Definitely. It’s like, “Well yeah! The Drama Desk-winning solo show will debut on the streaming service this fall. Copyright 1991-2020 © Playbill Inc. All Rights Reserved. In terms of what it meant to me, it’s so hard to explain, because I feel like the thing that was most meaningful was just sort of being part of a community of artists who I really admire. Mike Birbiglia lines up in the second column. Your guide to where and when to watch captures of live plays and musicals, from the National Theatre and more! Jen and I would always talk about what we’re comfortable sharing with people, what we’re not comfortable sharing with people. Jason Tabrys Twitter Features Editor. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Check out these titles on HBO Max, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and more. The struggles of having a newborn and pregnancy and all these things that were really delicate. That’s different from anything I’ve ever done. And then I’m touring colleges in the spring. It is. Mike Birbiglia in The New One. The Netflix special was filmed at Broadway’s Cort Theatre, where the show ran last November through January following a sold-out engagement at Off Broadway’s Cherry Lane Theatre. Filmed at the Cort Theatre in Manhattan, the show sees Birbiglia blend observational and confessional comedy as he struggles with the existential question of whether he wants to bring a child into the world. Yeah, and I workshop a lot. You can change cookie preferences; continued site use signifies consent. This documentary charts her journey. I don’t want to leave anyone out. And there are times where you just go, like, “Is this worth it?” [Laughs] Should we even be doing this? In The New One, Birbiglia knows where to find the humor in such situations, but takes them quite seriously as well. And we had talked originally about maybe Sleepwalk With Me maybe being on Broadway. Yeah. 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I guess I’m just trying to… Like all of us, you’re just trying to change and evolve and be better and do better and that’s all you can do. Weirdly, if I didn’t have cancer, I don’t think that I would have had that kind of drive to try to make my career happen so fast. We want to hear from you! The play by Birbiglia, with additional writing by Jennifer Hope Stein and directed by Seth Barrish, debuted Off-Broadway in 2018 in an extended, sold-out run. A new featurette takes fans behind the scenes of the groundbreaking play. Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (Trailer). TRY 30 DAYS FREE SIGN IN. The New One builds on the biographical details disclosed in his breakthrough, but with the arrival of a baby daughter to Birbiglia and his wife, the poet Jennifer Hope Stein, sleepwalking takes on significantly darker hues. Starring: Mike Birbiglia. Netflix supports the Digital Advertising Alliance Principles. I think there’s something about… and I grapple with this still. Netflix Netflix. That was a period of her life that was over. Hubie's not the most popular guy in Salem, Mass., but when Halloween turns truly spooky, this good-hearted scaredy-cat sets out to keep his town safe. I think that, you know, I had a bladder tumor when I was 19 and I talk about it briefly in the special. It will play its final stop at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles beginning October 23. Directed by Seth Barrish. In this special comedy event, top stand-ups of today honor legendary comedians of the past who helped shape comedy into what it is now. Netflix uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. I mean, for example, I mention it in the show, but I went to the doctor a few years ago and they told me I have Type 2 diabetes. I actually sent them all to Hannah Gadsby’s show because I feel that those are the kinds of shows that I really am drawn to and I feel like the reason I’m drawn to them is I like shows that are willing to be dark and to be funny and to be sad and to be joyous… all of the emotions wrapped up into one. He is a frequent contributor to This American Life and The Moth, and has released several comedy albums and television specials. And I go every year for cystoscopy or every two years, sometimes. The idea that there ever was a point where I wasn’t a good father… I’m so doting and so present and borderline over-bearing as a father now. And it hasn’t come back. I’ve seen his shows on Broadway. I’m curious what the evolution is from Sleepwalk With Me to this as far as pulling back and not having a mask. Mike Birbiglia has set a third stand-up special at Netflix. Get inspired as musicians dig deep into the creative process of songwriting and reveal their intimate thoughts in a series based on the hit podcast. Birbiglia earned multiple awards, including a Drama Desk prize, for this one-man show about his