Eugene Boris Mirman
(born on 1974 (1974--) (age ) [1]) is a Russian-born American comedian, writer, and filmmaker. He is based in New York City.
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Biography
Mirman was born in
Russia. His family emigrated to the
United States when he was 4½ years old (circa early
1979).
[2]
Mirman attended
Lexington High School in
Lexington, MA, and
Hampshire College in Western
Massachusetts. He returned to his high school to deliver its 2009 commencement address.
[3]
Mirman has appeared on several TV shows, including
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
,
HBO's
Flight of the Conchords
,
Comedy Central Presents
,
Delocated [4],
Aqua Teen Hunger Force,
Comedy Central's
Premium Blend
,
VH1,
Third Watch
,
Cartoon Network's
Home Movies
,
Cheap Seats
,
Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil
and more. He also played a spokes-potato on
Food Network and other oddities on various programs. He served as producer for the Boston-area satirical newspaper
The Weekly Week
from 1997 to 1999.
In
2004, Mirman released
The Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman
, a
CD/
DVD on Suicide Squeeze Records. The album was voted one of the Best Albums of 2004 by both
The Onion
and
Time Out
New York. His second album,
En Garde, Society
was released by
Sub Pop in 2006.
Mirman has appeared at the
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in
Aspen, Colorado, the
Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal,
Bumbershoot, and
South by Southwest. For six years he co-produced the weekly standup-variety show Invite Them Up with Bobby Tisdale and Holly Schlesinger, which won a Nightlife Award. He currently produces Tearing the Veil of Maya at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn with Julie Smith, which has been voted the best comedy night in New York City (which Lou Reed and Bob Dylan made famous through song) by New York Magazine and probably others.
Mirman, much like
David Cross and
Patton Oswalt, is known to often perform in rock clubs and theaters as opposed to traditional comedy clubs. Often touring the United States, Mirman occasionally opens for the comedy troupe
Stella (former members of
The State). He has opened for various bands such as
The Shins and toured with
Modest Mouse,
Yo La Tengo,
Gogol Bordello and
Cake. Mirman also toured with
Patton Oswalt,
Brian Posehn and
Maria Bamford on the
Comedians of Comedy tour.
He has toured as an opener for
Flight of the Conchords and with
Andy Kindler and
Marc Maron in
Stand Uppity
. He plays the character Eugene in the
Flight of the Conchords HBO television series.
In January 2009, Mirman released a satirical self-help book entitled
The Will to Whatevs
.
[5]
Absurdist humor
In addition to his standup work, Mirman has also produced a fair amount of absurdist videos of himself acting in character. He is fairly
[clarification needed] well-known on the Internet for making a video mimicking
1990s-era anti-marijuana advertisements and for his "Sexpert" video in which he gives advice about women.
Discography
- The Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman
(2004)
- Invite Them Up
(2005)
- En Garde, Society!
(2006)
- Comedians of Comedy 3" Tour CD
(2006)
- The Pennsylvania Macaroni Company
(2006)
- God is a Twelve-Year-Old Boy With Asperger's
(to be released 10-6-2009 by Sup Pop, SP806)
Bibliography
- The Will to Whatevs
(2009)
See also
References
- Jackson, Todd (2009). Eugene Mirman. Retrieved on 2009-05-13 from http://www.dead-frog.com/comedians/comic/eugene_mirman/.
- Chatfield-Taylor, Nick (2007). Eugene Mirman. Chief Magazine, Issue #5. Retrieved on 2009-05-15 from http://chiefmag.com/issues/5/features/Eugene-Mirman/.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZlQd2Eg-9w
- http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/03/jon_glaser_on_a.html
- Harper Collins Website