September 11
Turner Hall Ball..
Tell it like it is: Mike Birbiglia’s guide to better storytelling
A few years ago, New York stand-up Mike Birbiglia made the transition from telling shorter bits to fuller comic stories, and his career took off. His first purely storytelling effort, 2007’s My Secret Public Journal Live, is as honest, hilarious, and memorable as every comedy album should be. He then took a collection of stories about his real-life sleepwalking disorder and honed them for a one-man show called Sleepwalk With Me, which was produced by Nathan Lane and opened in New York to rave reviews. He even got to tell a few sleepwalking stories on This American Life. Now that the show’s ended its eight-month run, he’s started developing it as a book and a film, and going out with new stories on his I’m In The Future Also tour, stopping Friday at the Pabst Theater. Because the art of storytelling has played such a significant role in Birbiglia’s career, The A.V. Club asked him to teach the world how to tell better stories.
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http://www.avclub.com/milwaukee/articles/tell-it-like-it-is-mike-birbiglias-guide-to-better,32701/
"I know. I'm here in the future too." and "It's important to remember that you are on my side" Are two of the best comedic comments I have ever heard. Thanks Mike.