Navigating Community and Distribution in Stand-Up Comedy

Matt is joined by comedian Mike Birbiglia to talk about how the goal of the modern stand-up comedian has changed over the past decade. They discuss whether stand-up alone is no longer enough and how necessary shoulder programming like podcasting and social media is for building a following. They also talk about Netflix's influence on stand-up and whether comedians want to make movies and TV anymore (02:30). Matt finishes the show with a prediction on which movies from the Cannes Film Festival will generate Oscar buzz (30:22).

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Mike Birbiglia

Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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