Mike Birbiglia (born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. Read full biography of Mike Birbiglia →
You don't really see sleepwalking in films that often. It's weird; I feel like in popular culture we have the perception of sitcom... →
I am diagnosed with what's called 'REM behavior disorder.' As far as the disorder goes, there's no cure, but it's going pretty... →
I got out of school in 2000, and I always wanted to be on 'This American Life,' since I first started telling stories. And that, I mean, that... →
I have a following, but it's small. I have this level of fame where people spot me in the airport, consistently, but they always think... →
I majored in screenwriting and playwriting in school - and wanted to make films as a career. But when I directed my first short in college - which... →
I've actually always wanted to write like a one-person show that was sort of a romantic comedy - a show that was kind of cynical about romance... →
Starbucks is the last public space with chairs. It's a shower for homeless people. And it's a place you can write all day. The baristas... →
When I wrote the screenplay for 'Sleepwalk with Me,' I was imagining that another person would direct it. So I was using all my undergraduate... →
Random people, celebrities of note come to your shows over the years, and I've had some really strange ones. Like the guy from Kiss. Gene Simmons... →
I was very much a late bloomer. That's not to say that girls didn't express interest in me from time to time, but I just, I did not know how... →
I'm going to end up making twenty films if people let me.
The one thing you're most reluctant to tell. That's where the comedy is.
You know the expression, 'You're only as sick as your secrets?' I believe that, and I think I try to have my work live by that to a... →
Mike Birbiglia (born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director.