The moment I walk into a room, I have kind of like the Terminator’s tracking system for where the food is, and I can get there immediately. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
You get to the end of something, you’re laughing, you’re like, ‘That’s funny, and that’s funny,’ and then you get to the end, and the credits come down, and you’re like, ‘That’s it?! That’s the whole thing?! You had me here for that?!’ I just don’t want to do that. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
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 well as far as these things go. I see a sleep doctor, take medication, etc. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a ‘comedy show.’ Which was always my goal. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
I listened to this interview once with Jerry Seinfeld that really influenced my comedy and all of my writing, which is that when you’re starting out in comedy, it’s the audience that tells you what’s funny about you. And you need to listen to that and make a note of that. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
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 like, ‘Step aside, everybody. I’m going to blow the doors off this place.’ Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
There are comedians who focus on everything that is external. They focus on politics and the news, what’s going on in that city and that night. Mike Birbiglia Read Quote
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 Read Quote
