Michael likes songs that have pianos and Sara Bareilles, Eugene likes indie pop and classic rock, and Julie likes Blues Traveler, if they are still alive.
Movies
Chinatown, Four Weddings and a Baby (joke alert!), The Bourne series.
Television
Lucy, Daughter of the Devil, The State, Mr. Show, The Sarah Silverman Program, Stella, Freaks and Geeks, and science fiction. Oh and History Channel!
Heroes
Superman (duh), Matt Walsh, Jeff Singer, Churchill, Aziz Ansari, Bob Dylan.
About me: This is a weekly comedy show Sundays at Union Hall run by Michael Showalter, Eugene Mirman and Julie Smith. Each week people who are famous secretly tell stories, jokes, or list their fears. No one has ever thrown up during the show. The bathrooms are uni-sex. Past guests have included four of the following: David Cross, Benjamin Bratt, Jon Glaser, Billy Ruane, Todd Barry, Mike Birbiglia, Emily Dickinson, Hegel. There are no coupons accepted, because none were made.
Who I'd like to meet: The most beautiful girl in the whole wide room.
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Every Sunday at 8 p.m., perennially almost-huge local talents Eugene Mirman and Michael Showalter draw a standing-room-only crowd to the basement of Union Hall, where the pair host their favorite stand-up performers in what’s quickly become the city’s hottest alt-comedy ticket. Local scene favorites (Aziz Ansari, Dave Hill, Greg Johnson, Chelsea Peretti) take the stage alongside bigger names (David Cross, Sarah Silverman), though you might not know it beforehand: They’re most often billed only as the week’s “special guests.” Luckily, the hosts’ finely tuned funny bones are unbeatable insurance that you won’t go home disappointed; and with a modest $7 entrance fee, the hour-and-a-half affair will cost you less than a cocktail at one of the city’s overblown big-box clubs. New York Magazine (Best of New York Issue 2008)
The 2007 ECNY Awards:
Best Hosts: Michael Showalter and Eugene Mirman
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Thanks again for having me on the show. I had so much fun I can't remember most of it. Give a shout if you're ever out Denver way and I'll repay the favor.
