I like provocateurs. I don't go to entertainment or art or plays to have the status quo. This is cool in my mind. And I'd like to think I'm a grown up enough that I can hear some wild taste and go, wow, that made me think about that. That's why I listen to your show. Is that a problem if comics aren't all that? To me, they're the last passion of people who should almost be able to say almost anything. At the same time, they can be offensive, like purposefully mean and offensive.
Aging, parenting by mortality and dying alone or kinless: these are just some of the uplifting topics Kara and Nayeema tackle today before our interview with Mike Birbiglia. The comedian and writer is deep in his latest Broadway show, “The Old Man and the Pool,” which doesn’t shy away from such heavy topics either. Birbiglia and Kara discuss mortality, parenthood, their last words and finding comedy in all of life — even the sad bits.
You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.
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