Mike Birbiglia will return to Netflix for his subsequent stand-up particular.
The comic’s newest set, Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life, is ready to premiere Might 26 on the streamer. The particular shall be Birbiglia’s fourth at Netflix (and sixth of his profession), coming about 18 months after 2023’s Emmy-nominated The Previous Man and the Pool.
As is normally the case with a Birbiglia set, The Good Life will mix jokes and storytelling because the comic talks about his father struggling a stroke and the way that led Birbiglia to re-evaluate his personal concepts about fatherhood.
“Through the years I’ve achieved plenty of private exhibits, however one way or the other this one is essentially the most private as a result of it’s not in my previous. It’s my life proper now,” Birbiglia mentioned in an announcement. “So there’s actually no filter. At sure factors through the tour I actually thought on stage: ‘Whoa. Am I actually gonna inform this story?’ However that’s form of the concept behind these exhibits. I attempt to probe into what’s most painful in an effort to determine what’s most humorous.”
The Good Life will be part of The Previous Man and the Pool, The New One (2019) and Thank God for Jokes (2017) on Birbiglia’s roster of Netflix specials. He additionally has achieved two different specials, What I Ought to Have Mentioned Was Nothing in 2008 (which debuted on Comedy Central) and My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend in 2013 (additionally launched on Netflix however produced independently of the streamer).
Seth Barrish, who has directed 5 of Birbiglia’s earlier specials (all however What I Ought to Have Mentioned Was Nothing), helms The Good Life. Birbiglia, John Skidmore (through his Greatest Saved Secret banner) and Joe Birbiglia govt produce.