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Vorlage:Infobox Comedian Mike Birbiglia is an Italian-American stand-up comic from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts who now resides in New York.

College

In his sophomore year at Georgetown University, Mike won "The Funniest Man on Campus" contest earning him the chance to perform at the D.C. Improv. It was there that he would hone his act for three years while also holding down jobs at the ticket window, host podium and in the kitchen.

Mike's involvement with Georgetown's "Improv" group led to many lasting friendships and encounters that provided fodder for his signature routines. Many troupe members have moved on to sitcoms, standup comedy, and pop culture comedy programs on E! and VH1. They include Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Ed Herro, Brian Donovan, Conrad Mulcahy, Jacqueline Novak, and Alison Becker.

Early career

Upon graduation, Mike took his act to New York City. In just one year, Mike broke into the city's clubs, appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and was chosen to perform in the "New Faces" category of Montreal's prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, where he was a standout and attracted the attention of the booker for Late Show with David Letterman. His early career was championed by Lucien Hold, the late booker for the World Famous Comic Strip Live in New York City, who compared Mike to an early Jerry Seinfeld in his style and work ethic.

Personal

Mike has a sleep disorder known as Rapid eye movement behavior disorder. Persons with this disorder can unexpectedly get up, walk, punch or kick, and even act out portions of dreams while asleep. To protect himself, Mike sleeps in a sleeping bag zipped all the way up, with special mittens so that he cannot escape when he sleeps. He has related a story on the Bob & Tom Show as well as on the Opie and Anthony Show and This American Life, where he had a life-threatening incident while sleepwalking. This story is the basis for his forthcoming off-broadway show "Sleepwalk with Me" which recently received rave reviews at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Canada. Previews begin October 17, 2008, at the Bleecker Street Theatre.

Many of Mike's stories involve his brother, Joe Birbiglia in one way or another. Joe is usually portrayed as a mooch in Mike's stories.

Mike was married on "the 9th or 10th?" of June 2008 in a city hall ceremony in New York City, as announced on the Bob & Tom Show.

Work

In December 2002, Mike made his debut on The Late Show as one of the youngest comedians to perform on the show. Mike is now a regular on the late night talk shows and headlines clubs, theaters and Festivals across the country including the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Bonnaroo in Tennessee and Bulmer's International Comedy Festival in Dublin, Ireland. He performs regularly in NYC at The Comedy Cellar and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

On February 5, 2004, Mike released his self-produced comedy CD, Dog Years, which was recorded live at the D.C. Improv. He later pulled this from circulation when he released Two Drink Mike with Comedy Central Records due to crossover material.

In 2005, Mike became a regular, bi-weekly contributor to the syndicated radio show, The Bob and Tom Show, delivering live, on-air readings from his "Secret Public Journal," a bi-weekly travelogue of his awkward adventures from his life on the road. Mike continues to read these entries on the air and emails them to thousands of fans who sign up for them on birbigs.com.

On March 5, 2004, Mike premiered his first Comedy Central Presents half-hour stand-up special which was such a hit that Comedy Central asked Mike to do another special within two years. On March 3, 2006, Mike debuted his second Comedy Central Presents half-hour special which was recorded in December at The Hudson Theater in NYC.

On February 7, 2006, Mike released a CD/DVD compilation, Two Drink Mike, on the Comedy Central Records label, placing Mike on the Comedy Billboard chart and winning him new fans across the country. From February through May 2006, Mike toured colleges across the country in his "Medium Man on Campus” tour. Conceived and produced by Mike and sponsored by Comedy Central, the tour featured Mike and some of his comedic friends from Comedy Central live in performance, direct from TV onto college campuses across the country.

Recently, Mike has been featured in commercials for Suddenlink Communications, a Top Ten MSO.

On July 21st, 2007, Mike recorded his newest comedy album, Secret Public Journal Live at the Funny Bone in Columbus, Ohio. SPJ Live was named Comedy album of the year by both Time Out New York and Time Out Chicago[1]. It was also included in "best of" lists in The Boston Globe, Denver Post, Washington Post, and Las Vegas Weekly.

On November 14, 2007 Mike taped his third Comedy Central Special, a one hour special called "What I Should Have Said Was Nothing" that brings to the small screen Mike's most popular "Secret Public Journal" live bits to television and premiered February 9, 2008. The DVD of the same name dropped in stores April 8th, 2008 nationwide and includes the 80 minute uncut special along with a 30 minute behind-the-scenes documentary from Mike's 2006 Medium Man on Campus Tour entitled "Strictly for Fans."

In March 2008, CBS ordered a pilot for a potential TV series based on his work.[2] According to Birbiglia, it was never picked up.

On August 8th, 2008, Mike was featured on This American Life, a radio show which airs Saturdays on National Public Radio. He is recorded telling an audience about his experiences with Rapid eye movement behavior disorder, a sleep disorder in which a patient physically acts out what they are experiencing while dreaming. This American Life reports that this story, as well as others, will be included in his one man show, "Sleepwalk with Me", to debut Off-Broadway in October, 2008.

Recent performances

From the tour, Mike created six "Secret Public Journal" video vignettes which are available on Comedy Central's Motherload website. In fall 2006, he headlined the "Bob & Tom Comedy Tour" in theaters nationwide.

Has headlined the "Shredd and Ragan Comedy Series" in Buffalo, NY. That prompted the hosts to note he is a huge guitar mooch, because he's always borrowing a guitar before his show.

Mike made his film debut starring in Per Anderson's Stanley Cuba and is developing a one-person show called "Sleepwalk with Me," with director Seth Barish which he's shaping into his next television special and CD.

On 8/2/2008 during the Opie and Anthony Traveling Virus Comedy Tour, Mike opened and was immediately booed by many audience members until he left the stage. On 8/7/2008 Gregg Hughes, the actor who plays Opie on the Opie and Anthony Show, told the audience that the August 2nd Traveling Virus Tour would be their last because the audience boos comics for no reason and does not give them a chance to perform their act. [3]

Discography

References

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Wikiquote: Mike Birbiglia – Zitate
  1. ↑ http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/comedy/25170/all-in-the-comic-timing
  2. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter
  3. ↑ http://923krock.com/pages/1420414.php#mon
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