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Mike Birbiglia

Mike Birbiglia (/bɜːrˈbɪɡliə/; born June 20, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, storyteller, director, producer and writer. He is a frequent contributor to This American Life and The Moth, and has released several comedy albums and television specials. His feature-length directorial debut Sleepwalk with Me (2012), based on his one-man show of the same name and in which he also starred, won awards at the Sundance and Nantucket film festivals. He also wrote, directed, and starred in the comedy-drama Don't Think Twice (2016). His 2010 book Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the 2011 Thurber Prize for American Humor. Birbiglia has appeared in films such as Your Sister's Sister (2011), Cedar Rapids (2011), and Trainwreck (2015), played a recurring role in Orange Is the New Black, Billions and has guest starred in episodes of Girls, Inside Amy Schumer, and Broad City. He also replaced Jimmy Kimmel on his talk show for a week, as Kimmel caught COVID-19.[3]

Mike Birbiglia
Birbiglia in 2008
Born (1978-06-20) June 20, 1978 (age 44)[1]
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
Medium
EducationGeorgetown University
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Jen Stein
(m. 2008)
[2]
Children1
Websitewww.birbigs.com

Early life and education

Birbiglia was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, the son of Mary Jean (née McKenzie), a nurse, and Vincent Paul Birbiglia, a doctor. He is the youngest of four children.[4] He is partially of Italian descent and was raised Catholic.[5][6] Birbiglia attended the all-boys Catholic school St. John's High School for one year, and graduated from St. Mark's School in 1996.[7][8] He says seeing comedian Steven Wright perform inspired him to begin writing jokes at age 16.[9] He subsequently attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., graduating in 2000.[10] During college he performed as a member of the Georgetown Players Improv Troupe, worked as a server in a comedy club, and began performing at DC Improv (The Improv) in Washington, D.C.[11][9]

Career

Early career

Birbiglia began doing improv in 1997. His sister was able to get him an interview on Conan O’Brien's show as an intern, where he worked for associate producer Jordan Schlansky.[12] Birbiglia moved to New York in 2000,[13] and appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002.[11] He told his first story on stage at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, in 2003, and eventually became a semi-regular contributor to The Moth storytelling series.[14] He released his first album, Dog Years, in 2004,[15] followed by My Secret Public Album, Volume 1a (2005) a compilation of his appearances on The Bob and Tom Show. His next two albums, Two Drink Mike (2006), and My Secret Public Journal Live (2007) were released on Comedy Central Records. My Secret Public Journal Live was named one of the best comedy albums of the decade by The A.V. Club[16]

In 2008 CBS picked up a sitcom pilot loosely based on Birbiglia's life and featuring himself, Bob Odenkirk and Frances Conroy that ultimately never aired.[17][13] He later called the failure of his pilot "the luckiest thing that ever happened to me."[18]

Sleepwalk and beyond

In 2008, Birbiglia opened Sleepwalk with Me, a one-man show that straddled standup comedy and theater, off-Broadway at the Bleecker Street Theater.[19][20] The show was presented by Nathan Lane, and The New York Times called it "simply perfect".[21] Time Out New York named it their "Show of the Year" in 2009.[22]

Birbiglia adapted his material into the 2010 book Sleepwalk with Me, and Other Painfully True Stories and the 2011 album Sleepwalk With Me Live. The book debuted at #29 on the hardcover nonfiction New York Times Bestseller List[23][24] and number four on the hardcover nonfiction section of the Washington Post Political Bookworm Best Sellers.[25] The book was also a finalist for the 2011 Thurber Prize for American Humor.[26] Sleepwalk With Me Live debuted at #1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts.[27]

 
Birbiglia performing in 2016

Birbiglia made his directorial debut with Sleepwalk with Me, based on his one-man show and which he wrote, directed, and starred in. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won the NEXT Audience Award.[28] It was selected in the "Festival Favorites" category at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas [29] and also appeared in the Nantucket Film Festival where it won the award for best writer/director.[30] The film was produced by Jacob Jaffke and This American Life's Ira Glass and stars Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Carol Kane, James Rebhorn, and Cristin Milioti and has cameos by Glass, Kristen Schaal, Wyatt Cenac, David Wain, Jessi Klein, John Lutz and Marc Maron.[31] While hosting the 2012 Gotham Awards, Birbiglia roasted I Heart Huckabees director David O. Russell by reading a transcript of Russell's on-set argument with actress Lily Tomlin.[32][33][34] The event, specifically the joke and what transpired after it, later formed a large part of Birbiglia's show, Thank God for Jokes.[35][36][37]

