Mike Birbiglia started young. He appeared on Comedy Central at age 23, Late Night With David Letterman a year later. His self-deprecating albums relied less on high-energy, laugh-a-minute witticisms than endearingly awkward storytelling, winning legions of similarly young, predominantly college-age fans in the process. Birbiglia then did something completely unexpected, aiming for the high ground, taking to the NPR airwaves and landing the producing talent of one Mr. Nathan Lane for an engrossing off-Broadway one-man show that bestowed a whole new level of critical fame upon its star. And then he more or less took a well-deserved year off. Now Birbiglia is back, and he has a book to show for his time... More >>>