve | last=Heisler |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/new-york-auditions-day-2,42325/ }}</ref> He placed fifth in the competition.<ref>, Reality TV World.com, 2010.</ref> On December 16, 2009, he performed for the first time on '']''.<ref>,{{dead link|date=June 2010}} 16 December 2009.</ref> Kaplan also appeared as a contestant on the competition TV series '']'' during the summer 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=New York Auditions Day 2 |work=A.V. Club |publisher=The Onion |date = June 21, 2010 | first=Steve | last=Heisler |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/new-york-auditions-day-2,42325/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624062318/http://www.avclub.com/articles/new-york-auditions-day-2,42325/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2010 }}</ref> He placed fifth in the competition.<ref>, Reality TV World.com, August 10, 2010.</ref>


He is also a frequent guest on long running comedy ] '']''. Myq Kaplan has been a guest on the podcast "]" three times, #110 (June 27, 2011) #658 (May 31, 2020), and #818 (June 26, 2023). Myq Kaplan has been a guest on the podcast "You Made It Weird With Pete Holmes" 2 times, one released on April 4, 2012 and as a returning guest released December 20, 2017 Kaplan hosts his own podcast ''Hang Out with Me''.<ref>myqkaplan.com</ref>
Myq Kaplan's comedy album ''Vegan Mind Meld'' was released 27 April 27 2010.


On April 30, 2010, his ] special aired on Comedy Central. Myq Kaplan's comedy album ''Vegan Mind Meld'' was released April 27, 2010, and his second album, ''Please Be Seated'' was released in 2012. In August 2014, Myq Kaplan's one-hour standup special entitled ''Small, Dork, and Handsome'' appeared on Netflix for streaming.
He was also a frequent guest on long running comedy ] '']''.


On January 31, he was the first guest on ''Bombing with Mike Dorval'', where he talked about his joke writing and a joke that bombed for ''The New York Times''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://roxlabs.net/2016/02/01/01-myq-kaplan/|title=01 – Myq Kaplan {{!}} Rox Labs|access-date=2016-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105175108/http://roxlabs.net/2016/02/01/01-myq-kaplan/|archive-date=2016-11-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Kaplan is often compared to fellow racial comedian ] for the telling of unoriginal or stolen comedic routines.

Kaplan was also a contestant on the tenth season of ''].'' He was eliminated in the Quarterfinals.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Kaplan was also a musician, primarily as a guitarist and vocalist. He was a ] and ].<ref> at his official website</ref> He was divorced.<ref> at 4:00 on ]</ref> He often visited Europe, as it was his favorite vacation spot. He was a vegan.<ref>http://myqkaplan.com/?page_id=2</ref> Kaplan is also a musician, primarily as a guitarist and vocalist. He is a ],<ref>{{cite web |title=Art of the Animal: Myq Kaplan
|format=video |date=August 24, 2011 |first=Jasmin |last=Singer |work=Art of the Animal, Video |publisher=] |url= http://www.ourhenhouse.org/2011/08/art-of-the-animal-myq-kaplan/ }}</ref> polyamorous <ref>{{cite web|title=Shame On: Polyamory|url=http://shameon.libsyn.com/009-polyamory-myq-kaplan|access-date=2016-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116102253/http://shameon.libsyn.com/009-polyamory-myq-kaplan|archive-date=2016-11-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> and once described himself as "atheistic".<ref> at his {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125080631/http://myqkaplan.com/?page_id=2 |date=2010-11-25 }}</ref> However, he elaborated in a 2016 podcast that he has become more spiritual through use of psychedelics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.duncantrussell.com/episodes/2016/7/18/myq-kaplan|title = Myq Kaplan}}</ref>


==Controversy== ==Discography==
===Comedy albums===
Kaplan's plagiarism controversy occurred in February 2011, when AOL News reported that Myq Kaplan (Born Michael Kaplan) was alleged to have plagiarized several memes from the /sp/ sports section of the website 4chan.org without giving credit or compensation.
* ''Vegan Mind Meld'' (2010, BSeenMedia)
* ''Meat Robot'' (2013, ])
* ''Small, Dork, and Handsome'' (2014, ])
* ''No Kidding'' (2017, ])
* ''A.K.A.'' (2020, Blonde Medicine)


