09 - The Business of Show

The final episode of Do Listen Twice, the podcast miniseries celebrating the release of the film Don't Think Twice. In this episode, some of the best improv actors in the country perform special Christmas themed show recorded live at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Saturday Night Liv ... Show More

Mike Birbiglia tells the story about the time he ruined a cancer charity event, by giving the worst performance of his life. https://itunes.com/dontthinktwice 

Ira Glass and Mike Birbiblia introduce at story that Mike told at a This American Life live show at Brooklyn Academy of Music. It's about a trip Mike, his wife, and his cat took, where they met parasitic zombie mice. https://itunes.com/dontthinktwice 

Comedian Mike Birbiglia welcomes a different comedian or creator each week and together they work out original, untested material. And, occasionally, uncomfortable topics. Join them as they work it out. 

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Mike Birbiglia back to the podcast. Mike walks Jesse through the joke at the climax of his most recent Netflix special, The Old Man and the Pool. The two also discuss making Good One: A Show About Jokes, the Peacock documentary ... Show More

Today, we’re talking about funny business. Not like the Sam-Bankman-Fried-on-trial-for-fraud, funny business. But legit funny business. The business of comedy. And to break down everything you want to know about how you can be paid to be hilarious, Nicole talks to Josh Johnson, s ... Show More

Once upon a time, 1-hour comedy specials were a rare bird. Will the big investments Netflix has made in stand-up comedy backfire? Jason Zinoman, comedy critic for The New York Times, weighs in on the business of comedy.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho ... Show More

Kevin talks with comedian and writer Mike Birbiglia on this episode. They discuss topics such as coming up on New Faces at JFL at the same time, bombing at his first headliner gigs, taking advice from the older generation, and how he used his sleepwalking to his comedic advantage ... Show More

Mike Birbiglia jokes about being funny in "Thank God For Jokes" only on Netflix. Follow @NetflixIsAJoke on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. 

John Mulaney discussed where he foud the funny in his Intervention story. Mike Birbiglia on using his real life in his comedy Steve Treviño on his wife being part of the act Tiffay Haddish joked about her DUI arrest T.I. says he lost money doing comedy Kevin Hart is hiring. Suppo ... Show More

Sean McCarthy on Daily Beast asks: Why Are Male Comedians So Scared to Talk About Louis C.K.? The New York Times profiled Shane Gillis Joe Pera announced a new special Tim Hawkins wrote an ode to Buc-ees Eddie Murphy to make a Pink Panther movie? Seth Meyers played a gig for Sale ... Show More