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.
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.
Born Michael Kaplan in Livingston, New Jersey, he is based in Boston and New York City. 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 American Broadcasting Company 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 television 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.
Hosts his own podcast Hang Out with Maine.
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 February 14, 2014 Myq was the first guest on Ken Reid (comedian)"s television Guidance Counselor Podcast.
Kaplan was also a contestant on the tenth season of America"s Got Talent.
He was eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Kaplan is also a musician, primarily as a guitarist and vocalist. He is a vegan and once described himself as "atheistic".