Movies like Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2013)
The best movies like Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2013) are Mike Birbiglia: The New One (2019), Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing (2008) and Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (2017). If Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend hooked you with its comedy and tv movie, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedJohn Mulaney: New in Town (2012)8.0/10 from 212 votes
- NewestMatt McCusker: A Humble Offering (2025)Released 2025
Mike Birbiglia: The New One (2019)
Comedian Mike Birbiglia hits Broadway with a hilarious yet profound one-man show that recounts his emotional and physical journey to parenthood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing (2008)
Mike says, "A few years ago my therapist suggested I keep a journal of all the crazy things that were going on in my life, so that I could keep things in perspective. Around the same time audiences were demanding more material, and I realized that other people might enjoy these stories-so I started sending them out to my mailing list. Now, my Secret Public Journal has become a Comedy Central special and DVD for all the world to see. Not sure this is what my therapist had in mind."
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisMike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (2017)
Mike Birbiglia declares that a joke should never end with "I’m joking." In his all-new comedy, Birbiglia tiptoes hilariously through the minefield that is modern-day joke-telling. Join Mike as he learns that the same jokes that elicit laughter have the power to produce tears, rage, and a whole lot of getting yelled at. Ultimately it's a show that asks, “How far should we go for the laugh?”
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisChristopher Titus: Born With a Defect (2016)
A wild ride through Titus' personal life, proving why he isn’t qualified to be a father, and why childless couples win.
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My Dad Wrote a Porno (2019)
The hit podcast-turned-comedy special follows Jamie Morton and his co-hosts, James Cooper and Alice Levine, as they explore his father’s infamous erotic novel series, Belinda Blinked. From the Roundhouse in London, the three hosts will read from the series’ “lost chapter” in front of a live studio audience.
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Demetri Martin: The Overthinker (2018)
With his signature one-liners and drawings, Demetri Martin muses on doughnut holes, dogs, sports bars, the alphabet's most aggressive letters and more.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDemetri Martin: Live (At the Time) (2015)
Demetri Martin brings his off-kilter take on acoustic guitar, hairless cats, color schemes, and the word "nope" to Washington in his original special.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDemetri Martin: If I (2004)
If I is a Perrier Comedy Award-winning comedy one-man show written and performed by Demetri Martin at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It was also aired on British television as a special. The show is an autobiographical examination of Martin's life, as seen through various definitions of the word "if." The title of the special comes from a lengthy palindromic poem that Martin wrote; the words "if I" are at the center of the poem.
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Your Friend, Nate Bargatze (2024)
In his third Netflix special, Nate Bargatze tackles pizza-ordering strategies for guys' night, wanting a second dog and relying on his responsible wife.
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Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (2021)
Nate Bargatze touches on Zoom comedy shows, losing his phone, hotel breakfast fails, animal caddies, new math and much more in this special.
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisJohn Mulaney: New in Town (2012)
Stand-up comedian John Mulaney tackles such red-hot topics as quicksand, Motown singers and an elderly man he once met in a bathroom.
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Absolute CinemaMovies like thisTig Notaro: Happy to Be Here (2018)
Comedian Tig Notaro unleashes her inner prankster in a playful stand-up special packed with funny anecdotes, parenting confessions and more.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMike Birbiglia: The Good Life (2025)
Drugs. Marriage. Kids' parties. Mike Birbiglia reevaluates life as a son — and as a father — in this hilarious and deeply personal comedy special.
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Nick Offerman: American Ham (2014)
This live taping of Nick Offerman's hilarious one-man show at New York's historic Town Hall theater features a collection of anecdotes, songs, and woodworking/oral sex techniques.
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Demetri Martin: Standup Comedian (2012)
Demetri Martin entertains the New York City audience with a terrific set that brings the hysterical wonders of his smart, quick witted imagination to life.
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Andrew Schulz: LIFE (2025)
In this razor-sharp yet heartfelt special, Andrew Schulz unpacks the wildest moment of his life — becoming a father.
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Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed (2014)
Jim Gaffigan bursts back on the scene with this eagerly anticipated fourth comedy special. Dubbed the "King of Clean Comedy" by The Wall Street Journal, Jim's obsession with all things food comes to fruition on Obsessed as he tackles a cornucopia of new food topics from fruit to seafood to donuts. Get ready for 70 minutes of non-stop laughs at Jim's twisted-yet-enlightened observations on the seemingly mundane topics that have made him a fixture in the comedy world for audiences of all ages.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarc Maron: Thinky Pain (2013)
Marc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special in which he takes stock of himself. More than ever, Maron is raw and hilariously honest as he dissects his own neuroses and self-loathing while providing outrageous anecdotes from his personal life, in which he starts to realize the hurt isn't real, it's just "Thinky Pain."
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Worth the HypeMovies like thisPete Holmes: Faces and Sounds (2016)
Over the course of his silly, high-energy performance, Holmes shares his thoughts on such disparate topics as: the keys to happiness; the illogicality of nightmares; being an "easy laugh"; what to wear on a flight; bizarre quirks of language; filling one's "joy quota"; how the British deal with awkward situations; the ridiculousness of porn; and more.
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Brian Regan: On the Rocks (2021)
Brian Regan tackles the big issues weighing on him, including aging, time, obsessive behavior, backpacks on airplanes, ungrateful horses and raisins.
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Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean (2018)
This stand-up special finds Holmes confronting personal truths about the mechanisms of consciousness, the afterlife and Elon Musk, as well as sharing a few thoughts on being a new dad.
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Paul F. Tompkins: Crying and Driving (2015)
Paul F. Tompkins tells tales of haunting one’s own house, disastrous attempts at pretend fatherhood, carrying a learner’s permit to kill, and marrying a woman who used a fine-print loophole to breach a castle.
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Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape (2018)
Jim Gaffigan has made a career out of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary with his hilarious observational style. In his 6th special, he uses humor to deal with the unthinkable & proves that laughter is the best medicine…or is it?
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool (2023)
Comedian Mike Birbiglia dives headlong into mortality, medical tests, nature's pillows and an overchlorinated YMCA pool in this candid one-man show.
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Matt McCusker: A Humble Offering (2025)
From wife logic to locker-room shame, Matt McCusker offers witty takes on manhood, marriage and raising daughters in a world he barely understands.
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Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)
Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles cans.
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Absolute CinemaMovies like thisJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)
John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.
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Absolute CinemaMovies like thisRyan Hamilton: Happy Face (2017)
Small-town import Ryan Hamilton charms New York with folksy comic observations on big-city life, hot-air ballooning and going to Disney World alone.
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Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum (2020)
Rhys Nicholson flexes his biting humor as he discusses horse tranquilizers, angry letters from viewers, and more in this stand-up special.
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Gary Gulman: It's About Time (2016)
Netflix presents standup and two-time Last Comic Standing finalist Gary Gulman. Titled It’s About Time, the tour marks Gulman’s 20th year in comedy and stops at the Bowery Ballroom in New York.
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What are the best movies like Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend?
The closest matches to Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend are Mike Birbiglia: The New One (2019), Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing (2008) and Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend?
People who watched Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend most often go on to Mike Birbiglia: The New One (2019), Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing (2008) and Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend?
John Mulaney: New in Town (2012), rated 8.0/10 by 212 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend?
Matt McCusker: A Humble Offering (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend?
Yes: Mike Birbiglia: The New One (2019), Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing (2008) and Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (2017).
How are movies similar to Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend chosen?
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