08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Mike Birbiglia is living ‘The Good Life' on Netflix
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In a statement to Variety, Birbiglia called 'The Good Life' his 'most personal' special since it covers his 'life right now' instead of stories from the past.
'So there's really no filter,' Birbiglia said. 'At certain points during the tour I literally thought on stage: 'Whoa. Am I really gonna tell this story?' But that's sort of the idea behind these shows. I try to probe into what's most painful in order to figure out what's most funny.'
Birbiglia's return to Netflix marks the latest chapter in the ongoing streaming skirmishes over stand-up comedy. While Netflix and rivals like Amazon and HBO have long been destinations for comics, Hulu recently entered the chat with the
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In addition to 'The Good Life' and 'The Old Man and the Pool,' Birbiglia's 2019 special 'The New One' and 2017's 'Thank God for Jokes' also streamed on Netflix.
'I'm always looking for what is the funniest hour I can put out,' Birbiglia
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