Mike Birbiglia
Mike Birbiglia
Mike Birbigliais an American comedian, writer, actor, and director...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth20 June 1978
CityShewrsbury, MA
CountryUnited States of America
keys healthy tvs
The key to eating healthy is not eating any food that has a TV commercial.
night perfect people
Saturday night is perfect for writers because other people have "plans.
girl thinking littles
I used to think I was a little unstable, and then I met every girl I've ever dated.
people
I'm going to end up making twenty films if people let me.
acting era felt great heard love people played seeing seinfeld suddenly terms
In terms of comedy, there was a Seinfeldian era of comedy that I love but got played out. Seinfeld was great, but then after him it was people acting like Seinfeld and making observations that we felt like we'd kind of heard before, and then you're seeing Seinfeldian comedy in commercials. Suddenly everything is observational funniness.
The economy of film forces you to make choices.
cds central combined led passed people specials stuff traded tv
The Comedy Central CDs combined with the TV specials are what led to my stuff being traded and passed around, and a lot more people knowing my jokes than I thought.
attach creator develop model scripts transfer
The Hollywood model is to develop scripts for 10 years, sell them, transfer them, attach this actor, then attach a director. This isn't what I'm about. I'm much more of a creator and a doer.
I'd much rather try and fail than talk about trying.
comedians hang played
I'm a comedian, and the other comedians are played by comedians, the same way that in 'Once' there are the musicians that hang out together.
generally home travel week
I'm generally so disoriented during the week about what I'm doing and where I am - I travel a lot - that when I'm home on a Sunday, I typically try to sleep in as much as I can.
laughing
I struggled with that notion early in my career. 'I know this is funny but nobody is laughing.' This thought occurred for years.
Our fear leads us to say no all the time.
dancing situation
You can express love by calling out the truth out of the situation as opposed to dancing around it.