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''.

Early life

Mirman was born Evgeniy Borisovich Mirman () on July 24, 1974, in

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, when the country was part of the

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, to Boris Mirman, Jewish Latvian, and Marina, Jewish Russian. His father was a

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. His family immigrated to the

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when he was four years old, and settled in

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, where Mirman attended William Diamond Middle School and Lexington High School. After arriving in the United States, his name was

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, his first name being changed to its English form, Eugene, and his

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Borisovich being shortened to simply Boris. Mirman is a graduate of

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in Western Massachusetts. As part of the college's "design your own major" program, Mirman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in comedy, with a one-hour routine as his thesis. He returned to his high school to deliver its 2009 commencement address. He returned to Hampshire to deliver the 2012 commencement speech as well.

Career

Stand-up career

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 A.V. Club'' and ''

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'' New York. His second album, ''

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'' was released by

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in 2006. Three years later, Mirman released another comedy album, ''God Is a Twelve-Year-Old Boy with Aspergers'' which was recorded in Chicago at the Lakeshore Theatre. In 2012, Mirman released ''An Evening Of Comedy In A Fake, Underground Laboratory''. Mirman has appeared at the

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, the Just for Laughs Festival in

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and

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. He co-produced the weekly standup-variety show Invite Them Up with Bobby Tisdale and Holly Schlesinger, which won a Nightlife Award. Guests included the comedians Mike Birbiglia,

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, and

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. He currently produces Pretty Good Friends (formerly Tearing the Veil of Maya) at Union Hall in

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with Julie Smith, which has been voted the best comedy night in New York City by ''New York Magazine''. Similar to comedians

and

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, Mirman often performs in rock clubs and theaters as opposed to traditional comedy clubs. Often touring the US, Mirman occasionally opens for the comedy troupe Stella (former members of

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). He has opened for various bands such as

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and toured with

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, Gogol Bordello,

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, and

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. In 2012, Mirman stated that opening for musicians is uncommon and that music concerts pay three times that of a comedy gig. Mirman also toured with

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and Maria Bamford on the Comedians of Comedy tour. He has toured as an opener for the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords (and was a regular actor on their HBO series) and with

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and

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in ''Stand Uppity''. In January 2010, Mirman performed standup comedy on the ''

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'' on Comedy Central. Mirman's Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival ran for 10 years from 2008 to 2017. On April 10, 2015, Mirman filmed a live stand-up special in

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, directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. The special was released on Netflix in 2015 as ''Eugene Mirman:

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on His Way to the Complain Store''.

Television career

Mirman has appeared on several TV shows, including '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', HBO's '' Flight of the Conchords'' as the character Eugene, the BBC's '' Russell Howard's Good News'', '' Comedy Central Presents'', ''

'', ''

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'', Comedy Central's '' Premium Blend'', VH1, ''

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'',

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's ''

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'', '' Cheap Seats'', ''

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'' and more. He also played a spokes-potato on

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. In 2010, Mirman co-starred with

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in the

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TV movie ''Comedy Exchange''. In late 2010, Mirman performed on the Comedy Central show ''

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''. On February 21, 2011, Mirman appeared on ''

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'' as a fertility clown. On April 4, 2013, Mirman provided the voice for Cecil Tunt, multi-millionaire brother of Cheryl/Carol Tunt on FX's '' Archer''. On March 13, 2016, Mirman appeared on ''

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'' as a hacker. Mirman voices the character Gene Belcher on the Fox animated series ''

''. Mirman was a guest voice as Emperor Keith Merman in the

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original ''

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''. Mirman voices the character Burger on the animated show ''

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''.

Radio and podcasts

In January 2009, Mirman released a satirical self-help book entitled ''The Will to Whatevs''. He often appears on '' StarTalk Radio'', hosted by

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. He has also appeared several times on the TV adaptation. Mirman guest starred as an "

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" on humorist John Hodgman's podcast '' Judge John Hodgman''. Mirman appeared on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor Podcast'' on April 24, 2015. The episode was recorded live as part of the 2015 Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival in Boston. Mirman plays a supporting role of Benny the gerbil on the children's podcast ''This Podcast Has Fleas'' in 2017. Mirman hosted his own podcast, ''Hold On with Eugene Mirman'', in 2017–18.

Personal life

On September 7, 2015, Mirman wed his longtime partner Katie Westfall-Tharp (1980 – 2020). She was a

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who worked on such productions as '' Inside Amy Schumer'' and ''

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''. The two remained married until Westfall-Tharp's death from

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on January 29, 2020. They had one child together, son Oliver, who was born in 2016.

Discography

* ''The Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman'' (2004) * ''Invite Them Up'' (2005) * '' En Garde, Society!'' (2006) * ''Comedians of Comedy 3" Tour CD'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''An Evening of Comedy In a Fake Underground Laboratory'' (2012) * ''I'm Sorry (You're Welcome)'' (2015)

Filmography

Film

Television

Bibliography

* ''The Will to Whatevs'' (2009)

References

External links

Eugene Mirman official website

Eugene Mirman on
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