Comedian Mike Birbiglia comes off as the thinking man’s comic. This American Life‘s Ira Glass aptly describes the actor and comedian’s strengths: “Birbiglia’s stories are even funnier live than they are on the radio.” Time Magazine calls him a “master of the personal, embarrassing tale.”

For the current tour, dubbed Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out, the comic will try out entirely new material and improvisation along with a few stories from his previous tour, Thank God for Jokes.

He performs at 7:30 and 10 tomorrow night and at 7 and 9:30 on Saturday night at Hilarities. Tickets are $30.

This article appears in May 24-30, 2017.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.