Mike birbiglias worst nightmare when comedian mike birbiglia gets anxious, he starts sleepwalking. Oct 18, 2010 comedian mike birbiglia has a disorder that makes him sleepwalk. Mike birbiglia, sleepwalk ing on the big screen the comedian cowrote a film with ira glass, of public radios this american life, about his life. Mike birbiglias new special the new one is the kind of thing that makes you want to speak in superlatives. Aug 22, 2012 the movie sleepwalk with me tells the moreorless true story of how a serious sleep disorder has affected the relationships and career of comedian mike birbiglia. Irreverent standup comedy, standup comedy, comedies, dark comedies. Im a big indie movie buff, so mike birbiglias sleepwalk with me was on the top of my indiewatchlist. Comedian mike birbiglia has a disorder that makes him sleepwalk. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon 164,568 views.
Dec 03, 2010 mike birbiglia, sleepwalking storyteller how a sleep disorder turned one dorky guy into a comedy sensation and landed him a movie cowritten by ira glass. Mike birbiglia is a sleepwalker, a condition that has gotten him into trouble over the years, like the time he jumped through a hotel window in a panic because he was trying to escape a missile. Mike birbiglia was born on june 20, 1978 in shrewsbury, massachusetts, usa. Sleepwalk with me is a 2012 american independent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring mike birbiglia. Sleepwalk with me 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Think about olive oyl in the popeye cartoons, when she goes to the construction site and bluto and popeye have to help her, comedianturnedfilmmaker mike birbiglia told ifc. Apr 06, 20 when comedian mike birbiglia gets anxious, he starts sleepwalking. He recounts his worst episode as well as other painfully embarrassing moments in his comedic memoir, sleepwalk with me. Jun 05, 2019 mike birbiglia biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, net worth, height married biography who is mike birbiglia.
Mike birbiglia actor, comedian, writer is all three archetypes compounded, and his new book, sleepwalk with me, based on his offbroadway show of the same title, legitimizes his funny bone. How mike birbiglia turned a sleeping disorder into a movie. He also wrote, directed, and starred in the comedydrama dont think twice. Mar 03, 2020 sleepwalking with comedian mike birbiglia the safeforwork comedian talks to the daily dot about his new film, sleepwalk with me, and his twitter campaign to bring it to a theater near you. Jan 05, 20 posts about mike birbiglia written by pragyant. Mike birbiglia, working from a script cowritten with his brother joe birbiglia, seth barrish, and this american lifes ira glass, has a soothing, safe quality about him. Apr 04, 20 directed by mike birbiglia, seth barrish.
Mike birbiglia is an american standup comedian, actor, director, producer and writer. Sleepwalking with comedian mike birbiglia the daily dot. Birbiglia took his sleepwalking woes and made a hit oneman offbroadway show about it called sleepwalk with me. Mike birbiglia, sleepwalking storyteller mother jones. His 20 special, my girlfriends boyfriend, was nominated for comedy special of the year at the american comedy. Mike birbiglias the new one on netflix, how to tell a story. Mike birbiglia tells stories about his life as a semifamous comedianfilmmaker and reflects on the meaning of good or bad jokes. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon 163,465 views. Mike birbiglia biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity.
Scenes in the movie sleepwalk with me about mike birbiglias. Mike birbiglia on directing sleepwalk with me, piloting standup i think of my oneman shows as giving the audience a full meal as opposed to giving them chicken wings. Fans of standup comedian mike birbiglia cedar rapids and this american life host ira glass will want to check out sleepwalk with me when it debuts later this. The best parts of sleepwalk with me, coming out this weekend, have nothing to do with sleepwalking. Its also the first movie from ira glass and coproduced by this american life. His standup blends elements of theater, film, storytelling, and comedy.
Shortly after, he made a live standup record and wrote a book of the same name. Mike birbiglia on his sleeper hit sleepwalk with me and. The title of the film stems from birbiglia s rem sleep behavior disorder, which caused him to fall into deep, deep sleeps, often resulting in him sleepwalking and crossing into dangers way. Jul 27, 2016 art is socialism, but life is capitalism. In fact, the major plotline of the movie, in which a. He is an actor and writer, known for sleepwalk with me 2012, mike birbiglia. Perhaps, mike birbiglias grotesquely unreasonable courtship of abby and how it turned him into a great standup comedian, or this is not so much a funny movie about sleepwalking as it is a sad movie about mike birbiglia, who is someone who is funny and also sleepwalks. Comedian mike birbiglia thought he might be a loser youtube.
