A month after he was hospitalized following a fiery car crash in New Hampshire, Eugene Mirman is back in a joking mood.
On Tuesday, the Bob’s Burgers voice actor announced his first stand-up special in a decade, Here Comes the Whimsy, would debut that night on YouTube, now available to stream entirely on the Pretty Good Friends channel.
Two weeks ago, Mirman appeared in a video with his Bob’s Burgers co-star Kristen Schaal, promoting her and John Roberts’ show The Legend of Crystal Shell. “I’d love to go see it,” he said.
“Well, now that you’re a live, you can,” Schaal quipped, before revealing that Mirman will open for the show on May 12 at Dynasty Typewriter.
The post came after Mirman was hospitalized with serious injuries when he was involved in a car accident, causing the vehicle to catch fire while he was inside.
Days after the accident, Mirman updated his fans that he was “on the mend” and “doing relatively alright, all things considered.”
“Thank you so much for all the well wishes, love and kind messages from friends and strangers,” wrote Mirman on Instagram. “I am extraordinarily thankful to the heroic people that pulled me from the car and to the warm, kind and talented staff at the hospital that cared for me and got me on the mend!”
Mirman is known for voicing musically gifted middle child Gene Belcher on Fox’s Bob’s Burgers since the animated sitcom premiered in 2011. He also played Eugene in Flight of the Conchords during its two- season run on HBO in 2007-’09. His dozens of other credits include Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Apple & Onion, Delocated and a recurring role as Cheryl Tunt’s brother Cecil on Archer.