Mike Birbiglia

WATCH: Mike Birbiglia Makes Things Awkward With NPR's Terry Gross

Posted 05.13.2012

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Mike Birbiglia seems to have a hard time letting go. At least, that's the case in this new short film where he stars opposite NPR's Terry Gross. Wr...

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Introducing The Mike Birbiglia Cheeseburger

Laughspin.com | Posted 04.26.2012

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Some comedians gauge success by television appearances or stand-up specials, album sales or the ability to sell out theaters. And Mike Birbiglia has d...

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Lynn Shelton and Lauren Greenfield Shine at the Tribeca Film Festival

Liliana Greenfield-Sanders | Posted 04.20.2012

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Your Sister's Sister is effortlessly refreshing and enjoyable throughout. It is clear in every scene that these actors have the utmost trust in their director and are willing to be raw, fun and loose with the material.

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Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me Reveals the Restless Heart of Comedy

Carol Hartsell | Posted 05.17.2012

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Matt's story is about not only learning how to become the comedian he always wanted to be, but learning what he's willing to give up to get it.

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Mike Birbiglia On The Challenges Of Making 'Sleepwalk With Me'

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 05.17.2012

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After winning the Best Of NEXT audience award at the Sundance Film Festival in January, comedian Mike Birbiglia's "Sleepwalk With Me" was so popular a...

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Mike Birbiglia's 'Sleepwalk With Me': As Charming And Great As You've Heard

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 05.14.2012

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Remember the movie you thought Judd Apatow wanted to make when he directed "Funny People"? Picture if he had gotten the tone right, swapped out Seth R...

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Sleepwalk With Me

Liliana Greenfield-Sanders | Posted 03.25.2012

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Mike Birbiglia's debut feature film Sleepwalk With Me did not disappoint. The film is candid, heartbreaking and, most importantly, extremely funny throughout.

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WATCH: Clip From 'Sleepwalk With Me' Movie

Posted 01.27.2012

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"Sleepwalk with Me" has had quite a ride. Comedian and cuddly puppy Mike Birbiglia has been discussing his sleepwalking affliction in his act for year...

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Mike Birbiglia's 'Sleepwalk With Me' To Premiere At Sundance

Posted 12.01.2011

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It was a celebrated Off-Broadway play, then a book and CD, and now it's a major motion picture. Mike Birbiglia's "Sleepwalk With Me" will have its...

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WATCH: Mike Birbiglia On How NOT To Confront A Bear

Posted 06.19.2011

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Mike Birbiglia's celebrated "Sleepwalk With Me" one-man show has finally been released as a live album, and to celebrate, Mike posted this animated ve...

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Theater: Mike Birbiglia's Hapless Charm

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.02.2011

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Birbiglia's latest story/performance piece is much like Sleepwalk With Me. We get a rambling tale of his life, pierced with gentle observations and some hilarious comic set pieces all topped off with a bit of wisdom.

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WATCH: Birbiglia Talks To Fallon About New Play, Love & Making Out

Posted 05.25.2011

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Fresh off of sleeping in a Macy's store window for a week, Mike Birbiglia stopped in to chat with Jimmy Fallon about his theatrical follow-up to the m...

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Seeing Comedy Get Made, and Made Better

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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It isn't just comedy, but really all creative arts, that asks artists to make everything seem effortless, natural, and completely ironed out.

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Mike Birbiglia To Spend 1 Week Sleeping In Macy's Store Window

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do you want to watch Mike Birbiglia sleep? Well now's your chance. The comedian will be sleeping in a store window in the Herald Square Macy's for t...

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Mike Birbiglia Tells A First Date Horror Story On Kimmel (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Birbiglia is known for sharing his most awkward moments in his stand-up comedy, and last night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" he revealed yet another hil...

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Mike Birbiglia Talks Red Carpets, His Awkwardness, And Dust-Bustering In His Sleep

Rip Empson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Whenever people say, 'wait, how come you're not funny?' Or something like that, I'm always like, 'if I said to you casually the stuff that I say on stage, it would get really uncomfortable.'

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New York Comedy Festival Announces Line-Up: Andy Samberg, Artie Lange, Bill Maher, And Tracy Morgan To Perform

Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Comedy Festival announced a tentative line-up today that adds Dane Cook, Mike Birbiglia and more to an already venerable list of stand-up...

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Porno For Parents: Mike Birbiglia's Animated Life (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Birbiglia doesn't open sketchy emails from unknown senders with random attachments...unfortunately, his parents do. In his second animated short,...

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An Awkward 10 Minutes With Eddie Izzard

Mike Birbiglia | Posted 05.25.2011

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I sat down with Eddie Izzard after his show a few weeks back. Turns out someone video'd it with their phone or their beeper or their apple bong or whatever. Enjoy!

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The Comic's Comic | Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you live near New York City, or even in New England, you see the TV ad for the New York Times Weekender subscription a lot. A lot, a lot. Perhaps t...

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Theater/Music: Sleepwalking, Seafaring and Scaggs

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sleepwalk With Me, Mike Birbiglia's solo show, falls somewhere between the pure monologues of Spalding Gray and the brilliant, idiosyncratic but clearly stand-up of Eddie Izzard.

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Palin Uses Magic 8-Ball in ABC Interview

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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All in all, Gov. Palin responded to over eighty of the ABC newsman's questions with only three answers, believed to be a record for a nationally broadcast interview with a major political figure.

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Kim Jong-Il: 'McCain Chose WHO?'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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"McCain chose WHO?" Kim reportedly said just before the onset of the stroke, sources confirmed.

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