Mike Birbiglia

Yes. Yes, they were good.

Yes. Yes, they were good.

Yes. Yes, they were good.

Preston and Steve's great in Philly. That's still great.

Preston and Steve's great in Philly. That's still great.

Preston and Steve's great in Philly. That's still great.

Yeah, some of them are great.

Yeah, some of them are great.

Yeah, some of them are great.

They were fun to do. Shredding Regan in Buffalo, and they were funny. They were fun.

They were fun to do. Shredding Regan in Buffalo, and they were funny. They were fun.

They were fun to do. Shredding Regan in Buffalo, and they were funny. They were fun.

The funny thing about... I started in D.C. at a club at the door and... The funny thing when you're starting out is there's a lot of hacks. Like who are the opening acts? And I was an opening act, but like the other comics, and they're crushing. The hacks are basically doing like 10 people's act. Or a mashup of a bunch of people's jokes. And local references too. And I was so young.

The funny thing about... I started in D.C. at a club at the door and... The funny thing when you're starting out is there's a lot of hacks. Like who are the opening acts? And I was an opening act, but like the other comics, and they're crushing. The hacks are basically doing like 10 people's act. Or a mashup of a bunch of people's jokes. And local references too. And I was so young.

The funny thing about... I started in D.C. at a club at the door and... The funny thing when you're starting out is there's a lot of hacks. Like who are the opening acts? And I was an opening act, but like the other comics, and they're crushing. The hacks are basically doing like 10 people's act. Or a mashup of a bunch of people's jokes. And local references too. And I was so young.

I was like 22 years old. I didn't know what it meant to be a hack. I was writing my own jokes, performing the jokes. And like I would open for people and they would go, you're gonna go far in this business. Like I would open for, I remember opening for this guy, he goes, in like West Virginia, he was like, you're gonna go far. I go, why? He goes, you write your jokes. I go, doesn't everybody?

I was like 22 years old. I didn't know what it meant to be a hack. I was writing my own jokes, performing the jokes. And like I would open for people and they would go, you're gonna go far in this business. Like I would open for, I remember opening for this guy, he goes, in like West Virginia, he was like, you're gonna go far. I go, why? He goes, you write your jokes. I go, doesn't everybody?

I was like 22 years old. I didn't know what it meant to be a hack. I was writing my own jokes, performing the jokes. And like I would open for people and they would go, you're gonna go far in this business. Like I would open for, I remember opening for this guy, he goes, in like West Virginia, he was like, you're gonna go far. I go, why? He goes, you write your jokes. I go, doesn't everybody?

He goes, nah. And then I would, people in DC, I'm not gonna name names, but there would be people who crush, crush at the club. And I'm like, they're gonna be huge. And then like Dave Chappelle would come a week later and I'd be like, oh, he's doing his act. Or like a week, yeah, a week after Dave Chappelle comes, like there's three comics doing his jokes locally. That's nuts. That's wild.

He goes, nah. And then I would, people in DC, I'm not gonna name names, but there would be people who crush, crush at the club. And I'm like, they're gonna be huge. And then like Dave Chappelle would come a week later and I'd be like, oh, he's doing his act. Or like a week, yeah, a week after Dave Chappelle comes, like there's three comics doing his jokes locally. That's nuts. That's wild.