Myq Kaplan
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Kaplan in December 2011
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| Birth name | Michael Kaplan |
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October 7, 1978 Livingston, New Jersey |
| Medium | Stand-up comedian |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | myqkaplan |
Myq Kaplan (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.
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.
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.
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.
Kaplan hosts his own podcast Hang Out with Me.
On April 30, 2010, his Comedy Central Presents special aired on Comedy Central.
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