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Mike Birbiglia

US-amerikanischer Entertainer, Filmemacher und Autor
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Mike Birbiglia (born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. 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, and has guest starred in episodes of Girls, Inside Amy Schumer, and Broad City.

Early life

Birbiglia was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, the son of Mary Jean (née McKenzie) and Vincent Paul Birbiglia. He is the youngest of four children.[1] He is of part Italian descent.[2] Birbiglia attended St. John's High School, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts for one year, and graduated from St. Mark's School, Southborough, Massachusetts in 1996.[3][4] He says seeing comedian Steven Wright perform inspired him to being writing jokes at age 16.[5] He subsequently attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., graduating in 2000.[6] 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 The Improv in Washington, D.C.[7][5]

Early career (2000–2008)

Birbiglia moved to New York in 2000,[8] and appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002.[7] 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.[9] He released his first album, Dog Years, in 2004,[10] 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[11]

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.[12][8] He later called the failure of his pilot "the luckiest thing that ever happened to me."[13]

Sleepwalk and beyond (2008–present)

In 2008, Birbiglia opened Sleepwalk with Me, a one-man show that straddled standup comedy and theater, off-Broadway at the Bleecker Street Theater.[14][15] The show was presented by Nathan Lane, and the New York Times called it "simply perfect".[16] Time Out New York named it their "Show of the Year" in 2009.[17]

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[18][19] and number four on the hardcover nonfiction section of the Washington Post Political Bookworm Best Sellers.[20] The book was also a finalist for the 2011 Thurber Prize for American Humor..[21] Sleepwalk With Me Live debuted at #1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts.[22]

 
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.[23] It was selected in the "Festival Favorites" category at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas [24] and also appeared in the Nantucket Film Festival where it won the award for best writer/director.[25] 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.[26]

In addition to starring in Sleepwalk with Me, Birbiglia has acted in the films Trainwreck, Going the Distance, Cedar Rapids, Your Sister's Sister, The Fault in Our Stars and Annie, and in the HBO series Girls,[27] and has played Danny Pearson on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.

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.[28] 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.[29][30] My Girlfriend's Boyfriend was featured as the number one stand-up special of 2013 by Vulture,[31] Paste,[32] The Laugh Button[33] and Laughspin.[34] It was also named one of Time Out New York's Best Comedy Specials of 2013.[35] Flavorwire listed the special as one of the top 20 funniest stand-up specials of all time.[36] Birbiglia's Thank God for Jokes comedy special was released on Netflix on February 28, 2017.[37]

On This American Life

Birbiglia is a regular contributor to the Public Radio International-distributed program This American Life.[38][39]

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.[9][40][41]

Birbiglia is married to Jen Stein. They have one daughter, Oona.[42]

Filmography

As actor

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As director/writer

Standup specials

  • What I Should Have Said Was Nothing: Tales From My Secret Public Journal (2008)
  • My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2013) - also released as a comedy album
  • Thank God for Jokes (2017) - Netflix Originals special

Discography

  • 2004: Dog Years (out of print) (self-produced, winner of the "Just Plain Folks" comedy album of the year)
  • 2005: Invite Them Up (Comedy Central Records compilation CD of NYC indie comics)
  • 2005: My Secret Public Album, Volume 1a (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

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Awards and nominations

Year Award Title Category Result
2003 ECNY Award Stand-up comedy Best Male Stand-up Vorlage:Won
2009 Nightlife Awards Sleepwalk with Me Outstanding Comedian in a Major Engagement Vorlage:Won
Outer Critics Circle Outstanding Solo Show Vorlage:Nom
Lucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show Vorlage:Nom
Drama Desk Outstanding Solo Performance Vorlage:Nom
2011 Outer Critics Circle My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Outstanding Solo Show Vorlage:Nom
Drama Desk Outstanding Solo Performance Vorlage:Nom
Lucille Lortel Outstanding Solo Show Vorlage:Won
Thurber Prize for American Humor Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories N/A Vorlage:Okay
2012 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award Sleepwalk with Me (Film) Best of NEXT Vorlage:Won
Gotham Awards Breakthrough Actor[43] Vorlage:Nom
2016 Lucille Lortel Mike Birbiglia: Thank God For Jokes[44] Outstanding Solo Show Vorlage:Nominated
2017 Just For Laughs Awards Stand-up comedy Stand-Up Comedian of the Year[45] Vorlage:Won
Kurt Vonnegut Humor Award[46] N/A N/A Vorlage:Won

