Mike Birbiglia - My Secret Public Journal (Live) Review

Overall 5.00 of 5 (by 1 user)

Magician
Columbia, MO

Who is Mike Birbiglia, and why is he funny?

Enjoy good comedy

Pros

Easy-going and warm comedian, Tells stories from his blog, Humorous insights into his life

JAN

2008

Mike Birbiglia - My Secret Public Journal (Live) —

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch in their Get Out magazine for the Thursday, December 27 issue had an article in which was reviewed the best comedy CDs and DVDs for 2007. Since I thoroughly enjoy stand-up comedy, I decided to purchase several of the recommended albums. This is the first one I've listened to. Mike Birbiglia is from Shrewsbury MA. He has released two self-produced CDs and two others CDs on the Comedy Central label. His most recent release is My Secret Public Journal (Live). Mike has a blog, called My Secret Public Journal, in which he recounts stories and incidents that have happened to him. This CD is a live recording of his appearance at the Columbus Funnybone in July, 2007. Mike's style of comedy is to relate what has occurred in his life, often with very funny twists on the events.

The CD starts out with Mike's recounting of his worst appearance ever at a celebrity golf tournament. His warm and folksy style easily allows the listener to picture the events and readily find the humor in them. Mike's stories move through many subjects: his brother, bad pretzels at the US Open (tennis), a defective large-screen TV, his parents, diving into a pond, and doing jokes at a baseball awards banquet, among others.

I thoroughly enjoyed the CD and readily recommend it to anyone looking for a new comedian. Mike does not use swear words, although on occasion, he takes up topics that are edgier. I plan on purchasing Mike's other CDs and seeing his new special on Comedy Central in February.