==Death== ===Music albums===
* ''Please Be Seated'' w/ Micah Sherman (2012, BSeenMedia)
On January 26th 2011, Kaplan was reported missing by his parents after not returning home from a late night dungeons and dragons party. His body was later found in a nearby lake beaten and dismembered. Autopsy reports show that large amounts of semen were found in his anal cavity, ears, nose and stomach. No suspects have been reported and the investigation is still ongoing.<ref name=MySpace> at ]</ref>
* ''Many Mini Musics'' (2016, My Grandfather Was A Spy)


===Podcast albums===
==Notes==
* ''The Best of Super Hang, Vol. 1'' (2014, ])
{{reflist}}
* ''The Long Shot'' Season 3 - Episode #318: "Road Trips (feat. Myq Kaplan)" (2015)


== See also == ===EPs===
* ''The Micah Myq Mega Mixtape'' w/ Micah Sherman (2014, ], 9-tracks)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://myqkaplan.bandcamp.com/album/the-micah-myq-mega-mixtape-2 |title=The Micah Myq Mega Mixtape by Myq Kaplan |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* ]

===Singles===
* ''The Micah Myq Mega Mixtape'' w/ Micah Sherman (2016, BSeenMedia, 3-tracks)

===Compilation appearances===
* ''] Xmas CD 2010'' (2010) - Track 3: "How Hitler Saved Christmas"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Comedy-Death-Ray-Xmas-CD-2010/release/2775673 |title=Various – Comedy Death-Ray Xmas CD 2010 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* ''Live from Jamestown: Latenight @ ] 2013'' (2014) - Track 14: "The Fast & Furious"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3Lpzuha4lFRRVKHE5hBAfG |title=Live from Jamestown: Latenight @ Lucy Comedy Fest 2013 |date=6 May 2014 |publisher=]|access-date=January 19, 2021}}</ref>
* ''The Comedy Holiday Album'' (2017) - Track 10: "Merry Passover"
* '']: Premium, Vol. 26'' (2018) - Track 10: "Children (Jfl 2015)"
* ''Just for Laughs: Funny AF, Vol. 6'' (2019) - Track 13: "My Demographic (Jfl 2012)"

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/myq-kaplan/362149169 |title=Myq Kaplan |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>

==Film and television appearances==
===Films===
* ''JK LOL'' (Short, 2009) - Himself
* ''Broken Mike'' (2012) - Himself
* ''Like Me'' (2014) - Himself
* ''Welcome to Bridgetown'' (2015) - Himself
* '']'' (2016) - Zack
* ''Off Stage: Myq Kaplan'' (2017) - Himself
* ''Tasteless'' (2018) - Himself

===TV series===
* '']'' (2010) - Myq Kaplan
* '']'' (2015) - Lenny
* ''The Comedy Show Show'' (2016) - Mitch Hedberg
* ''Who Is?'' (2016) - Voice
* ''Giving Up'' (2017) - Wake Performer
* ''Tales from the Trip'' (2019) - Himself
* ''Comedy Central Originals: High School Fails'' (2019) - Himself<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTSQIguWWVk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/mTSQIguWWVk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=The Most Desperate Attempt to Escape the Friend Zone (feat. Myq Kaplan) - High School Fails |date=6 October 2019 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Broadway Comedy Club Presents'' (2020) - Contestant/Comic
* ''Mystery Mansion'' (2021) - Eyeball