References

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  2. ↑ Lee Enterprises: Comedian Birbiglia invites us to sleepwalk. In: stltoday.com. Archiviert vom Original am 15. September 2012;.
  3. ↑ Birnbach, Lisa; Kidd, Chip, True Prep: It's a Whole New Old World, Random House Digital, Inc., 2010. Cf. p.68
  4. ↑ "Mike Birbiglia '96 Comedy Show" web.archive.org Fehler bei Vorlage * Parametername unbekannt (Vorlage:Webarchiv): "date"Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Parameter Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: Genau einer der Parameter 'wayback', 'webciteID', 'archive-today', 'archive-is' oder 'archiv-url' muss angegeben werden.Vorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Linktext_fehltVorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/URL Fehler bei Vorlage:Webarchiv: enWP-Wert im Parameter 'url'., St. Mark's School website, Thursday, May 5, 2011
  5. ↑ a b Ryan Bacic: Mike Birbiglia started in improv. Everything since has gone according to plan. In: Washington Post, 12 October 2017 
  6. ↑ Heather Regen: Considerate comedy from Mike Birbiglia (Memento des Originals vom October 31, 2010 im Internet Archive) In: Georgetown Voice, October 7, 2010 
  7. ↑ a b To Mike Birbiglia's Parents: It's OK If Your Son Sticks To Comedy. In: All Things Considered. NPR, 23. März 2014; (englisch).
  8. ↑ a b Michael Phillips: Why failure is 'essential' to Mike Birbiglia In: Chicago Tribune, July 28, 2016 
  9. ↑ a b Spending The Night With Sleepwalker Mike Birbiglia. In: Fresh Air. WHYY, 18. Oktober 2010, archiviert vom Original am 31. Oktober 2010; abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2010.
  10. ↑ Smith Galtney: Mike Birbiglia. In: Broadway.com. 18. Dezember 2008, abgerufen am 19. Dezember 2017 (englisch).
  11. ↑ Staff: The best comedy albums of the decade | Music | Best of. The A.V. Club, 16. November 2009, archiviert vom Original am 12. September 2010; abgerufen am 13. September 2010.
  12. ↑ Josef Adalian: CBS greenlights ‘Mike Birbiglia’ pilot In: Variety, 15 March 2008 
  13. ↑ Jesse David Fox: Mike Birbiglia’s Quest to Create Comedy of Communion In: Vulture, 19 July 2016 (englisch). 
  14. ↑ Frank Scheck: For Cryin' & Laughin' Out Loud (Memento des Originals vom February 27, 2009 im Internet Archive) In: New York Post, November 17, 2008. Abgerufen im September 13, 2010 
  15. ↑ Theater Review: Sleepwalk With Me – Theater and Musical Production Reviews. In: Variety. (variety.com [abgerufen am 13. September 2010]).Vorlage:Toter Link/!...nourl (Seite nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im September 2017.)
  16. ↑ Neil Genzlinger: Theater Review – 'Sleepwalk With Me' – Mike Birbiglia in a One-Man Show at the Bleecker Street Theater (Memento des Originals vom June 9, 2009 im Internet Archive) In: New York Times, November 14, 2008. Abgerufen im September 13, 2010 
  17. ↑ Jane Borden: Best (and Worst) of 2009 (Memento des Originals vom August 21, 2014 im Internet Archive) In: Time Out New York, December 18, 2009. Abgerufen im April 2, 2012 
  18. ↑ Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories Hits NY Times Bestseller List (Memento des Originals vom October 6, 2012 im Internet Archive) In: BroadwayWorld.com, October 21, 2010. Abgerufen im October 24, 2010 
  19. ↑ Jennifer Schuessler: Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction In: New York Times, October 22, 2010. Abgerufen im October 23, 2010 
  20. ↑ Levingston, Steven: Political Bookworm: Book World: Best Sellers In: Washington Post, October 24, 2010. Abgerufen im October 29, 2010 
  21. ↑ Sean McCarthy: 2011 Thurber Prize Finalists: Mike Birbiglia, David Rakoff, and Rick Reilly (Memento des Originals vom August 22, 2014 im Internet Archive) In: The Comic's Comic, August 22, 2011. Abgerufen im April 2, 2012 
  22. ↑ Comedy Albums, Week of May 7, 2011. In: Billboard. Archiviert vom Original am 22. August 2016; abgerufen am 2. April 2012.