In addition to starring in Sleepwalk with Me, Birbiglia has appeared in films such as Trainwreck, Going the Distance, Cedar Rapids, Your Sister's Sister and The Fault in Our Stars. He has also guest-starred in episodes of Girls, Inside Amy Schumer, and Broad City.[38] He played the role of Oscar Langstraat in the third and fifth seasons of Showtime's hit show Billions and Danny Pearson on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black in its third and fourth seasons, with which he shared the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[39]

Birbiglia and Aidy Bryant at the 2015 Del Close Marathon discuss comedy, the Upright Citizens Brigade, and comedian Amy Poehler

In 2011, Birbiglia mounted his second one-man show, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, which ran for four months off-Broadway and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show.[40] He toured My Girlfriend's Boyfriend around the world with tour dates in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. On June 2, 2013, Birbiglia performed it for the last time at Carnegie Hall.[41][42] My Girlfriend's Boyfriend was featured as the number one stand-up special of 2013 by Vulture,[43] Paste,[44] The Laugh Button[45] and Laughspin.[46] It was also named one of Time Out New York's Best Comedy Specials of 2013.[47] Flavorwire listed the special as one of the top 20 funniest stand-up specials of all time.[48]

For his second film, Birbiglia drew upon his early experience with improv in Don't Think Twice (2016), which centers on a fictional Manhattan improv troupe.[9][49] Birbligia also stars among an ensemble cast including Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher, and Chris Gethard.[50] The film was nominated for several awards, including the Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy[51] and St. Louis Film Critics Association award for Best Comedy.[52]

Birbiglia's Thank God for Jokes comedy special was released on Netflix on February 28, 2017.[53]

In April 2017, Birbiglia announced a tour of his newest show titled The New One.[54] The tour started with 25 cities and, in December 2017, featured a limited podcast titled The Old Ones. The podcast features Mike Birbiglia analyzing his old stand-up with guests including his brother Joe Birbiglia, comedians Pete Holmes and John Mulaney, film producer and director Judd Apatow, contributor to 'This American Life' Ira Glass and his wife.[55] The New One made its off-Broadway debut at the Cherry Lane Theatre on July 26 and was scheduled to run through August 2 before a high demand for tickets extended the show's run to and through August 26.[56]

The show then received a Broadway transfer, with performances beginning October 25, 2018 and running through January 20, 2019 at the Cort Theatre.

In March 2020, Birbiglia created a charity initiative called "Tip Your Waitstaff" with fellow comics to raise money for comedy clubs closed because of COVID-19.[57]

Birbiglia is a regular contributor to the Public Radio International-distributed program This American Life.[58][59]

Birbiglia temporarily replaced Jimmy Kimmel for a brief while in 2022, as Kimmel recovered from COVID-19. [3]

In 2022, Birbiglia premiered his show titled The Old Man and the Pool at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where it ran from April 28 to May 22.[60] He later opened the show on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, where it ran from November 13, 2022 to January 15, 2023.[61]

Personal life

Birbiglia has rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, which once caused him to run out of a second-story window of a motel he was staying in Walla Walla, Washington while on tour. As a result of the accident, Birbiglia received 33 stitches in his leg. His show and subsequent film Sleepwalk with Me largely centers around this event.[14][62][63] He also had a tumor on his bladder at the age of 19.[64]

Birbiglia is married to Jen Stein, whose pen name is J. Hope Stein, and whose work is featured in The New One.[65] They have one daughter.[66]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Going the Distance Toby the Waiter
2011 Cedar Rapids Trent
2011 Your Sister's Sister Al
2012 Sleepwalk with Me Matt Pandamiglio Also director, writer
2014 The Fault in Our Stars Patrick
2014 Adult Beginners Braden
2014 Annie Social services inspector
2015 Digging for Fire Phil
2015 Hot Pursuit Steve
2015 Trainwreck Tom
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Blond CMZ Reporter
2016 Don't Think Twice Miles Also director, writer, producer
2016 Tramps Scott
2017 The Guardian Brothers The Health Inspector English version; voice[67]
2022 A Man Called Otto Real Estate Agent

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Girls Brian Episode: "Vagina Panic"
2014–2015 Inside Amy Schumer Various 2 episodes: "Slow Your Roll" and "Wingwoman"
2015–2016 Orange Is the New Black Danny Pearson 12 episodes
2017 Broad City Richard Miller Episode: "House-Sitting"
2018–2020 Billions Oscar Langstraat 7 episodes
2018–2021 Summer Camp Island Howard (voice) 15 episodes
2020 The Shivering Truth (voice) Episode: "The Burn Earner Spits"
2022 Human Resources Barry (voice) 4 episodes

