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Mike Birbiglia
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Mike Birbiglia

Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, author, actor, and director. His one person shows Sleepwalk with Me and My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend have both run successfully off-Broadway and toured internationally. He was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor for this book and his feature film adaptation of it won the NEXT category’s audience award at Sundance Film Festival in 2012.

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Sleepwalk with Me is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 21, 2012
Sleepwalk with Me will be released on August 21, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Aug 21, 2012
Jul 20, 2012
Sleepwalk with Me will be released on May 03, 2011 in Trade Paperback
May 03, 2011
Sleepwalk with Me is now available in Trade Paperback
May 03, 2011
Sleepwalk with Me will be released on October 12, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 12, 2010
Sleepwalk with Me is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 12, 2010
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Chapter 1 from Sleepwalk with Me
Sep 25, 2010
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Huffington Post Canada, April 11, 2013
...dry humor and deadpan delivery, Steven Wright delights a live audience in Toronto with his provocative one-line zingers. Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing Mike Birbiglia performs in this live concert special that features a riotous...
Rip It Up, April 10, 2013
...jozif Interview / Chelsea Jane Interview / Owl Eyes Interview / Daughter Interview / Silverstein Interview / The Weight Interview / Wild Oats Interview / Jon Anderson Interview / Tim Guy Interview / Livingstone Daisies Interview / ...
Rip It Up, April 10, 2013
...Mike Birbiglia was recently in the country for a whirlwind round of Melbourne International Comedy Festival dates and press interviews to promote his first film both behind and in front of...
Media Culture.org.au, April 5, 2013
...a New York Times bestseller that became an off-Broadway hit a few years back, the writer and performer Mike Birbiglia has now turned Sleepwalk With Me into a feature film. I haven’t had the pleasure of enjoying it in either form but Birbiglia has...
Monsters and Critics, February 21, 2013
...arriving at the 65th annual Writers Guild East Coast Awards.Picture copyright by Marco Sagliocco / PRPhotos.com. Mike Birbiglia arriving at the 65th annual Writers Guild East Coast Awards.Picture copyright by Marco Sagliocco / PRPhotos.com. Bobby...
Yahoo!, February 19, 2013
...on to make a number of best-of-2012 lists, with Film.com—which picked it as #11—saying “Veteran comedian/first-time director Mike Birbiglia does something that Billy Crystal, Woody Allen, and Judd Apatow were never able to quite pull off: Making a...
Huffington Post, February 18, 2013
...like you. "What? A cunt?" Dunham quoted Lampanelli. And so the night went on with presenters Bobby Cannavale, Mike Birbiglia, Gina Gershon who now has her own WGA card. Louis CK won for Louie; SNL's Fred Armisen picked up the statue -- some couldn't...
South By South West, January 18, 2013
...of the biggest names in comedy made their way through the Crossroads House including Reggie Watts, Jay Chandrasekhar, Mike Birbiglia and many more. It's a safe bet that IFC will have equally impressive talent on stage this year doing what they do best....
Portland Press Herald, January 18, 2013
...The Brunswick art theater/eatery presents its "best of 2012" reprise series this week, bringing back favorites such as Mike Birbiglia's "Sleepwalk with Me," the improbable music doc "Searching for Sugar Man" and the stunningly beautiful, definitely...
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, January 18, 2013
...Shrewsbury comedian in benefit at Hanover WORCESTER — Comedian Mike Birbiglia, who hails from Shrewsbury and will return to his stomping grounds on Feb. 8 to perform at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, made his reputation by being...
MCN, January 17, 2013
...Verdict: After a stunning $68,801 gross from a single screen in its first weekend, IFC Films took Mike Birbiglia's "Sleepwalk With Me" to a gross over $2 million, the first film from Sundance's low-budget Next section to do so. Hit!...
McMaster University Sil, January 17, 2013
...if you give it the chance. Sleepwalk with Me is based on true stories from the life of Mike Birbiglia, who plays Matt Pandamiglio in the film. Matt is trying to figure out what to do with his life – a situation with which everyone in school right now...
Colorado Springs Independent, January 16, 2013
...did for music geeks, Sleepwalk With Me does for comedy nerds. Based on a true story from comedian Mike Birbiglia's off-Broadway show and bestselling book, it’s intrinsically the story of how he not only discovered his comedic voice, but also the...
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, January 16, 2013
...what kind of pieces get the most reaction (animals, by far), and just how often they call in Mike Birbiglia and David Sedaris when they're in a pinch," he says. Ken adds, "Ira also revealed that they're in the process of making a film of Mistakes...