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I just don't give off a great first impression.
Mike Birbiglia
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Mike Birbiglia
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 20
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I performed for the U.S. troops in Guantanamo Bay. And signed autographs for people who've been gone from America for so long they didn't realize that I'm not famous.
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