Standup specials

Year Title Notes
2008 What I Should Have Said Was Nothing: Tales From My Secret Public Journal two related comedy albums also released
2013 My Girlfriend's Boyfriend also released as a comedy album
2017 Thank God for Jokes Netflix Originals special
2019 The New One Netflix Originals special

Music videos

Year Title Performer(s) Album
2022 "Anti-Hero" Taylor Swift Midnights

Discography

Audio releases (physical and/or digital formats)

Main
  • 2004: Dog Years (out of print) (self-produced, winner of the "Just Plain Folks" comedy album of the year)
  • 2005: My Secret Public Album (the best of Birbiglia's "Secret Public Journals" weekly guest spots on The Bob and Tom Show)
  • 2006: Two Drink Mike
  • 2007: My Secret Public Journal Live
  • 2011: Sleepwalk with Me Live
  • 2013: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
  • 2019: Thank God For Jokes (vinyl)
Compilations
  • 2005: Invite Them Up (Comedy Central Records CD/DVD compilation of indie comics)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
2003 ECNY Award Stand-up comedy Best Male Stand-up Won
2009 Nightlife Awards Outstanding Comedian in a Major Engagement Sleepwalk with Me Won
Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Show Nominated
Lucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show Nominated
Drama Desk Outstanding Solo Performance Nominated
2011 Lucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Won
Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Show Nominated
Drama Desk Outstanding Solo Performance Nominated
Thurber Prize for American Humor Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories N/A Finalist
2012 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award - Best of NEXT Sleepwalk with Me (Film) Won
Gotham Awards Breakthrough Actor[68] Nominated
2016 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Orange is the New Black Won
Lucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show Thank God for Jokes Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Performance Nominated
2017 Just For Laughs Awards Stand-Up Comedian of the Year[69] Stand-up comedy Won
Kurt Vonnegut Humor Award[70] N/A N/A Won
2019 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Solo Performance The New One Won
Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Performance Won
Lucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show Nominated

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External links

  • Official website  
  • This American Life contributions
  • Mike Birbiglia at IMDb
  • Mike Birbiglia on Twitter
  • Mike Birbiglia on Instagram
  • Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast

