Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool

TV Special
2023
TV-14
1h 17m

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Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool (2023)

Mike Birbiglia brings his unique brand of humor and pathos to the subjects of health, life, death and swimming.Mike Birbiglia brings his unique brand of humor and pathos to the subjects of health, life, death and swimming.Mike Birbiglia brings his unique brand of humor and pathos to the subjects of health, life, death and swimming.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 nominations total

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- Seth Barrish
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- Mike Birbiglia
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10/10

Mike Birbiglia has transcended comedy

I have thoroughly enjoyed Mike Birbiglia's work for years now, but I realized watching "The New One" and then this special "The Old Man and the Pool" that he isn't a comedian. He is an exquisite storyteller and a talented comedian, for sure. But Mike has become a "humorist". His work, either written or performed live, is imbued with pathos, intelligence, poetry, and insight. A mediation on life, health, and death, his new special is genuinely funny and also moving. I identified with so many of his musings that I recognized myself in his presentation.

Mike Birbiglia is a humorist in the same breath as America's other favorite humorists. Mark Twain, Erma Bombeck, and Garrison Keillor. Watching this special was like sitting down and enjoying a good book. You finish it deeply satisfied and better for the experience.