I gravitated toward stand-up because there's no overhead. I mean, literally, there's no overhead: Often, you're outdoors performing in front of groups of people. Mike Birbiglia frontgravitategroup Change image and share on social
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 has literally been in the audience at my shows, like, four times. I don't know if he knows me; he's just a big fan of comedy. Mike Birbiglia audiencebigcelebrity share on social
I feel like people have more in common than the news reports. People getting along doesn't sell very well in the news. I find that to be deeply depressing. Mike Birbiglia commondeeplydepress Change image and share on social
I would say that I love pizza so much that sometimes I eat pizza while I'm eating pizza. Like, I'm so content with myself with how it's going that I'm like, 'I should do this more,' not realizing that the mouth is full. I'm just cramming pizza into my mouth. Mike Birbiglia contentcrameat share on social
The list of fun and easily-fixed brain diseases is very short. Mike Birbiglia braindiseaseeasily Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, I didn't know who Jewish people were, what it was to be Jewish. Mike Birbiglia growjewishpeople Change image and share on social
There's something about small venues that's amazing for developing material. It's almost like you can not only hear people's response, but you can understand it. In bigger venues you lose that, but you gain this sense of camaraderie in the audience. Mike Birbiglia amazeaudiencebig share on social
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 and 100-percent comfortable talking to me. Mike Birbiglia absolutelyamericacomfortable Change image and share on social
I've yet to write a stand-up show that isn't autobiographical. Mike Birbiglia autobiographicalhaveshow Change image and share on social