Vegan on His Way to the Complain Store
Eugene Mirman · 2015 · Netflix
An hour of bureaucratic pranks, fake resumes, and polite mischief.
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Eugene Mirman doesn’t just write jokes; he executes polite, bureaucratic pranks and brings the receipts. In Vegan on His Way to the Complain Store, the voice actor relies heavily on his signature show-and-tell style, sharing the results of his deliberate mischief. Whether he is trying to get his own art displayed at a supermarket, fabricating a ridiculous LinkedIn resume, or analyzing the grammatical misquotes of reporters, Mirman’s approach is highly conceptual. He delivers it all with casual enthusiasm.
Filmed in Tucson, Arizona, the 2015 hour captures him right in the middle of his run on Bob’s Burgers. The set includes his usual hallmarks. He features mid-show audience Q&A segments and highly specific anecdotes involving getting mugged by Mexican police alongside members of R.E.M. Reviewers at the time noted the release relies heavily on his established formula of weaponizing minor grievances, a tactic that works well as long as his genuine glee outshines his exasperation.