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The key is to do what you love.
Mike Birbiglia
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Mike Birbiglia
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 20
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Comedian
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Stand-Up Comedian
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I've been selfish over the years, and other people who have made it have too, but I can only speak for myself.
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...And so we go and I meet his parents. And it's a very strange thing meeting your girlfriend's boyfriend's parents for the first time. Part of you is angry for obvious reasons and part of you still wants to make a good impression. On a side note, they seemed in perfect health.
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I couldn't recommend more that people put themselves in a situation where they can see a lot of work that they admire, and for free.
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Sometimes when my fans come up to me, they think it's going to be entertaining, like I'm going to tell jokes or do bits, and then instead of that I end up talking about really mundane things with my fans, and then they're kind of like, This is boring. I want to go talk to somebody else. I think I bore my fans to death by over-talking to them.
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I've read that Steven Wright's style was born out of genuine nervousness.
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I went to the doctor, and they found something in my bladder. And whenever they find something, it's never anything good like, We found something in your bladder AND IT'S SEASON TICKETS TO THE YANKEES!!
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In our culture right now, I want to take on this notion of what a singular success means. We think success is one thing, but it's actually a spectrum of where our life takes us.
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Success is fleeting. It may not have to do with you but how your work is received.
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My problem with being in New York City is that you really can't make a living as a comedian. You can, but you have to also take writing jobs, which means less stage time.
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I feel that marriage can lead to the ultimate rejection and failure and divorce and things we all fear.
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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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