Matthew Paul Mira (born August 5, 1983) is an American

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host, stand-up

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and television writer based in Los Angeles. He was a co-host of '' The Nerdist Podcast'' from 2010 to 2018.Leijon, Eric (July 28, 2011)
The dean of dweebs.
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Chris Hardwick singles out his nerdiness.
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Life and career

Mira was born in

Stoneham, Massachusetts Stoneham ( ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, north of downtown Boston. Its population was 23,244 at the 2020 census. Its proximity to major highways and public transportation offers convenient access to Boston and ...

, on August 5, 1983, and grew up in

Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, United States. Alongside Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, it is one of two traditional county seat, seats of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in ...

. He is the youngest of four children. His parents are John and Mary Mira. He has two older sisters, Kimberly and Julie, and an older brother John. He was raised Catholic, and attended Lowell Catholic High School. After high school he attended local colleges. He left Massachusetts for

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in 2007 to pursue a career in comedy. From 2008 to 2010, while working as an Apple Genius, Mira produced the podcast ''Comedy and Everything Else'' featuring Todd Glass and Jimmy Dore. Since February 2010, Mira has co-hosted ''The Nerdist Podcast'', with Jonah Ray and

Chris Hardwick Christopher Ryan Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and producer. He hosted '' Talking Dead'', an hourlong aftershow on AMC affiliated with the network's zombie drama series '' ...

. The podcast was named one of 2010's best by The A.V. Club. Mira has appeared as a guest on several other podcasts, including '' Sklarbro Country'' and '' Doug Loves Movies''.Benson, Doug (August 24, 2011). Zach Galifianakis, Nick Swardson, Marc Maron and Matt Mira guest Doug Loves Movies. In 2011 Mira produced ''ONESTAR'', a show at UCB Theatre Los Angeles with comedian Thomas Lennon in which comedians and actors performed "dramatic readings of the Yelp reviews of the

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24 Hour Fitness." Mira hosts a weekly open mic at the NerdMelt theatre at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles titled ''Nerdist Open Mic'', formerly titled ''Matt Mira's Day Off''. In May 2011,

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commissioned a pilot based on ''The Nerdist Podcast'', hosted by its creator, comedian

and featuring Jonah Ray and Mira in their usual co-hosting roles.Wicks, Kevin (May 23, 2011)
Anglophenia: Chris Hardwick to host "Ministry of Laughs" and Nerdist pilot for BBC America.

Mira announced on ''The Nerdist Podcast'' that he had accepted a job as the new gadget producer on G4's '' Attack of the Show''. In January 2012, he began making on-air appearances for the segment. Beginning in July 2012, Mira co-hosted '' Attack of the Show'' up until its final episode on January 23, 2013. A video featuring a golf-cart running over Mira has been featured on the TV shows '' tosh.0'', ''Country Fried Home Videos'', and '' World's Dumbest...''. Beginning in March 2012, Mira began co-hosting an occasional podcast with film producer

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called ''FEaB'' (Four Eyes and Beard), a joint production of

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and SModcast.com. Since September 2013, Mira co-hosts ''James Bonding'' with Matt Gourley (and guests), an

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podcast where they discuss

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films. Since October 2013, Mira has been writing for the

hosted ''

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'' on Comedy Central. On June 19, 2015,

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announced via

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that he and Mira "will provide a commentary track for every single episode of ''

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''" on a new podcast entitled ''Talk Salad & Scrambled Eggs''. As of 2016, Mira is writing for ''The Goldbergs'' on ABC. He hosts a podcast with his wife Doree Shafrir about their journey about making a baby via IVF called ''Matt & Doree's Eggcelent Adventure''. In January 2017, Mira began co-hosting the podcast
Star Trek: The Next Conversation
' with fellow '' The Goldbergs'' write
Andrew Secunda
On September 22, 2017, Mira was named host of '' After Trek'', a live after-show companion to '' Star Trek: Discovery'' broadcast on CBS All Access.

Filmography

Television

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