I started using comedy as a defence mechanism in junior high and high school and then turned it into a career, once it became clear that I make a terrible temp. I moved to Brooklyn eight years ago from Somerville, MA. Sometimes, I am on television (which makes me professional!) I’m a regular on HBO’s Flight of The Concords, and on Adult Swim’s Delocated. Sometimes you can catch my half hour special on Comedy Central. I voiced the nun on Lucy, Daughter of the Devil. My first book, the Will To Whatevs, is now out from Harper Perennial.
Wilco, Morphine, Robyn Hitchcock, Jonathan Richman, Jethro Tull, Imperial Teen, Velvet Undergound, Modest Mouse, The Essex Green, Belle and Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, Aerosmith, Phil Ochs, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Shins, White Hassle.
Movies
Better Off Dead, Annie Hall, Bowling For Columbine, Beverly Hills Cop. And one more that would let you know I was super cool. For instance, Rushmore. Or Gates Of Heaven. (What's that? You've never heard of it? Oh it's a great documentary by Erol Morris about two pet cemetaries. But do you really think that means I would make a good boyfriend? Yes. It does. You're right.)
Television
Daily Show, Mr. Show, History Channel, Freaks and Geeks, Justice League, Heroes, Colbert Report, Law and Order, The Tony Danza Show.
The Will To Whatevs, my funny advice/ self-help book, comes out February 10th. You can buy it in many stores. Here a link to get it at Amazon. Here's a few quotes about it:
"Reading this book is like having a tiny Eugene riding on your shoulder and whispering his advice in your ear. I agree with Eugene on all aspects of this book except taking acid at an office party. I am never doing that again. Buy this book."
— Zach Galifianakis
"This book is a knee-slapper, a gut-buster, and a side-splitter. Don't read it unless you have health insurance!"
— Kristen Schaal
"Eugene Mirman is the Andy Warhol of comedy. People look to him for what’s next in comedy, and he emails these people back promptly. The Will to Whatevs put me in a great mood because I was laughing out loud. Alone. That’s hard to do."
— Mike Birbiglia
"When to serve duck confit? What’s the haps with sexual harassment? In a world full of questions, the entertaining Eugene Mirman has all the answers."
— Sarah Vowell, author of Assassination Vacation
"I laughed out loud reading this. I was reading it in public. Three cute girls at a nearby table laughed at me. I swear one of them mouthed the words, ‘fat loser’ to her friends. I now hate Eugene Mirman."
— Patton Oswalt
"This book is good, and not just because it was free. Knowing what I know now about the quality, I would have paid at least nine thousand dollars."
— David Willis
I'm in the arts. I'm a nice guy with a fancy, bejewled penis. Rubies, etc. I am honest, except in relationships. I'm the kind of guy who'll tell you I love you, just to make some cash. (It never works, but that is the kind of guy I am: deceitful and ineffective). To get to know me is to get to know yourself. So it's more up to you how much you want to know yourself. (These would be great lyrics to a crappy song. Get that shit up on myspace fast!)
The Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman
This is my first album. It comes with a DVD. It was well recieved by the media, though some people dislike it. They are mostly jerks or mentals (I just made up a pretty good word that hints at retardation!)
This is my second album and first on Sub Pop Records. It comes with a DVD with commentary. You can have your mind blown (probably not) in the privacy of your own home with this CD/DVD set.
