Mike Birbiglia Reveals New Project “In The Vein Of ‘Don’t Think Twice’,” The Genesis Of ‘The Old Man and the Pool’ & Why He Isn’t Looking For A Sitcom
deadline.comWith his Emmy-nominated Netflix special The Old Man and the Pool, Mike Birbiglia digs deep into our sense of mortality and meaning, while literally lying on stage in true confessional comedic style and going out with a ‘bang’.
Birbiglia has honed his career out of deep honesty and the importance of “sharing secrets”, as his work has traversed such revelatory topics as reluctant fatherhood and terrifying health scares.
Looking back at the path that led him to his ‘specials’ specialty, Birbiglia explains his reluctance to venture into sitcom territory, his love of working with This American Life producer Ira Glass with whom he made the film Don’t Think Twice and Sundance hit Sleepwalk With Me, the SNL star who pushed him in college, and the importance of paying it all forward. DEADLINE: Congratulations.
You went from taking The Old Man and the Pool on Broadway to an Emmy nomination. This feels produced like a play more than a stand-up special.
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