T.J. Miller
Stand-up comedian

T.J. Miller

Also known as TJ Miller

Who T.J. Miller is

T.J. Miller is a stand-up comedian and actor from Denver who started out in Chicago's improv and stand-up scene after graduating from George Washington University, toured with The Second City for two years and was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch in 2008. His hour specials are No Real Reason (Comedy Central, 2011), Meticulously Ridiculous (HBO, 2017) and Dear Jonah (YouTube), and he hosted Comedy Central's stand-up showcase Mash Up. As an actor he played Erlich Bachman on HBO's Silicon Valley, winning the 2015 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and Weasel in Deadpool and Deadpool 2, and he voiced Tuffnut in the How to Train Your Dragon films and Fred in Big Hero 6.

At a glance

Born
1981
Came up through
The Second City
Stand-up specials
No Real Reason, Meticulously Ridiculous and Dear Jonah
Albums
The Extended Play E.P., The Extended Play E.P. Illegal Art Remix Tape and Mash Up Audiofile
Podcasts
Cashing In with T.J. Miller
On screen
Silicon Valley, Mash Up, The Gorburger Show and 6 more
Next on stage
16 October 2026 — Irvine Improv, Irvine, CA
Official site
tjmillerdoesnothaveawebsite.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through The Second City:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like T.J. Miller

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1981Born
  2. 2007Carpoolers (Marmaduke Brooker, ABC, 2007–2008) On screen
  3. 2008Cloverfield (film, 2008) On screen
  4. 2010Conan (stand-up, 2010–2012) On screen
  5. 2010How to Train Your Dragon films (voice of Tuffnut, 2010–2014) On screen
  6. 2011No Real Reason (2011, Comedy Central) Special
  7. 2011Mash Up (host, Comedy Central, 2011–2012) On screen
  8. 2011The Extended Play E.P. (2011) Album
  9. 2012The Gorburger Show (Gorburger, voice and writer, 2012–2017) On screen
  10. 2012The Extended Play E.P. Illegal Art Remix Tape (2012) Album
  11. 2012Mash Up Audiofile (2012, Comedy Central Records) Album
  12. 2012Cashing In with T.J. Miller (co-host with Cash Levy, from 2012) Podcast or book
  13. 2014Silicon Valley (Erlich Bachman, HBO, 2014–2017) On screen
  14. 2014Big Hero 6 (voice of Fred, film, 2014) On screen
  15. 2016Deadpool (film, 2016) and Deadpool 2 (film, 2018) On screen
  16. 2017Meticulously Ridiculous (2017, HBO) Special

Questions about T.J. Miller

Where is T.J. Miller performing next?

Friday 16 October 2026, 7:30 PM at Irvine Improv, Irvine, CA, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

No Real Reason, Meticulously Ridiculous and Dear Jonah.

What podcast do they host?

Cashing In with T.J. Miller.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Silicon Valley, Mash Up, The Gorburger Show, Carpoolers, Conan and Cloverfield, among 9 credits.

Where did they get their start?

The Second City (two years with its touring company).

When were they born?

In 1981.

Who are some comedians like them?

Marlena Rodriguez (also came through The Second City), Chris Redd (also came through The Second City), David Koechner (also came through The Second City), David Steinberg (also came through The Second City) and Joan Rivers (also came through The Second City).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026