Recanati-Kaplan Talks

The Good Life: Mike Birbiglia in Conversation with Hasan Minhaj

Jun 18, 2025

Award-winning comedian Mike Birbiglia joins us for a conversation with Hasan Minhaj on his new Netflix comedy special, The Good Life.

Mike Birbiglia’s stand-up is like no one else’s — merging storytelling, theater, and comedy Birbiglia has emerged as one of the definitive comedians of his generation. In his new special, The Good Life, he opens up about mortality, aging, and his father’s recent stroke — discussing how it has prompted him to reevaluate his own approach to fatherhood. Funny, moving, and strikingly frank, it is the most personal hour of stand-up of his career.

Join Birbiglia for a conversation about what inspired it — how fatherhood has changed his comedy, his distinctive style, how he developed the material, stories from backstage, and much more.

This program is part of 92NY Recanati-Kaplan Talks.
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