===Comedy specials===
* '']'' (2010, ])
* ''Small, Dork, and Handsome'' (2014, ]/])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNTm_GefcFo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/eNTm_GefcFo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan: Small, Dork and Handsome - The Whisper Is The Racist Accent |date=12 February 2015 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Stand-up appearances===
* '']'' (1 episode, 2008)
* '']'' (1 episode, 2009)
* '']'' (1 episode, 2010)
* '']'' (4 episodes, 2010–13)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyGzp9qxI4tJqXT62h54CTg |title=Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson Archive |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
* '']'' (2 episodes, 2011–12)
* '']'' (5 episodes, 2011–17)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG-l56gojjM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BG-l56gojjM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan Stand-Up 06/03/13 |date=4 June 2013 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0H5UmNYGBk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/I0H5UmNYGBk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan Stand-Up 05/03/16 - CONAN on TBS |date=4 May 2016 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgPwl3CiKBg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UgPwl3CiKBg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan Stand-Up 08/21/17 - CONAN on TBS |date=22 August 2017 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'' (1 episode, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpEHd2_QNzg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/WpEHd2_QNzg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan Stand Up - 2012 |date=7 July 2017 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'' (1 episode, 2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ5rtxsZtRM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hZ5rtxsZtRM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan Stand-Up Performance - Late Night with Seth Meyers |date=13 June 2014 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'' (1 episode, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnHYtltzQI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/CKnHYtltzQI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan - Having Kids Is Like Doing Drugs |date=2 November 2018 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'' (3 episodes, 2015)
* '']'' (1 episode, 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPGXwy8a0So |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/gPGXwy8a0So |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan Standup |date=2 March 2017 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'' (1 video, 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXGIJiNBots |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/mXGIJiNBots |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan - Comedy - 9/12/2018 - Paste Studios - New York, NY |date=14 September 2018 |publisher=]|access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Videography==
===Comedy animations===
* ''Jews and Sea Creatures'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hIwQsVTrZQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/-hIwQsVTrZQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Jews and Sea Creatures - Myq Kaplan |date=28 September 2010 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Axes and Brains'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WAtBMSegDQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5WAtBMSegDQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Axes and Brains, from "Meat Robot" by Myq Kaplan |date=3 February 2014 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Highs and Lose'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCGQ8yVoH4M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UCGQ8yVoH4M |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Highs and Lose, from "Meat Robot" by Myq Kaplan |date=15 April 2014 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Nothing, Everything, and Eddie Murphy'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-IrTG5Dj6c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/I-IrTG5Dj6c |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan: Nothing, Everything, and Eddie Murphy |date=17 February 2017 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''A Meditation to Help You Relax...'' (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_mxt7t4nSs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/o_mxt7t4nSs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=A Meditation to Help You Relax and Also to Help You Order My New Album "A.K.A." (So Much Help Here!) |date=18 April 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''The Longest Sidewalk in the World'' (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2R1cJhV6J4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/W2R1cJhV6J4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan Animated Standup from "A.K.A.": the Longest Sidewalk in the World |date=May 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Music videos===
* ''Bop 25'' w/ Micah Sherman (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szMsm_xAb4c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/szMsm_xAb4c |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title="Bop 25" by Myq Kaplan and Micah Sherman |date=19 November 2017 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Movie Star'' w/ Micah Sherman (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74yp4U1LANw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/74yp4U1LANw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Movie Star music video by Myq Kaplan and Micah Sherman |date=24 June 2013 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Comedian's National Anthem'' w/ Micah Sherman (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F99i52BrlA8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/F99i52BrlA8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Comedian's National Anthem |date=12 September 2012 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Music's Fun (To Play)'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4b5YqEPUPk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/R4b5YqEPUPk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Music's Fun (To Play) -- Myq Kaplan |date=23 December 2016 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Sung Advice #1-8'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsCeDNsNNEs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/zsCeDNsNNEs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Sung Advice #1: I'm 40 and My Significant Other is 25 Help I Need Advice |date=6 July 2017 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Video podcasts===
* '']'': NYC PodFest (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VoTwBQUi80 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5VoTwBQUi80 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan performs for RISK! at NYC PodFest - January 12, 2013 |date=24 January 2013 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'': #162 (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIMfmEVSvGc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/lIMfmEVSvGc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=YKWD #162 - Shiny Helmet (MIKE CANNON, WENDI STARLING, MYQ KAPLAN) |date=26 February 2017 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'': Talking Eyebrows (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3oC9DZG6q8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/M3oC9DZG6q8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Talking eyebrows with Myq Kaplan |date=7 May 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Quip League'': with ] (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L73RCKZkBQ |title=QuipLeague w/ Moshe Kasher, Myq Kaplan, and More! |date=20 May 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>
* ''Linda Marcus Smith's The Comics' Spot'': with Comedian Michael Adam Kaplan (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-pFxuhMAYE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/9-pFxuhMAYE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=The Comics' Spot with Comedian Michael Adam Kaplan |date=18 June 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Ghole'': Hanging with Myq A.K.A. Myq Kaplan (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDRNQ-HXUCQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/lDRNQ-HXUCQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Hanging w/ Myq A.K.A. Myq Kaplan #myqkaplan #raydevito #bobbiggerstaff |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''The Comedy Studio'': Podcast LIVE Sept. 22 (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obB7PJjG_PA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/obB7PJjG_PA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=The Comedy Studio Podcast LIVE |date=22 September 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''Face to Facetime'': #22 (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcaAJlwp3sA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hcaAJlwp3sA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=#22 Face to Facetime - Myq Kaplan the joy unitarian |date=30 September 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'': October 5 (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Btdi3USWc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/C6Btdi3USWc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour w/ Myq Kaplan {{!}} October 5, 2020 |date=6 October 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'': Ep. 27 (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnOgXb-UNNg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ZnOgXb-UNNg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=The Ted Alexandro Show Ep. 27 - Chomsky, NBA with Amin Elhassan, and Myq Kaplan - FULL EPISODE |date=12 October 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '']'': Is it a mistake to specialize? (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEIE0yhbv-E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/eEIE0yhbv-E |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan : Is it a mistake to specialize? |date=18 December 2020 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* ''The Rhett Sever Podcast'': #2 Existentialism (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6i5bOcDO38&t=1152s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/t6i5bOcDO38 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Myq Kaplan on Existentialism - The Rhett Sever Podcast #2 |date=5 January 2021 |publisher=] |access-date=January 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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Myq Kaplan
Kaplan in December 2011
Birth nameMichael Kaplan
Born (1978-10-07) October 7, 1978 (age 46)
Livingston, New Jersey
MediumStand-up comedian
Years active2005–present
Websitemyqkaplan.com