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Mike Birbiglia b ɜːr ˈ b ɪ ɡ l i e born June 20 1978 is an American stand up comedian actor storyteller director producer and writer He is a frequent contributor to This American Life and The Moth and has released several comedy albums and television specials His feature length directorial debut Sleepwalk with Me 2012 based on his one man show of the same name and in which he also starred won awards at the Sundance and Nantucket film festivals He also wrote directed and starred in the comedy drama Don t Think Twice 2016 His 2010 book Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the 2011 Thurber Prize for American Humor Birbiglia has appeared in films such as Your Sister s Sister 2011 Cedar Rapids 2011 and Trainwreck 2015 played a recurring role in Orange Is the New Black Billions and has guest starred in episodes of Girls Inside Amy Schumer and Broad City He also replaced Jimmy Kimmel on his talk show for a week as Kimmel caught COVID 19 3 Mike BirbigliaBirbiglia in 2008Born 1978 06 20 June 20 1978 age 44 1 Shrewsbury Massachusetts U S 1 MediumStand uptheatreradiotelevisionfilmEducationGeorgetown UniversityYears active2000 presentSpouseJen Stein m 2008 wbr 2 Children1Websitewww wbr birbigs wbr com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Early career 2 2 Sleepwalk and beyond 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Standup specials 4 4 Music videos 5 Discography 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditBirbiglia was born in Shrewsbury Massachusetts the son of Mary Jean nee McKenzie a nurse and Vincent Paul Birbiglia a doctor He is the youngest of four children 4 He is partially of Italian descent and was raised Catholic 5 6 Birbiglia attended the all boys Catholic school St John s High School for one year and graduated from St Mark s School in 1996 7 8 He says seeing comedian Steven Wright perform inspired him to begin writing jokes at age 16 9 He subsequently attended Georgetown University in Washington D C graduating in 2000 10 During college he performed as a member of the Georgetown Players Improv Troupe worked as a server in a comedy club and began performing at DC Improv The Improv in Washington D C 11 9 Career EditEarly career Edit Birbiglia began doing improv in 1997 His sister was able to get him an interview on Conan O Brien s show as an intern where he worked for associate producer Jordan Schlansky 12 Birbiglia moved to New York in 2000 13 and appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002 11 He told his first story on stage at the U S Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen in 2003 and eventually became a semi regular contributor to The Moth storytelling series 14 He released his first album Dog Years in 2004 15 followed by My Secret Public Album Volume 1a 2005 a compilation of his appearances on The Bob and Tom Show His next two albums Two Drink Mike 2006 and My Secret Public Journal Live 2007 were released on Comedy Central Records My Secret Public Journal Live was named one of the best comedy albums of the decade by The A V Club 16 In 2008 CBS picked up a sitcom pilot loosely based on Birbiglia s life and featuring himself Bob Odenkirk and Frances Conroy that ultimately never aired 17 13 He later called the failure of his pilot the luckiest thing that ever happened to me 18 Sleepwalk and beyond Edit In 2008 Birbiglia opened Sleepwalk with Me a one man show that straddled standup comedy and theater off Broadway at the Bleecker Street Theater 19 20 The show was presented by Nathan Lane and The New York Times called it simply perfect 21 Time Out New York named it their Show of the Year in 2009 22 Birbiglia adapted his material into the 2010 book Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories and the 2011 album Sleepwalk With Me Live The book debuted at 29 on the hardcover nonfiction New York Times Bestseller List 23 24 and number four on the hardcover nonfiction section of the Washington Post Political Bookworm Best Sellers 25 The book was also a finalist for the 2011 Thurber Prize for American Humor 26 Sleepwalk With Me Live debuted at 1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts 27 Birbiglia performing in 2016 Birbiglia made his directorial debut with Sleepwalk with Me based on his one man show and which he wrote directed and starred in The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won the NEXT Audience Award 28 It was selected in the Festival Favorites category at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin Texas 29 and also appeared in the Nantucket Film Festival where it won the award for best writer director 30 The film was produced by Jacob Jaffke and This American Life s Ira Glass and stars Birbiglia Lauren Ambrose Carol Kane James Rebhorn and Cristin Milioti and has cameos by Glass Kristen Schaal Wyatt Cenac David Wain Jessi Klein John Lutz and Marc Maron 31 While hosting the 2012 Gotham Awards Birbiglia roasted I Heart Huckabees director David O Russell by reading a transcript of Russell s on set argument with actress Lily Tomlin 32 33 34 The event specifically the joke and what transpired after it later formed a large part of Birbiglia s show Thank God for Jokes 35 36 37 In addition to starring in Sleepwalk with Me Birbiglia has appeared in films such as Trainwreck Going the Distance Cedar Rapids Your Sister s Sister and The Fault in Our Stars He has also guest starred in episodes of Girls Inside Amy Schumer and Broad City 38 He played the role of Oscar Langstraat in the third and fifth seasons of Showtime s hit show Billions and Danny Pearson on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black in its third and fourth seasons with which he shared the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 39 source source source source source source source source source source source source source source Birbiglia and Aidy Bryant at the 2015 Del Close Marathon discuss comedy the Upright Citizens Brigade and comedian Amy Poehler In 2011 Birbiglia mounted his second one man show My Girlfriend s Boyfriend which ran for four months off Broadway and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show 40 He toured My Girlfriend s Boyfriend around the world with tour dates in the United States Australia Canada and the United Kingdom On June 2 2013 Birbiglia performed it for the last time at Carnegie Hall 41 42 My Girlfriend s Boyfriend was featured as the number one stand up special of 2013 by Vulture 43 Paste 44 The Laugh Button 45 and Laughspin 46 It was also named one of Time Out New York s Best Comedy Specials of 2013 47 Flavorwire listed the special as one of the top 20 funniest