The Definitive Guide to Comedy
****1/2 (out of 5) I don’t think of Myq Kaplan as an imp, per se. Nor as an imp, person; nor even imperfect, as he suggests in the title of his show. I mean, sure, aren’t we all imperfect? Isn’t any comedy set itself imperfect, too, in the mind of …
August means comedy has taken over Edinburgh, Scotland. This year, more than 60 of the 3,972 shows playing nightly across the city will feature American comedians. They include college troupes from Cornell and Stanford, the always popular musical improv from Baby Wants Candy, the return of Brendon Burns and Colt …
Myq Kaplan has some movie mash-up ideas, and you probably can guess my favorite if you know anything about Kaplan already. If not, please enjoy his most recent performance on Conan, which also included jokes about how Kanye West can be a rapping genius but not so great at talking, …
OK. So I’ve only sat down to podcast with 28 of the comedians performing this week so far as part of the 2017 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. But that’s a start! Each of these fine, funny folks regales me (and now you) with inspirational stories about how they …
To celebrate the release of his newest comedy album, Myq Kaplan performed on Wednesday’s episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden. No Kidding! No, really. That’s the name of his album. You know how words work. And you shall laugh at Kaplan’s bit about meeting a medium, which …
“If you’re yelling at somebody for doing pot wrong, I feel like you’re also doing pot wrong.” So sayeth Myq Kaplan in his most recent stand-up performance on Conan, so let it be done. Or undone. Kaplan explains how you cannot judge an entire genre by one thing, and even springs …
Myq Kaplan and Zach Sherwin have been friends of mine for years, and together, they have a new podcast miniseries, Words of the Years, on the new podcast app, Howl. You probably saw Kaplan performing this summer as a contestant on America’s Got Talent. In 2010, Kaplan also made the final five …
My friend Myq Kaplan performed Tuesday night during the second quarterfinal round of America’s Got Talent 2015, live on NBC from Radio City Music Hall. Kaplan started his short set with something he often does, referencing the acts who came before him — it’s a way to let the audience …
Photo of Zach Sherwin by Mindy Tucker People were going Hollywood long before Bing Crosby starred in the 1933 film musical Going Hollywood. Certainly, though, countless unknowns have packed their bags and moved to Los Angeles in the years and decades since then, hoping for show business to discover them …
Myq Kaplan not only passed his audition, but also survived the “Judges’ Cuts” round this week on America’s Got Talent, currently in its 10th season on NBC. On Tuesday night’s episode, we saw Kaplan joke about and with his long-distance girlfriend, and impress the judges with his quick wit. So …