Myq Kaplan (/maɪk/; born October 7, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian. Born Michael Kaplan in Livingston, New Jersey, he is based in Boston and New York City.

Education

Kaplan received his bachelor's degree from Brandeis University in 2000 and a master's degree in linguistics from Boston University. While a student at Boston University in 2005, he won its "funniest student" contest.

Comedy career

Kaplan tours North America regularly and has performed over 1,000 shows at comedy clubs.

He was a semifinalist in the 2006 Boston Comedy Festival and in the 2006 Seattle Comedy Competition. He was one of nine finalists in Comedy Central's 2007 Open Mic Fight competition. In 2008, a reader poll by Boston's The Phoenix named him Local Comedian of the Year. He took part in Montreal's Just for Laughs comedy festival in 2009.

Television, internet and recordings

Myq Kaplan has appeared on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham and in promotional work for the network. He has been featured on ABC News Now.

On December 16, 2009, he performed for the first time on The Tonight Show. Kaplan also appeared as a contestant on the competition TV series Last Comic Standing during the summer 2010. He placed fifth in the competition.

He is also a frequent guest on long running comedy podcast Keith and the Girl. Myq Kaplan has been a guest on the podcast "Comedy Bang! Bang!" three times, #110 (June 27, 2011) #658 (May 31, 2020), and #818 (June 26, 2023). Myq Kaplan has been a guest on the podcast "You Made It Weird With Pete Holmes" 2 times, one released on April 4, 2012 and as a returning guest released December 20, 2017 Kaplan hosts his own podcast Hang Out with Me.

On April 30, 2010, his Comedy Central Presents special aired on Comedy Central. Myq Kaplan's comedy album Vegan Mind Meld was released April 27, 2010, and his second album, Please Be Seated was released in 2012. In August 2014, Myq Kaplan's one-hour standup special entitled Small, Dork, and Handsome appeared on Netflix for streaming.

On January 31, he was the first guest on Bombing with Mike Dorval, where he talked about his joke writing and a joke that bombed for The New York Times.

Kaplan was also a contestant on the tenth season of America's Got Talent. He was eliminated in the Quarterfinals.

Personal life

Kaplan is also a musician, primarily as a guitarist and vocalist. He is a vegan, polyamorous and once described himself as "atheistic". However, he elaborated in a 2016 podcast that he has become more spiritual through use of psychedelics.

