Mike Birbiglia
Netflix Taps Chris Rock, Matt Rife and, Yes, Tom Brady for Its Second Comedy Fest
Netflix is eager to laugh again — and flex its dominance in the stand-up arena. The streamer has formally announced a second installment of its Netflix is a Joke Fest, which will be held May 2 to 12, with more than 300 shows across 35-plus Los Angeles venues. The multi-day event quickly became the biggest […]
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‘A Man Called Otto’ Review: Tom Hanks in a Predictable but Touching Portrait of Grief and Resilience
The Oscar winner plays the title role in this remake of the hit Swedish film about a curmudgeonly widower learning to embrace life again.
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Mike Birbiglia Does Not Have Time for “the Golden Age of TV”
The first thing Mike Birbiglia does before staging one of his one-man shows at a new venue is sit in every seat. “I try to understand what the sightlines are, how they can hear. I’m obsessed with it because that’s all we have,” he says over Zoom in October, hiding in daughter Oona’s bedroom from […]
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Ewan McGregor, Jack Black and Zooey Deschanel Dive in for Mike Birbiglia’s ‘The Old Man and the Pool’
Mike Birbiglia can definitely draw a crowd. The Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles hosted a star-studded pool party Wednesday for the opening night of Birbiglia’s latest one-man show, The Old Man and the Pool. Ewan McGregor (with daughter Clara), Jack Black, Jimmy Kimmel, Nick Kroll, Alison Brie, Zooey Deschanel with Jonathan Scott, Rachel […]
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Kevin Hart Addresses Dave Chappelle Onstage Attack: Audiences Need to “Respect the Craft”
Kevin Hart is weighing in after Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage earlier this week while performing a set at the Hollywood Bowl for the Netflix Is a Joke Fest. Hart was a Jimmy Kimmel Live! guest Thursday, where guest host Mike Birbiglia, who is filling in for Jimmy Kimmel during his bout with COVID-19, mentioned […]
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‘Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees’: Theater Review
The comedian tells you everything you ever wanted to know about oral sex in her one-woman show 'Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees,' presented by Natasha Lyonne and executive produced by Mike Birbiglia.
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‘Carmen Jones’ Tops Lortel Awards for Off-Broadway
The rarely produced Bizet update scored four prizes, including revival and lead actress Anika Noni Rose, while 'Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future' took musical honors, 'Pass Over' was named best play and Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 'Fleabag' won for solo show.
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‘Mike Birbiglia’s The New One’: Theater Review
Mike Birbiglia, the acclaimed comedic monologist of 'Sleepwalk With Me' and 'My Girfriend's Boyfriend,' returns with another personally revealing solo show, 'The New One.'
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Seth Meyers, John Oliver, George Lopez Deliver Dread-Tinged Jokes at NRDC Comedy Event
“What if we're at the downfall section of America’s Wikipedia page, but we don’t realize it yet?” 'The Daily Show's' Hasan Minhaj wondered as he and other comics addressed Donald Trump's presidential win. “We’re just living through history. Someone’s gonna write a musical about this. But we’re just living through it.”
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‘Tramps’: Film Review | TIFF 2016
Callum Turner and Grace Van Patten get caught up in a tortuous caper that points to romance in indie director Adam Leon's second feature, 'Tramps.'
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Portraits of Steve Buscemi, Chloe Grace Moretz and More Tribeca Film Festival Jurors
Danny Glover, Alex Gibney, Parker Posey, Judy Greer, Mike Birbiglia, Sheila Nevins, Alan Yang, Mark Consuelos and Rachael Leigh Cook are just some of the star power judging the fest from Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal.
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‘Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes’: Theater Review
Delivering an extended riff on the perils of joke-telling, the deadpan comic recounts offending David O. Russell and getting parenting tips from President Obama.
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