Champaign, IL – The Champaign Park District has announced that comedian MIKE BIRBIGLIA will perform live at the historic Virginia Theatre, 203 West Park Avenue, Champaign, Illinois 61820 on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 7:00 P.M (doors open at 6:00 P.M.). Reserved seating tickets on sale now at the Virginia Theatre Box Office, online at thevirginia.org, or charge by phone at 217-356-9063. Presented by Steve Litman Presents.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA is a comedian, writer, director, and actor who has performed his award-winning solo shows worldwide—from the Sydney Opera House to the West End of London to Broadway.
Mike’s five solo shows—Sleepwalk With Me, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Thank God For Jokes, The New One, and The Old Man & The Pool—all enjoyed successful runs on and off Broadway and became hit Netflix comedy specials. His shows merge storytelling and comedy in a way that The New York Times has called “Birbiglian.”
Mr. Birbiglia also wrote, directed, and starred in the films Sleepwalk with Me and Don’t Think Twice. As an actor, Mike has appeared in the films Trainwreck, The Fault in Our Stars, Popstar, A Man Called Otto as well as TV roles in acclaimed series like Orange is the New Black and Billions.
He also hosts the podcast Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out.
For more, visit:
• https://www.birbigs.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/birbigfans/
• https://twitter.com/birbigs?lang=en
• https://www.instagram.com/birbigs/?hl=en
• http://thevirginia.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=933
For media inquiries, high resolution photos, and interview requests, please contact Mitch Marlow at mitch.marlow@champaignparks.org or 217/819-3936.
