Birbiglia's rap
One of my favorite stand-up comics is Mike Birbiglia. He's been around quite a while on the fringe of fame, in and out of my purview, but I've never had a problem remembering his (unusual) name. When he debuted on Letterman over a decade ago, he delivered a classic bit that's stayed in my memory.Birbiglia was riffing on rap stars that insert their name at the end of one of their rhymes-- "Cat in the Hat/And that was that/Busta Rhymes." As a comedian, Mike would like to get away with doing the same thing-- "I like to drink coffee, but if I ever get to the point in my life where the best part of waking up is Folgers in my cup, I'm not sure I want to wake up/Mike Birbiglia."
He dropped another "Mike Birbiglia" as punctuation at the end of his six-minute performance, and all these years later, I haven't forgotten his name. That's a comedy bit that doubles as clever career promotion.
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Mike Birbiglia.
posted by CM @ 11:10 PM
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