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EUGENE MIRMAN, COMEDIAN
By BARRY THOMPSON
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As of interview time, one-man irony spree Eugene Mirman was crazy busy with tour preparations. Also, he had recently eaten delicious tuna and watched Ghostbusters on his roof. Pretty neat, but a whiskey and blow binge would've been sexier.
IS IT TRUE THAT STAND-UP COMICS ARE ALWAYS DRUNK AND COKED UP, SO THEY NEVER GET STAGE FRIGHT?
It's probably not true, and I'm not sure if they don't get stage fright. In the '80s, and certainly in Boston, I don't know if you can print "fucked up," but that's what they were. I don't think the comics I know are drunk and high. They're just neurotic and thorough.
JON LOVITZ BEAT UP ANDY DICK, AND JOE ROGAN'S PROBABLY GOING TO BEAT UP CARLOS MENCIA. WHY ALL THE VIOLENCE IN COMEDY?
It's a public feud they each have. I don't think it's political. I don't think they have a religious difference. Although, I hope they do. And I hope they take it to the very edge.
THE VERY EDGE BEING ... ?
I don't know. I just hope they bring it there. I don't really follow all that. I don't know what's going on in the world, except for a handful of things. I know that people are upset at something involving the government. I know who our leader is, and I know that they're pretty people who constantly drink on television.
IS THERE A STEROID PROBLEM IN THE COMEDY INDUSTRY?
Probably, but it's kept so hidden that I've never heard about it.
HOW IS IT COVERED UP SO WELL?
In comedy, you're rarely too extreme for the collective, except maybe comics who run around a lot.
WHAT'S SO HILARIOUS ABOUT RUNNING?
If it's unexpected or funny, I imagine it startles people the way a good joke would.
DO YOU KNOW ANY NONFATAL CURES FOR WEREWOLFISM?
Washing someone in silver. You fill the tub mostly with water and a little bit of silver. Or maybe a silver blowjob. I'm only going to suggest things that I don't know if you can write.
WE CAN PRINT WHATEVER.
Can you write, "a silver blowjob from a pedophile with wings"?
SURE THING. HOW DOES ONE GIVE A SILVER BLOWJOB?
I don't want to ruin a perfectly good vague joke.
[Eugene Mirman performs on Friday, 8.17.07, and Saturday, 8.18.07, at the Comedy Studio, 1238 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617.661.6507. 8pm/$10. thecomedystudio.com]