stand up specials of all time 48 For his second film Birbiglia drew upon his early experience with improv in Don t Think Twice 2016 which centers on a fictional Manhattan improv troupe 9 49 Birbligia also stars among an ensemble cast including Keegan Michael Key Gillian Jacobs Kate Micucci Tami Sagher and Chris Gethard 50 The film was nominated for several awards including the Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy 51 and St Louis Film Critics Association award for Best Comedy 52 Birbiglia s Thank God for Jokes comedy special was released on Netflix on February 28 2017 53 In April 2017 Birbiglia announced a tour of his newest show titled The New One 54 The tour started with 25 cities and in December 2017 featured a limited podcast titled The Old Ones The podcast features Mike Birbiglia analyzing his old stand up with guests including his brother Joe Birbiglia comedians Pete Holmes and John Mulaney film producer and director Judd Apatow contributor to This American Life Ira Glass and his wife 55 The New One made its off Broadway debut at the Cherry Lane Theatre on July 26 and was scheduled to run through August 2 before a high demand for tickets extended the show s run to and through August 26 56 The show then received a Broadway transfer with performances beginning October 25 2018 and running through January 20 2019 at the Cort Theatre In March 2020 Birbiglia created a charity initiative called Tip Your Waitstaff with fellow comics to raise money for comedy clubs closed because of COVID 19 57 Birbiglia is a regular contributor to the Public Radio International distributed program This American Life 58 59 Birbiglia temporarily replaced Jimmy Kimmel for a brief while in 2022 as Kimmel recovered from COVID 19 3 In 2022 Birbiglia premiered his show titled The Old Man and the Pool at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company where it ran from April 28 to May 22 60 He later opened the show on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater where it ran from November 13 2022 to January 15 2023 61 Personal life EditBirbiglia has rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder which once caused him to run out of a second story window of a motel he was staying in Walla Walla Washington while on tour As a result of the accident Birbiglia received 33 stitches in his leg His show and subsequent film Sleepwalk with Me largely centers around this event 14 62 63 He also had a tumor on his bladder at the age of 19 64 Birbiglia is married to Jen Stein whose pen name is J Hope Stein and whose work is featured in The New One 65 They have one daughter 66 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes2010 Going the Distance Toby the Waiter2011 Cedar Rapids Trent2011 Your Sister s Sister Al2012 Sleepwalk with Me Matt Pandamiglio Also director writer2014 The Fault in Our Stars Patrick2014 Adult Beginners Braden2014 Annie Social services inspector2015 Digging for Fire Phil2015 Hot Pursuit Steve2015 Trainwreck Tom2016 Popstar Never Stop Never Stopping Blond CMZ Reporter2016 Don t Think Twice Miles Also director writer producer2016 Tramps Scott2017 The Guardian Brothers The Health Inspector English version voice 67 2022 A Man Called Otto Real Estate AgentTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes2012 Girls Brian Episode Vagina Panic 2014 2015 Inside Amy Schumer Various 2 episodes Slow Your Roll and Wingwoman 2015 2016 Orange Is the New Black Danny Pearson 12 episodes2017 Broad City Richard Miller Episode House Sitting 2018 2020 Billions Oscar Langstraat 7 episodes2018 2021 Summer Camp Island Howard voice 15 episodes2020 The Shivering Truth voice Episode The Burn Earner Spits 2022 Human Resources Barry voice 4 episodesStandup specials Edit Year Title Notes2008 What I Should Have Said Was Nothing Tales From My Secret Public Journal two related comedy albums also released2013 My Girlfriend s Boyfriend also released as a comedy album2017 Thank God for Jokes Netflix Originals special2019 The New One Netflix Originals specialMusic videos Edit Year Title Performer s Album2022 Anti Hero Taylor Swift MidnightsDiscography EditAudio releases physical and or digital formats Main2004 Dog Years out of print self produced winner of the Just Plain Folks comedy album of the year 2005 My Secret Public Album the best of Birbiglia s Secret Public Journals weekly guest spots on The Bob and Tom Show 2006 Two Drink Mike 2007 My Secret Public Journal Live 2011 Sleepwalk with Me Live 2013 My Girlfriend s Boyfriend 2019 Thank God For Jokes vinyl Compilations2005 Invite Them Up Comedy Central Records CD DVD compilation of indie comics Awards and nominations EditYear Award Category Title Result2003 ECNY Award Stand up comedy Best Male Stand up Won2009 Nightlife Awards Outstanding Comedian in a Major Engagement Sleepwalk with Me WonOuter Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Show NominatedLucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show NominatedDrama Desk Outstanding Solo Performance Nominated2011 Lucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show My Girlfriend s Boyfriend WonOuter Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Show NominatedDrama Desk Outstanding Solo Performance NominatedThurber Prize for American Humor Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories N A Finalist2012 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award Best of NEXT Sleepwalk with Me Film WonGotham Awards Breakthrough Actor 68 Nominated2016 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Orange is the New Black WonLucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show Thank God for Jokes NominatedOuter Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Performance Nominated2017 Just For Laughs Awards Stand Up Comedian of the Year 69 Stand up comedy WonKurt Vonnegut Humor Award 70 N A N A Won2019 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Solo Performance The New One WonOuter Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Performance WonLucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show NominatedReferences Edit a b Jeffries David Mike Birbiglia Biography allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved July 23 2015 Mike Birbiglia on Instagram Marriage is a head on chest on a blanket in a field Happy 14 years my soft voiced poet love jhopestein by celestesloman a b Jimmy Kimmel s Replacement Has Been Chosen May 3 2022 Edward J Patton NY User Trees Genealogy com Archived from the original on August 21 2014 Q amp A Comedian Mike Birbiglia Lee Enterprises Comedian Birbiglia invites us to sleepwalk stltoday com Archived 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