Get the latest gossip
Mike Birbiglia Sets ‘Good One’ Doc Special, Based on Vulture Podcast, at Peacock With Guests Seth Meyers, Hasan Minhaj and More (EXCLUSIVE)
Mike Birbiglia has set 'Good One: A Show About Jokes,' a documentary special based on the Vulture podcast, at Peacock.
But mostly, he aims less for sparking laugh-out-loud moments than for implanting those amusing observations that provide insight into our own lives, as when he shares “the first day I saw my dad as a real person” (in the hospital, post-heart attack) or the phone call to his mom in which a moment of unusual vulnerability was met with her typical sign-off: ‘Take care. Netflix’s filmed version of “The Old Man and the Pool” earned Birbiglia a Critics Choice Award for best comedy special. His other specials for Netflix include 2013’s “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,” 2017’s “Thank God for Jokes” and 2019’s “The New One.” Birbiglia also hosts the comedy podcast “Working It Out.”
Or read this on Variety
