I think your tendency when you play yourself is to accentuate something about you that you think is the funny thing about you. Mike Birbiglia accentuatefunnyplay Change image and share on social
When I go to bed at night, I wear a sleeping bag. And for a long time, I wore mittens so that I couldn't open the sleeping bag. Mike Birbiglia bagbedlong Change image and share on social
My first car was, as depicted in 'Sleepwalk with Me,' my mother's '92 Volvo station wagon that had 80,000 miles on it, and I had put 40,000 miles on it, so by the time it retired it had 120,000, and I basically killed it. It served me well, and my mechanic was always very angry with me because I just didn't properly care for it. Mike Birbiglia 000angrybasically share on social
Ultimately, jokes are this really special thing that we can all share. It's exciting to have basically a thousand people in a room together that can laugh at the same time, but I think of it almost as, like, a religious experience. Mike Birbiglia basicallyexcitexperience share on social
One of my favourite movies is 'Annie Hall' because it's about the silver lining of the break-up. Mike Birbiglia anniebreakfavourite 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
I just don't give off a great first impression. Mike Birbiglia givegreatimpression Change image and share on social
It used to be that if you got on 'The Tonight Show,' your career was made. Now, if you're on 'The Tonight Show,' maybe 14 more people show up to your gig in Tulsa. Mike Birbiglia careergigmake Change image and share on social
In some sense, Comedy Central has made their audience into comedy connoisseurs. Mike Birbiglia audiencecentralcomedy Change image and share on social