Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing: Tales From My Secret Public Journal (2008)

Mike Birbiglia is almost too low-key; he riffs on his life's awkward moments and basically says "So, yeah..." and the magic happens when his audience laughs. He makes it work; I had a gentle chuckle going at least half the time, esp. while talking for a few minutes about his parents ("They are basically older, boring versions of me, and that's not cool") and George W. Bush ("nonsense like 'You can't shoot the shooter, heh-heh-heh'"). I saw the streaming version of this show, however, the DVD version has additional material, if you are interested. 3 stars. (1-22-2018)