Mike Birbiglia Brings His 'Please Stop The Ride' Tour to Overture Hall

Stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia will return to Overture Hall with his “Please Stop the Ride” tour on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets ($39-69) are available at overture.org.  

Emmy nominated Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, writer, director and actor who has performed his award-winning solo shows worldwide—from the Sydney Opera House to the West End of London to Broadway. His five solo shows “Sleepwalk With Me,” “My Girlfriend's Boyfriend,” “Thank God For Jokes,” “The New One” and “The Old Man & The Pool” enjoyed successful runs on and off Broadway and became hit Netflix comedy specials.

The shows merge storytelling and comedy in a way that The New York Times has called “Birbiglian.” Birbiglia also wrote, directed and starred in the films “Sleepwalk with Me” and “Don't Think Twice.” As an actor Birbiglia has appeared in the films “Trainwreck,” “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Popstar,” “A Man Called Otto” as well as TV roles in “Orange Is the New Black” and “Billions.” He hosts the podcast “Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out.”  

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