procreation reservations. So it’s this funny thing where like… When I was in my twenties and thirties, it was less of a Broadway crowd that would come to my shows. I panicked and it’s like I actually don’t know that I would have been able to do that had I not had Oona. And I think part of it is that my audience, which is roughly my age, has grown up and had children, you know what I mean? She’s engaged now and she’s in a different space in her life. I mean, I think that anyone who’s telling personal stories, autobiographical stories… they’re grappling with “how comfortable am I saying how I really feel and discussing the mistakes I’ve made and the things I’ve experienced that are often painful?” You know? I’m in my notebook with another stage show that’s really kinda far out. Comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia brings his award-winning Broadway show, Mike Birbiglia: The New One, to a global audience for his newest and most highly anticipated Netflix comedy special. And then there’s the rest of us. I saw that before it was a Netflix special. As you kind of merge into that community and obviously take this next step, this evolution onto Broadway, is there a blurring of the line between comedian and whatever this would be called? Comedian Mike Birbiglia takes the stage in Brooklyn and hits on hard truths about puppets, late people and the very real dangers of being funny. This show is cathartic to me because I didn’t know other people had these sort of dark thoughts and felt the depth of the loneliness when in this thing that in the Hallmark card version of it is, to quote from the show, “the most joy you’ve ever experienced.” When you have a child, you’re surrounded by people who want you to say the cliche thing about having children. Thanks! You can go too far. I mean, with this show, The New One, my wife Jen [Stein] and I wrote it together and a lot of times we were rehashing events in our life that were painful. By Andrew Gans, Dan Meyer, Ryan McPhee | 10/01/2020, Plus, watch Jai’Len Josey sing “Sign My Name” from the musical adaptation of. A cute group of Hindu deities known as the Ghee Gods attend a daycare run by a teacher named Gooroo. The comedian is bringing his Broadway show “Mike Birbiglia: The New One” to the streamer, with a … Like when I go to the theater, I want the whole experience, the whole range of emotions. This isn’t the only Netflix stage-to-screen adaptation on the slate in 2019. Uproxx spoke with Birbiglia about that, the thrill of debuting The New One on Broadway, comedy labels, and the drive that comes from almost dying in a wide-ranging conversation that gives insight into the heart of this latest special and one of comedy’s most impactful storytellers. When you analyze yourself and put yourself under that much scrutiny, you seem to learn a lot and you try to keep a positive attitude and not be broken by it. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. Mike Birbiglia: The New One. Is it all out there? As opposed to just a series of jokes. Four female journalists follow a parade of flawed presidential candidates in this drama series inspired by Amy Chozick's book "Chasing Hillary. Comedian Mike Birbiglia takes the stage in Brooklyn and hits on hard truths about puppets, late people and the very real dangers of being funny. ", The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up. Sure. But I will say between this, and the booklet… We also have a book coming out for Mother’s Day that Jen and I wrote and it’s a mix of poetry and comedy called The New One: Painfully True Stories From a Reluctant Dad and that is like an expansion on the show. There’s this thing where when you’re doing a solo show, it’s like you’re kind of presenting yourself to the audience as a cadaver for medical students and you’re just saying, “Learn what you will! All you can do is try. Surviving cancer and whatnot. Have you started the process of developing the next story? Mike Birbiglia in The New One. Facebook Twitter Flipboard uproxx.it. Other Birbiglia stage credits include his 2008 breakthrough Sleepwalk With Me that was adapted into a 2012 feature film. Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. Those are the two main things. I mean, isn’t that the hardest thing to kind of get over to do that kind of comedy? And so, this is sort of a natural jumping-off point. Well, it’s funny, because Hannah’s show was one of my favorite shows in years. In his first stand-up special, “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,” which debuted in the service in 2013, Birbiglia told the story of which led him to both believing and disbelieving in love. I feel like I am a much better father. ‘The New One’ is currently available to stream on Netflix. You can change (your cookie preferences); by clicking accept, you accept all cookies.