Myq Kaplan

Birth Name:

Michael Kaplan

Birth Place:

Linvingston, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Writer, Actor

In 2010, his debut CD, "Vegan Mind Meld," was one of the top ten best-selling comedy albums on iTunes
Was a 2010 Last Comic Standing Finalist
Won Boston University's Funniest Student Contest against 11 other classmates
Attended Boston University
One of the places he would perform on his guitar was a comedy club, and he started telling jokes between his songs, eventually electing to focus on comedy since it was easier than carrying a guitar around
Started playing the violin when he was 4 years old, but eventually gave up the pursuit
Taught himself how to play the guitar while he was in high school
His second comedy album, "Meat Robot," was released in 2013
In addition to competing on "America's Got Talent," he has appeared on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien," "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "Comedy Central Presents" as a stand-up comic
Started a podcast called "Hang Out With Me․"

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