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Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Mike Birbiglia declares that a joke should never end with "I’m joking." In his all-new comedy, Birbiglia tiptoes hilariously through the minefield that is modern-day joke-telling. Join Mike as he learns that the same jokes that elicit laughter have the power to produce tears, rage, and a whole lot of getting yelled at. Ultimately it's a show that asks, “How far should we go for the laugh?”

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Secret Public Productions, Inc.,Jax Media

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http://www.thankgodforjokes.com/

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Because all jokes are offensive... - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Because all jokes are offensive...

To someone." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

She's late for everything,
and I'm an on-time person. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

She's late for everything, and I'm an on-time pers...

Few people. So, what late people
don't understand about us on-time people - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Few people. So, what late people don't understand about...

The reason why we hate you - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

The reason why we hate you

You just have to be early,
and early lasts for hours. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

You just have to be early, and early lasts for hours.

And on-time just lasts a second,
and then you're late forever. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And on-time just lasts a second, and then you're late f...

So, late people always try to re-brand "late."

And the reason these late racists
drive me crazy... - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And the reason these late racists drive me crazy...

I mean, you ever get ready for something
with a late person? - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I mean, you ever get ready for something with a late person?

The reason I'm an expert in this
is that I was raised by late people. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

The reason I'm an expert in this is that I was raised b...

My parents are laties, and-- - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

My parents are laties, and--

"I will pick you up between the hours
of 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

"I will pick you up between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and ...

She was at the book club
talking about The Color Purple. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

She was at the book club talking about The Color Purple.

One year, we went on a family vacation, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

One year, we went on a family vacation,

We lived 45 minutes away from the airport. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

We lived 45 minutes away from the airport.

My dad shouted at the security guard
like it was his fault. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

My dad shouted at the security guard like it was his fault.

This is the '80s, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

This is the '80s,

It was a different time for late people.
It was the golden age. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

It was a different time for late people. It was the golden a...

And then I married a late person,
like I said, and it's an issue. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And then I married a late person, like I said, and it's...

This week, we were heading to yoga, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

This week, we were heading to yoga,

I'm not even sure why we're laughing,
but I'll go with it. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I'm not even sure why we're laughing, but I'l...

We're heading to yoga. My wife says,
"Wait for me, I'm not ready." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

We're heading to yoga. My wife says, "Wait for me,...

Clearly, I don't belong in yoga.
It wasn't designed for male humans. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Clearly, I don't belong in yoga. It wasn't designe...

And you can tell when the instructor says, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And you can tell when the instructor says,

I've only had my period once.
I'm not even sure that's what that was." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I've only had my period once. I'm not even sure th...

Some of the poses are outrageous.
The other day, the instructor goes, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Some of the poses are outrageous. The other day, the instruc...

I was like, "All right."
I was trying to be a team player. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I was like, "All right." I was trying to be a team...

I was like, "I'm a bad girl.
I'm a yoga slut down on my luck... - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I was like, "I'm a bad girl. I'm a yoga slut ...

Trying to forge a mind-body connection." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Trying to forge a mind-body connection."

So, my wife says,
"Wait for me, I'm not ready." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

So, my wife says, "Wait for me, I'm not ready.&quo...

I don't want that entering
into our marriage - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I don't want that entering into our marriage

And she goes, "Fine." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And she goes, "Fine."

And then she says, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And then she says,

And then I get to class,
and I put down my mat. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And then I get to class, and I put down my mat.

Then I put down a mat next to my mat
for my wife. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Then I put down a mat next to my mat for my wife.

And this woman comes up, she goes,
"Do you mind if I put my mat right here?" - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And this woman comes up, she goes, "Do you mind if I pu...

[mumbling] - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Class fills up, 100% full,
wall-to-wall sluts. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Class fills up, 100% full, wall-to-wall sluts.

Except for the empty mat next to my mat,
because my wife decided, arbitrarily, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Except for the empty mat next to my mat, because my wife dec...

Or I've invented the fictional concept
of having a wife - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Or I've invented the fictional concept of having a wife

The most selfish possible move
in the most socialist of exercises. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

The most selfish possible move in the most socialist of exer...

And this woman comes up.
She says, "I hope your wife is okay." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And this woman comes up. She says, "I hope your wife is...

But that's just my side of the story.
In fairness to my wife, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

But that's just my side of the story. In fairness to my...

That's what I love about jokes.
They're just your side of the story. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

That's what I love about jokes. They're just your ...