Discography

Comedy albums

Music albums

  • Please Be Seated w/ Micah Sherman (2012, BSeenMedia)
  • Many Mini Musics (2016, My Grandfather Was A Spy)

Podcast albums

  • The Best of Super Hang, Vol. 1 (2014, Keith and The Girl)
  • The Long Shot Season 3 - Episode #318: "Road Trips (feat. Myq Kaplan)" (2015)

EPs

  • The Micah Myq Mega Mixtape w/ Micah Sherman (2014, Bandcamp, 9-tracks)

Singles

  • The Micah Myq Mega Mixtape w/ Micah Sherman (2016, BSeenMedia, 3-tracks)

Compilation appearances

  • Comedy Death-Ray Xmas CD 2010 (2010) - Track 3: "How Hitler Saved Christmas"
  • Live from Jamestown: Latenight @ Lucy Comedy Fest 2013 (2014) - Track 14: "The Fast & Furious"
  • The Comedy Holiday Album (2017) - Track 10: "Merry Passover"
  • Just for Laughs: Premium, Vol. 26 (2018) - Track 10: "Children (Jfl 2015)"
  • Just for Laughs: Funny AF, Vol. 6 (2019) - Track 13: "My Demographic (Jfl 2012)"

Film and television appearances

Films

  • JK LOL (Short, 2009) - Himself
  • Broken Mike (2012) - Himself
  • Like Me (2014) - Himself
  • Welcome to Bridgetown (2015) - Himself
  • Punching Henry (2016) - Zack
  • Off Stage: Myq Kaplan (2017) - Himself
  • Tasteless (2018) - Himself

TV series

  • Louie (2010) - Myq Kaplan
  • Comedy Bang! Bang! (2015) - Lenny
  • The Comedy Show Show (2016) - Mitch Hedberg
  • Who Is? (2016) - Voice
  • Giving Up (2017) - Wake Performer
  • Tales from the Trip (2019) - Himself
  • Comedy Central Originals: High School Fails (2019) - Himself
  • Broadway Comedy Club Presents (2020) - Contestant/Comic
  • Mystery Mansion (2021) - Eyeball

Comedy specials

Stand-up appearances

Videography

Comedy animations

  • Jews and Sea Creatures (2010)
  • Axes and Brains (2014)
  • Highs and Lose (2014)
  • Nothing, Everything, and Eddie Murphy (2017)
  • A Meditation to Help You Relax... (2020)
  • The Longest Sidewalk in the World (2020)

Music videos

  • Bop 25 w/ Micah Sherman (2012)
  • Movie Star w/ Micah Sherman (2013)
  • Comedian's National Anthem w/ Micah Sherman (2013)
  • Music's Fun (To Play) (2016)
  • Sung Advice #1-8 (2017)

Video podcasts

References

  1. Myq Kaplan at MySpace
  2. ^ Channon, Alison. "Brandeis comedians take smarts to the stage", The Brandeis Hoot, 13 March 2009.
  3. 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."
  4. Yaryshkin, Slava. Stand-up Comedy 101 Interview with Myq Kaplan Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, 6 April 2009.
  5. ^ Alterman, Sara Faith. "Montreal Comedy Festival: The New Faces showcase", The Boston Phoenix, 23 July 2009.
  6. Gadino, Dylan P. Just For Laughs: New Faces" Archived 2009-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, Punchline, 27 July 2009.
  7. ^ Laskowski, Nicole. "The Last Comic Standing?", BU Today, 8 August 2007.
  8. Readers' Pick: Best Local Comedian: Myq Kaplan, The Boston Phoenix, 2008.
  9. Borden, Jane. "Just for Laughs in Montreal: Day One" Archived 2009-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, Time Out New York, 23 July 2009.
  10. Tonight Show video clip, 16 December 2009.
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  36. "Highs and Lose, from "Meat Robot" by Myq Kaplan". YouTube. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  37. "Myq Kaplan: Nothing, Everything, and Eddie Murphy". YouTube. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  38. "A Meditation to Help You Relax and Also to Help You Order My New Album "A.K.A." (So Much Help Here!)". YouTube. 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  39. "Myq Kaplan Animated Standup from "A.K.A.": the Longest Sidewalk in the World". YouTube. May 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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  42. "Comedian's National Anthem". YouTube. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  43. "Music's Fun (To Play) -- Myq Kaplan". YouTube. 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  44. "Sung Advice #1: I'm 40 and My Significant Other is 25 Help I Need Advice". YouTube. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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  54. "The Ted Alexandro Show Ep. 27 - Chomsky, NBA with Amin Elhassan, and Myq Kaplan - FULL EPISODE". YouTube. 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  55. "Myq Kaplan : Is it a mistake to specialize?". YouTube. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  56. "Myq Kaplan on Existentialism - The Rhett Sever Podcast #2". YouTube. 5 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

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