Mike Birbiglia
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Yeah.
Well, I think in our... The three of us, in our career span, comedy went from being kind of a dirtbag, kind of nightclub sport, to being like pop culture. The Pope was inviting us. A little bit of propaganda. He's giving a speech, comedy is important at this moment in time. It brings people together and all this stuff.
Well, I think in our... The three of us, in our career span, comedy went from being kind of a dirtbag, kind of nightclub sport, to being like pop culture. The Pope was inviting us. A little bit of propaganda. He's giving a speech, comedy is important at this moment in time. It brings people together and all this stuff.
Well, I think in our... The three of us, in our career span, comedy went from being kind of a dirtbag, kind of nightclub sport, to being like pop culture. The Pope was inviting us. A little bit of propaganda. He's giving a speech, comedy is important at this moment in time. It brings people together and all this stuff.
What he's really trying to do is say, it's cool to be pious and care about things and connect people. Yeah. And it was good. It was a good speech. I mean, it really was like, and he gave us these rosary beads that he blessed. And so I brought them home to my parents and like, you know, she loved that.
What he's really trying to do is say, it's cool to be pious and care about things and connect people. Yeah. And it was good. It was a good speech. I mean, it really was like, and he gave us these rosary beads that he blessed. And so I brought them home to my parents and like, you know, she loved that.
What he's really trying to do is say, it's cool to be pious and care about things and connect people. Yeah. And it was good. It was a good speech. I mean, it really was like, and he gave us these rosary beads that he blessed. And so I brought them home to my parents and like, you know, she loved that.
Yeah, it's a strange turn. Because I was an altar boy as a kid and all that. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. My joke in the special is, and the answer is no. I think because they knew I was a talker. Yeah, but... But, like, but, yeah, no, so I was very, like, that was one of the only things I ever truly studied in my life, and it was Catholicism when I was a kid.
Yeah, it's a strange turn. Because I was an altar boy as a kid and all that. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. My joke in the special is, and the answer is no. I think because they knew I was a talker. Yeah, but... But, like, but, yeah, no, so I was very, like, that was one of the only things I ever truly studied in my life, and it was Catholicism when I was a kid.
Yeah, it's a strange turn. Because I was an altar boy as a kid and all that. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. My joke in the special is, and the answer is no. I think because they knew I was a talker. Yeah, but... But, like, but, yeah, no, so I was very, like, that was one of the only things I ever truly studied in my life, and it was Catholicism when I was a kid.
In Ohio?
In Ohio?
In Ohio?
Well, that was the whole thing. I'm so much the opposite of my parents. I was indoctrinated as a kid. And then with my daughter, who's 10, we've never taken her to church, ever. I haven't told her almost anything. We go to the Vatican. She's like, Dad, who's Jesus? I'm like, oh, wow.
Well, that was the whole thing. I'm so much the opposite of my parents. I was indoctrinated as a kid. And then with my daughter, who's 10, we've never taken her to church, ever. I haven't told her almost anything. We go to the Vatican. She's like, Dad, who's Jesus? I'm like, oh, wow.
Well, that was the whole thing. I'm so much the opposite of my parents. I was indoctrinated as a kid. And then with my daughter, who's 10, we've never taken her to church, ever. I haven't told her almost anything. We go to the Vatican. She's like, Dad, who's Jesus? I'm like, oh, wow.
I've really done some oversight, overlooked some big things. Because she knows about the Greek gods and the Roman gods and the Norse gods. And I just didn't say anything about Jesus. So I'm just doing this crash course on Jesus. He's this guy. He's a big deal. He's a big deal. People think he's God and son of God.
I've really done some oversight, overlooked some big things. Because she knows about the Greek gods and the Roman gods and the Norse gods. And I just didn't say anything about Jesus. So I'm just doing this crash course on Jesus. He's this guy. He's a big deal. He's a big deal. People think he's God and son of God.
I've really done some oversight, overlooked some big things. Because she knows about the Greek gods and the Roman gods and the Norse gods. And I just didn't say anything about Jesus. So I'm just doing this crash course on Jesus. He's this guy. He's a big deal. He's a big deal. People think he's God and son of God.
Yeah.