Sometimes they're an externalization
of your inner thoughts, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Sometimes they're an externalization of your inner thou...

Just chillin'. No, I had a-- - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Just chillin'. No, I had a--

I had a symptom where-- - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I had a symptom where--

I had a thing where, when my wife
and I would have sex, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I had a thing where, when my wife and I would have sex,

Maybe this is a new type of orgasm. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Maybe this is a new type of orgasm.

But then the pain didn't go away.
I was like, "Oh, no!" - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

But then the pain didn't go away. I was like, "Oh,...

Which is much higher stakes
than your tongue, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Which is much higher stakes than your tongue,

So, I explained this to my doctor--
not in these words-- - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

So, I explained this to my doctor-- not in these words--

You're just trying too hard
when you have sex." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

You're just trying too hard when you have sex."

I didn't say it. I just thought that.
I was like... [grunts] - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I didn't say it. I just thought that. I was like... [gr...

He was like, "Is there something wrong
with your head?" - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

He was like, "Is there something wrong with your head?&...

He really didn't believe me,
he goes, "If you're a comedian, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

He really didn't believe me, he goes, "If you'...

But I didn't say it.
I just thought it, and, uh... - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

But I didn't say it. I just thought it, and, uh...

But when you have your pants
at your ankles - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

But when you have your pants at your ankles

I feel like we're led to believe
this false cliché from romantic comedies - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I feel like we're led to believe this false cliché from...

Like, we meet a girl in a coffee shop - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Like, we meet a girl in a coffee shop

We should be married in 90 minutes." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

We should be married in 90 minutes."

Or runs for president.
Like, if you think about-- - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Or runs for president. Like, if you think about--

If you think about jokes-- - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

If you think about jokes--

Like, at work or school.
Or the airport is a great example. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Like, at work or school. Or the airport is a great example.

I read a story where a guy sneezed
on a plane, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I read a story where a guy sneezed on a plane,

And his defense was, "I'm joking." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And his defense was, "I'm joking."

You can't tell jokes at work, basically,
because at some point in history, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

You can't tell jokes at work, basically, because at som...

Jokes have been ruined - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

Jokes have been ruined

A joke should never end with "I'm joking." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

A joke should never end with "I'm joking."

So, it's the week before I host
the Gotham Awards, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

So, it's the week before I host the Gotham Awards,

And it felt like
sort of a no-win situation: - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And it felt like sort of a no-win situation:

I wrote, "It's an honor to be here, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I wrote, "It's an honor to be here,

And here I am hosting,
and I made more money checking coats." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And here I am hosting, and I made more money checking coats....

I was so broke, and I was actually living
on an air mattress in Queens, - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I was so broke, and I was actually living on an air mattress...

When you're broke,
everything is just low to the ground. - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

When you're broke, everything is just low to the ground...

You know? You-- - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

You know? You--

One falls out of your mouth,
you're like, "It's not too far." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

One falls out of your mouth, you're like, "It'...

And I moved to New York - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And I moved to New York

So, what I did was I drove
my mom's station wagon around the country - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

So, what I did was I drove my mom's station wagon aroun...

[audience laughs] - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

[audience laughs]

[laughs] - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I always like to point that out
because I found out recently - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I always like to point that out because I found out recently

She was like,
"This guy just doesn't have it." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

She was like, "This guy just doesn't have it."...

I remember this rock-bottom moment - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

I remember this rock-bottom moment

When you're broke, cops will pull you over
if you have a crappy car - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

When you're broke, cops will pull you over if you have ...

And he says, "License and registration." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And he says, "License and registration."

And I had that moment where I think,
"Should I preface this conversation - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

And I had that moment where I think, "Should I preface ...

"Same team. We both think I'm an idiot." - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

"Same team. We both think I'm an idiot."

He came back and goes, "Did you know
that your license is suspended?" - Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

He came back and goes, "Did you know that your license ...

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Mike Birbiglia declares that a joke should never end with "I’m joking." In his all-new comedy, Birbiglia tiptoes hilariously through the minefield that is modern-day joke-telling. Join Mike as he learns that the same jokes that elicit laughter have the power to produce tears, rage, and a whole lot of getting yelled at. Ultimately it's a show that asks, “How far should we go for the laugh?”

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Production: Secret Public Productions, Inc.,Jax Media

Genre: comedy

Year: 2017

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Homepage: http://www.thankgodforjokes.com/