Mike Birbiglia (born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. Read full biography of Mike Birbiglia →
When I started out, I really struggled as a comic because no one knew who I was, and sometimes I was telling stories, so it would take a while for... →
First time films are hard. Even with some of the greatest directors, you look back at their first film, and you are just going, 'That movie is... →
I always have the best story at the party. Anyone telling a story at a party is like, 'No, no, you've got to listen to my story!' I'm... →
I am intimidating no one in America. No one feels like they are below me in any way. They feel like they are absolutely either at or above my level... →
I end up talking about really mundane things with my fans, and then they're kind of like, 'This is boring. I want to go talk to somebody... →
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... →
I've become good friends with Lena Dunham, and the thing I had in common with Lena when I was 24 is I was as ambitious as she was. What we... →
If you're asked something on a movie set and you say 'I don't know,' you lose confidence in every department. What you need to say is... →
It's interesting how sleepwalking in a certain way becomes an accumulation of your outside stimuli that's actually there and what's... →
Media is so weird; everything is so accessible now. It used to be this thing where, if you did something on 'This American Life,' this... →
Once you've made your first feature, you know what you can do wrong and how hard it is to shoot a feature. Before you do it, you just don't... →
Over the years, I managed to develop this comedy career, went from opening act to headliner at comedy clubs, to playing concert halls, and had an... →
Sometimes I take this women's exercise class called Core Fusion at a place called Exhale. I shouldn't say it's a women's class.... →
Mike Birbiglia (born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director.