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Tag: Mike Birbiglia

The funniest comedy specials of the year, vs. the best comedy, vs. the most award-worthy in 2017
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The funniest comedy specials of the year, vs. the best comedy, vs. the most award-worthy in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 30, 2017

The Internet’s relentless, rigorous demand for content, combined with show business’s relentless, rigorous desire for cash money, has combined in 2017 to bestow us with …

Review: Mike Birbiglia, “Thank God For Jokes” on Netflix
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Review: Mike Birbiglia, “Thank God For Jokes” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 1, 2017

This is the second time already in 2017 that I’ve had the chance to take another look at a comedian I saw onstage the year …

2016: The best nine most-liked posts on The Comic’s Comic Instagram
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2016: The best nine most-liked posts on The Comic’s Comic Instagram

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 2, 2017January 2, 2017

What were the nine most-liked shots I photographed and shared on my Instagram page for @thecomicscomic in 2016? Tracy Morgan inviting his daughter to take …

Alamo Drafthouse celebrates grand opening of Brooklyn cinema with new comedian “Don’t Text/Don’t Talk” PSAs
Movies / Video

Alamo Drafthouse celebrates grand opening of Brooklyn cinema with new comedian “Don’t Text/Don’t Talk” PSAs

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 27, 2016

Alamo Drafthouse, a 25-location chain of movie theaters based in Austin that prides itself on offering high-quality food with their movie offerings (and has expanded …

“Don’t Think Twice” casts a spell on Viral Video Virus
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“Don’t Think Twice” casts a spell on Viral Video Virus

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 2016August 23, 2016

“Our movie is good. We don’t need this.” That’s the message behind this humorous inception-level meta exercise in publicity, as Mike Birbiglia and the cast …

Review: Mike Birbiglia dots the i in improv teamwork within “Don’t Think Twice”
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Review: Mike Birbiglia dots the i in improv teamwork within “Don’t Think Twice”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 8, 2016August 8, 2016

We’re told as young boys and girls to dream big. Be the best you that you can be! Whether you want to become president of …

Jimmy Fallon owed money to The Groundlings when he got hired on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live / Video

Jimmy Fallon owed money to The Groundlings when he got hired on Saturday Night Live

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 21, 2016

Mike Birbiglia says that his new movie about an improv group, Don’t Think Twice, uses plenty of real-life influences and anecdotes. Jimmy Fallon’s life isn’t …

Review: “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” from The Lonely Island
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Review: “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” from The Lonely Island

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 3, 2016June 3, 20161

You’re forgiven for believing that Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is the first movie from The Lonely Island. Nobody really saw Hot Rod in the theater …

Mike Birbiglia to promote his film, “Don’t Think Twice,” with Improv Across America bus tour, workshops
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Mike Birbiglia to promote his film, “Don’t Think Twice,” with Improv Across America bus tour, workshops

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2016May 25, 20161

Mike Birbiglia’s winning movie about an improv comedy group, Don’t Think Twice, will get a nationwide theatrical run this summer, starting July 22, 2016, in …

Review: Mike Birbiglia, “Thank God For Jokes” Off-Broadway
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Review: Mike Birbiglia, “Thank God For Jokes” Off-Broadway

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 2, 2016March 2, 20161

Watching Mike Birbiglia‘s new off-Broadway show in the afternoon of the Academy Awards proved even more fitting than I could have anticipated. Thematically, the narrative thru-line …

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