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Interview mike birbiglia tells the deeper story in the new one comedian and storyteller mike birbiglia talks about the universality of big life changes like buying his first couch and having his first child in the new one, which he also cowrote and conarrated with his poet wife, j. There was actually a gag order in my family about talking about the pregnancy or having a child for the first year, where i would tell my wife jen stein jokes i was working on and shed say, i dont think you should talk about that. Mike birbiglia tells stories about his life as a semifamous comedianfilmmaker and reflects on the meaning of good or bad jokes. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Feb 12, 2016 in 2008, when mike birbiglia brought his oneman show sleepwalk with me to new york, he was still somewhat under the radar and had a lot to prove. Mike was an absolute natural as he walked around the stage and interacted with his audience. Mike birbiglia talks refining material, his new special. No one is better at constructing hilarious, personal, soulsearching monologues of insecurity and catholic guilt than mike birbiglia. Hell be like, cat in the hat, and that was that busta rhymes. The standup storyteller you love from thank god for jokes, my girlfriends boyfriend.
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