Its a story that hes told beforeas a standup bit, a oneman play produced by nathan lane, a tale told at the moth storytelling series, a segment on this american life, a book and now the featurelength movie, in theaters. Aug 20, 2012 mike birbiglia, sleepwalk ing on the big screen the comedian cowrote a film with ira glass, of public radios this american life, about his life and sleepwalking disorder. Now, as he stars in a film about his condition, he recalls the dramatic night he turned into the. The film had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 23, 2012, where it won the best of next audience award. Or the honeymooners, when ed norton is sleepwalking and ralph kramden has to help him. He was a finalist for the thurber prize for america. Mike birbiglia has long been called a rising star in comedy as he prowled stages across america over the past decade. Birbiglia earned multiple awards, including a drama desk prize, for this oneman show about his procreation reservations.
Comedian mike birbiglia stars as matt pandamiglio in sleepwalk with me, which appears to be the autobiographical tale of his life up until this current point. The musical, sitcom and boardgame versions will have to wait. It also stars lauren ambrose, carol kane, james rebhorn, and cristin milioti. Mike birbiglia is a comedian, author, actor, and director. With mike birbiglia, lauren ambrose, james rebhorn, carol kane. Sleepwalk with me has a number of hilarious moments mixed in with more serious. He is a frequent contributor to this american life and the moth, and has released several comedy albums and television specials. Aug 24, 2012 sleepwalk with me began life in, well, in the reallife sleepwalking episodes of comedian mike birbiglia. Sleepwalk with me, mike birbiglia s comedyshowturnedbookturnedonemanoffbroadwayshowturned this american life featureturnedsundancedarlingturnedgrassrootsboxofficehit, has got to.
The tonight show starring jimmy fallon 164,530 views. What i should have said was nothing 2008 and your sisters sister 2011. Mike chats about when things are going really well, his current netflix special, the new one, who he looks like, being. Sleepwalk with me 2012 mike birbiglia, seth barrish. A burgeoning standup comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore. Mike birbiglia tells the touching story of his believing and disbelieving in love. But making sleepwalk with me, based on birbiglias oneman show and. Mike birbiglia this american life stranger in the night. Mike birbiglia bares his soul in this unbelievable autobiography wherein he reenacts everything from his deadend career as a comedianbartender, to his troubled relationship with his girlfriend of 8 years, and not to mention his rare and dangerous condition which causes him to sleepwalk and unconsciously act out his dreams. Mike birbiglia is a famous american stand up comedian, director, producer, actor, and writer. His sht luck was good luck, and the continued success of this act pushed him to make a feature about it called you guessed it sleepwalk with. As the movie opens we meet matt pandamigliomike birbiglia, talking directly into the camera we quickly learn that he is an aspiring comedian that recently in.
Mike birbiglia busted his face sleepwalking out of the temple of doom duration. Sleepwalk with me 2012 sleepwalk with me 2012 user. Spending the night with sleepwalker mike birbiglia comedian mike birbiglia has a disorder that makes him sleepwalk. When comedian mike birbiglia gets anxious, he starts sleepwalking. Surviving the night with sleepwalker mike birbiglia. Its seen life as a oneman theater production, a radio story on this american. Birbiglia adapted from his 2008 oneman show with the producer ira glass this american life, joe. Mike birbiglia talks about the sleepwalking that nearly. Sep 01, 2017 mike birbiglia busted his face sleepwalking out of the temple of doom duration. Sleepwalk with me by mike birbiglia overdrive rakuten. A surprisingly great comedy from comedian mike birbiglia, who along with starring also directed and wrote the movie. Spending the night with sleepwalker mike birbiglia. His featurelength directorial debut sleepwalk with me, based on his oneman show of the same name and in which he also starred, won awards at the sundance and nantucket film festivals.
Mike has been deliberate in studying many crafts and tying them together. He may be a jumble of nerves, but his demeanor is closer to a deadpan steven wright than a jittery woody allen. Comedian mike birbiglia on his new movie, sleepwalk with me. Sleepwalk with me began life in, well, in the reallife sleepwalking episodes of comedian mike birbiglia. Also, he has made his appearances in the films like your sisters sister. He wrote, starred, and directed the comedydrama dont think twice in 2016. Sleepwalk with me, by the comedian mike birbiglia the new york. Sleepwalk with me is an off broadway show by standup comedian mike birbiglia which deals with his bouts of sleepwalking and his search for love and happiness in the city. So asserts comedianturnedplaywrightturnedfilmmaker mike birbiglia directly. Aug 24, 2012 now, with the shows host ira glass signed on as producer and cowriter, and birbiglia assuming the jobs of star and director, sleepwalk with me has become a movie of modest but solid virtues. His sleepwalking debacle served as basis for an offbroadway show, then a book, and finally a movie. Now, as he stars in a film about his condition, he recalls the dramatic night he turned into the incredible hulk. Sleepwalking with comedian mike birbiglia the safeforwork comedian talks to the daily dot about his new film, sleepwalk with me, and his twitter campaign to bring it to a theater near you. Fortunately, birbiglia hasnt had further nocturnal defenestrations.
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