MYQ KAPLAN

By Rob Turbovsky

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In his stand-up, Myq Kaplan delivers punchlines at rapid-fire speed. Even before he was the resident assistant in my building, I thought Kaplan was one of the brightest comics in Boston. Now that his master key unlocks my room, I hope he doesn't find the crystal meth until I graduate.

YOU'RE MY R.A. HOW'S THAT GOING?

Go to your room.

WHAT'S YOUR SHOW AT THE COMEDY STUDIO LIKE?

Micah Sherman and I host a show that we call the Micah-Myq Club, named after us, plus the word "club." It's a club you can join by coming to the show. And, that's what joining is. We play music and tell fun words from our mouths.

HOW IS IT WORKING WITH A PARTNER?

I think when I'm with him, I'm more concerned with being in the moment and creating something. The way I do stand-up is I go to open mics and try out 20 new minutes of crappy jokes, and go: "Wait, was that one not crappy maybe?" The thing that I love about comedy most is the process of writing a new bit and learning that it's good by workshopping it and then eventually thinking, "Yup, this is a joke that I have. And now it's boring."

WHAT DO YOU DO AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY?

I'm working on a thesis that involves the MCAS science achievement gap in English language learners and people who already knew English.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND VERY FUNNY.

Some questions are definitely funny-like ...no, it's not.

AS LONG AS YOU'RE HERE, SOMEONE VOMITED ALL OVER THE BATHROOM. ALSO, THE WASHING MACHINE IS BROKEN.

My bad. I was vomiting into the washing machine and things got out of hand. You should have showered earlier.

[Micah-Myq Club at The Comedy Studio, Thursdays, 8pm. 1236 Mass. Ave., Harvard Sq. 8pm/All Ages/$8. 617.661.6507. thecomedystudio.com]