  23. ↑ Katey Rich: Top Sundance Prizes Go To Beasts Of the Southern Wild, The House I Live In, And More. Cinemablend.com, archiviert vom Original am 2. Februar 2012; abgerufen am 16. Februar 2012.
  24. ↑ Matthew Odam: SXSW adds Seth MacFarlane, ‘Blue Like Jazz’, ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ and more (Memento des Originals vom February 22, 2012 im Internet Archive) In: Austin360.com, February 15, 2012. Abgerufen im February 16, 2012 
  25. ↑ Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me Wins Nantucket Film Festival Award. theater mania, archiviert vom Original am 14. Juli 2012; abgerufen am 25. Juni 2012.
  26. ↑ Sleepwalk With Me (2011). Internet Movie Database, archiviert vom Original am 7. April 2012; abgerufen am 2. April 2012.
  27. ↑ Mike Birbiglia. Internet Movie Database, archiviert vom Original am 14. Juni 2012; abgerufen am 2. April 2012.
  28. ↑ Kenneth Jones: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Chad Deity, Angels, Christian Borle, Laurie Metcalf Are Lortel Winners. In: Playbill. Archiviert vom Original am 27. März 2012; abgerufen am 2. April 2012.
  29. ↑ Andrew Gans: Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Plays Carnegie Hall June 2. In: Playbill. Archiviert vom Original am 5. Juni 2013; abgerufen am 27. Juli 2013.
  30. ↑ Jesse David Fox: Birbiglia Is Already Working on His Second Feature, 'My Girlfriend's Boyfriend'. Splitsider, archiviert vom Original am 20. April 2013; abgerufen am 27. Juli 2013.
  31. ↑ Jesse Fox: The Top Ten Stand-up Specials of 2013. Vulture, archiviert vom Original am 17. Februar 2014; abgerufen am 6. Februar 2014.
  32. ↑ Staff: The 10 Best Stand-Up Specials of 2013. In: Paste. Archiviert vom Original am 31. Januar 2014; abgerufen am 6. Februar 2014.
  33. ↑ The Laugh Button's Best Comedy Albums of 2013. The Laugh Button, archiviert vom Original am 26. Januar 2014; abgerufen am 6. Februar 2014.
  34. ↑ Dylan Gadino: The 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2013. Laughspin, archiviert vom Original am 26. Januar 2014; abgerufen am 6. Februar 2014.
  35. ↑ Julie Seabaugh: Best Comedy Specials of 2013. In: Time Out. Archiviert vom Original am 23. April 2014;.
  36. ↑ Jason Bailey: The 50 Funniest Stand-Up Specials of All Time. In: Flavorwire. Archiviert vom Original am 7. Februar 2014; abgerufen am 6. Februar 2014.
  37. ↑ Mike Birbiglia’s ‘Thank God For Jokes’ Premieres on Netflix Next Week. Splitsider, archiviert vom Original am 3. März 2017; abgerufen am 3. März 2017.
  38. ↑ Contributors List: Mike Birbiglia. In: This American Life. Chicago Public Radio, abgerufen am 27. September 2010.
  39. ↑ Christopher Orr: Mike Birbiglia's Quiet Ambition In: The Atlantic, July 22, 2016 
  40. ↑ Mike Birbiglia. (podcast) In: The Adam Carolla Show. 14. Oktober 2010, archiviert vom Original am 18. Oktober 2010; abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2010.
  41. ↑ Chris Klimek: Comedian Mike Birbiglia returns to the scene of the crime (Memento des Originals vom November 23, 2013 im Internet Archive) In: Washington Examiner, October 9, 2009. Abgerufen im November 23, 2013 
  42. ↑ Mike Birbiglia on President Obama’s Parenting Advice. In: People. Archiviert vom Original am 5. Juli 2015;.
  43. ↑ Addie Morfoot: Oh, Russell Roasted! In: Variety. 29. November 2012, archiviert vom Original am 8. Juli 2016; abgerufen am 23. Juli 2017.
  44. ↑ 2016 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations Announced. In: Playbill. Archiviert vom Original am 19. April 2016; abgerufen am 18. April 2016.
  45. ↑ Mike Birbiglia Archives. In: Just For Laughs ComedyPRO. Abgerufen am 18. September 2017 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  46. ↑ Breanna Cooper: Mike Birbiglia won't tear you a new one In: NUVO. Abgerufen am 18. September 2017 (englisch). 
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