For this special edition of the Laughspin Podcast, I sat down with comedian Myq Kaplan while I was in Grand Rapids covering Gilda’s LaughFest, which you should seriously check out. During the course of our chat, we touch on how I can become a better drinker, Myq’s...
If our review of Myq Kaplan and Micah Sherman's new musical comedy album Please Be Seated didn't convince you to lay your money down, perhaps a pair of super videos will. In the first, the mighty duo drop a ditty called "Bop 25," their attempt at radio-friendly material. But if...
Musical comedy is a well-worn path yet it’s one in which few have conquered— Garfunkel and Oates, Stephen Lynch and Bo Burnham (to name just three) are brave artists who have turned the historically schlocky sub-genre into something intelligent and consistently funny. Not...
What is art? I don't know and neither does comedian Myq Kaplan. But at least Kaplan has a plan to figure it out, once and for all. He just needs help raising $1 to fund the project. Kaplan set up a Kickstarter page where he is requesting your donations to help him reach his...
Listen, I'm not one to say, "We told you so," but when we (then, Punchline Magazine) said in 2009, that Myq Kaplan was a "comic to watch" we were pretty sure we'd end up being right. Since that time, Kaplan has finished in the top five of Last Comic Standing, released a...
[caption id="attachment_6737" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Myq Kaplan"][/caption] Maine-born but Los Angeles based comic Ian Harvie is planning Maine’s first ever comedy festival. The festival will take place over three days, two nights, and five shows with over...
We're quite excited to post this-- our annual list and guide to Punchline Magazine's favorite comedy albums of the year. A few notes before we get started: First, a lot of comedy releases these days are produced as television specials first, then released as albums, DVDs or...
In the newest example of stand-up comedy set to animation, comedian Myq Kaplan talks about the type of music he prefers to be introduced with when onstage, mocks his friends who build pyramids, and reveals who the Jewish savior actually is. Kaplan is currently on the nationwide...
Print this page out to get $5 off admission to Myq Kaplan's show at Carolines on June 1. Get more ticket info here. World famous comedy venue Carolines on Broadway and Punchline Magazine have joined forces to present the Breakout Artist Comedy Series. Each Tuesday, at...
