The book version of sleepwalk with me is the best of the three. The best comedians are the ones who write their own material. Sleepwalk with me ebook by mike birbiglia official. Mike birbiglia is a comedian, author, actor, and director. Mikes new comedy album, sleepwalk with me live comes out this spring from comedy central records. Mike birbiglia audio books, best sellers, author bio. Innocent erendira and other stories is a collection of short stories from the nobel prize winner and author of one hundred years of solitude and love in the time of cholera, gabriel garcia marquez. This short film, starring comedian and author mike birbiglia and fresh air host terry gross, was part of last weeks live this american life show that was seen in movie theaters across the country. Find books like sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories from the worlds largest community of readers.
As an actor, mike has appeared on inside amy schumer, hbos girls, and broad city, as well as in films. You get the full story, plus much deeper background as birbigs adds stories from his youth that we havent heard and weaves in bits weve heard before in two drink mike and my secret public journal. The book, which debuted at number 29 on the new york times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, was based on his oneman show of the same name and was a finalist for the 2011 thurber prize for american humor. Comedian mike birbiglia has a disorder that makes him sleepwalk. See all books authored by mike birbiglia, including sleepwalk with me.
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Comedian birbiglia sleepwalk with me reflects on fatherhood in this fastpaced memoir, which also features his wife steins brief, intimate poems. Sleepwalk with me npr coverage of sleepwalk with me. Im reading sleepwalk with me late at night on my phone. He recounts his worst episode as well as other painfully embarrassing moments. Mike birbiglia offers a humorous memoir about first love, denial, sleepwalking, and. Mike birbiglia author of sleepwalk with me and other. I have read a lot of humor books and not many of them make me laugh. The experience is humbling at best, soulcrushing at worst, as mike birbiglia details in his new book, sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories. In the comedy central regulars first foray into the book business, the author engages in plenty of selfdeprecating putdowns, non sequiturs and underdogloser stories. Quotes from sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories. In sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories, birbiglia brings his vast experience as one of americas foremost comedic storytellers and gives us a series of comic, selfdeprecating. Oct 12, 2010 his one person shows sleepwalk with me and my girlfriends boyfriend have both run successfully offbroadway and toured internationally.
In addition to performing live, mike wrote, directed, and starred in the films sleepwalk with me and dont think twice. Spending the night with sleepwalker mike birbiglia. Comedian mike birbiglias hilarious new york times bestseller is now a major motion picture cowritten and produced by ira glass this american life that ifc. I watched them again recently and found them to be misleading. The book, which debuted at number 29 on the new york times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, was based on his oneman show of the same name and was a finalist.
In addition to performing live, mike is an author and filmmaker who wrote, directed and starred in the films sleepwalk with me and dont think twice. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. September, 2012 novels from mat johnson, hector tobar and. His first book sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories was a finalist for the thurber prize for american humor. Erendira was bathing her grandmother when the wind of misfortune began to blow while her grotesque and demanding grandmother retires to bed. His 2010 book sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories was a new york times bestseller and a finalist for the 2011 thurber prize for american humor.
As an actor, mike has appeared on inside amy schumer, hbos girls, and broad city, as well as in films like trainwreck, the fault in our stars, and popstar. So here are 12 essential books written by comedians, in no particular order. Books similar to sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories. And other painfully true stories reprint by birbiglia, mike isbn. Pdf sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories. With laughoutloud observations on the rollercoaster ride that is being a new parent, new york times bestselling author and awardwinning comedian mike birbiglia delivers a book that is perfect for anyone who has ever.
He recounts his worst episode as well as other painfully embarrassing moments in his comedic memoir, sleepwalk with me. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Paperback 532011 hardcover 10122010 mp3 cd 10122010 compact disc 10122010. Mikes new show, my girlfriends boyfriend, begins march 18th at the barrow street theatre in. Mike birbiglia offers a humorous memoir about first love, denial, sleepwalking, and the authors perils and pitfalls of being himself. Birbiglias 2010 book, sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories, was made into a movie that will be released by ifc films this fall. Sleepwalk with me by mike birbiglia overdrive rakuten. Sleepwalk with me and other painfully true stories by mike birbiglia. His one person shows sleepwalk with me and my girlfriends boyfriend have both run successfully offbroadway and toured internationally. The book, which debuted at number 29 on the new york times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, 7 was based on his oneman show of the same name and was a finalist for the 2011 thurber prize for american humor. Some of the stories are about my childhood, some are about girls i made out with when i was thirteen, some are about my parents, and some are, of course, about my bouts with sleepwalking. However, not all great comedy can fit in a comics limited amount of stage time. Apr 29, 2020 in addition to performing live, mike is an author and filmmaker who wrote, directed and starred in the films sleepwalk with me and dont think twice.
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