FRIDAY ‘FLIX PICKS: Mike Birbiglia’s ‘My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend’

Each Friday we will be bringing you weekend-viewing movie picks available for streaming on Netflix! From the popular to the obscure, we will browse Netflix’s Streaming library so you don’t have to, and bring you what we consider to be “Must Watch” selections!

Mike Birbiglia’s ‘My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend’
Directed by Seth Barrish
Written by and Starring Mike Birbiglia

Perhaps you’ve never heard of Mike Birbiglia. Maybe the name sounds a bit familiar, but you just can’t place it. Or perhaps you are very familiar with his works on This American Life and his various comedy specials he’s done over the years. No matter your familiarity with Mr. Birbiglia, you should do yourself a favor and sit down and watch his latest one-man show, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend.

Prior to watching his latest special, I was vaguely familiar with Mike Birbiglia from his work on This American Life, but that was about it. It just so happened one night a few weeks ago I was surfing Netflix for something to watch when I saw a Facebook post from one Mr. Matt Page praising this special. The timing was perfect, and after a quick search and a click of the play button, I was on a journey with Mike Birbiglia.

I honestly think it is fair to say that Mike Birbiglia is one of the best story tellers of our time. This is no ordinary stand-up comedy special, though I assure you your sides will be thoroughly split by the end. Instead, Birbiglia takes you on a journey with him through his hilarious, touching, and sometimes painfully awkward love life which eventually culminates in the marriage to his now-wife, Jen Stein – and the irony that he spends much of the show arguing against the relevency of marriage in the modern day is not lost on him. Through hilarious anecdotes, manic body language, and peppering in some genuinely touching moments that just might bring a tear to your eye, Birbiglia takes you back in time through some major moments in his life and his delivery is such perfection that you’ll feel like you experienced every moment yourself.

If you are a fan of great story telling of a subject matter we can all relate to, then I can’t recomend Mike Birbiglia’s ‘My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend’ enough. If we were on a star rating system here, I would give it 6 out of 5 stars. Fire up which ever device you prefer to stream Netflix on and start watching now.