Why Mike Birbiglia's Standup Feels Cinematic

Exploring why Mike Birbiglia’s stand up comedy feels cinematic. This video essay explains how Birbigs crafts timeless comedy by making each special feel more like a movie than conventional stand-up. Music list: Part of My Life (Bumpy Knuckles) Can I Kick It (A Tribe Called Quest) I Get Around piano instrumental (Tupac Shakur) Slowly (Son Lux) EarthBound Zero title theme Woo Hah!! (Busta Rhymes) Ala Vida (El Michels Affair) Nobody Knows (Pastor T.L Barrett) Classic (Tony Bones The Producer) Green & Gold (Lianne La Havas)