Mike Birbiglia is a comedian, storyteller, director, actor and 
New York Times bestselling author who has performed in front of audiences worldwide. His shows, 
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend and 
Thank God for Jokes, were both filmed for Netflix. His most recent show, 
The New One, ran for ninety-nine shows at the Cort Theatre on Broadway. 
In addition to performing live, Mike wrote, directed, and starred in the films 
Sleepwalk with Me and 
Don't Think Twice. His first book 
Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. 
 As an actor, Mike has appeared on
 Inside Amy Schumer, HBO's 
Girls, and 
Broad City, as well as in films like 
Trainwreck, 
The Fault in Our Stars, and 
Popstar. He played recurring roles in 
Orange is the New Black and 
Billions. He is a frequent contributor to public radio's 
This American Life and 
The Moth Radio Hour and was honored in 2017 with the Kurt Vonnegut Award for humor. 
J. Hope Stein is a poet, and the author of 
Little Astronaut. Her work has been published in the 
New York Times, the 
New Yorker and 
Poetry International.