Lauded by Time magazine as a “master of the personal, embarrassing tale,” Birbiglia has a one-of-a-kind storytelling style in the stand-up comedy world. His off-Broadway show “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” was performed in over 70 cities worldwide and filmed for a Netflix comedy special. The show won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show and was named a Critics Pick by The New York Times, New York Magazine and Time Out New York. His most recent stand-up special, “Thank God for Jokes,” premiered on Netflix in 2017.
In 2012 Birbiglia directed and starred in the feature film adaptation of his one-man show “Sleepwalk With Me.” He also wrote, directed and starred in the 2016 comedy-drama “Don’t Think Twice.”
Birbiglia has appeared in such films as “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Trainwreck” and “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,” and had recurring roles on the televisions shows “Orange Is the New Black” and “Billions.” He has also guest-starred on episodes of “Girls,” “Inside Amy Schumer” and “Broad City.”
Birbiglia has released four comedy albums and is a regular contributor to the Peabody Award-winning radio show “This American Life.”
Emmy Blotnick is a stand-up comedian and staff writer for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Nick Griffin is a veteran stand-up comic who has appeared on “Conan,” “The Late Late Show” and “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and in his own half-hour special on Comedy Central. Comedian Jo Firestone has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and “The Chris Gethard Show,” and in her own half-hour special on Comedy Central. Seaton Smith is a comedian, actor, writer and director who has appeared on “Conan,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “Inside Amy Schumer” and “Girls.”
The event is sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for Civic Engagement, Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life and School of Humanities and Sciences.
