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  • June 3, 2013
  • Christine Davis Mantai

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Mike Birbiglia, whose one-man show "My Girlfriend鈥檚 Boyfriend" was hailed as "ridiculously enjoyable" by The New York Times, will deliver his unique blend of comedy that straddles standup and theater at King Concert Hall on Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Tickets to the show, sponsored by Spectrum Entertainment Board, are $12 for general admission, $8 for those with SUNY Fredonia identification. Buy now online>>

In the last dozen years, Birbiglia, who鈥檚 also a writer and actor, has honed his own unique story-telling style in the world of standup comedy that has earned him accolades from Time magazine, which called him a 鈥渕aster of the personal, embarrassing tale,鈥 and the New York Times, who heralded him 鈥渁 supremely enjoyable monologuist.鈥 Birbiglia shows have been described as 鈥渂oth laugh-out loud funny and earnestly reflective鈥 by The Associated Press.

鈥淢y Girlfriend鈥檚 Boyfriend,鈥 which was named a critic鈥檚 pick by New York Magazine, Time Out New York and The New York Times during 2011, and another one-man show, 鈥淪leepwalk With Me,鈥 2009, both ran Off-Broadway.

Birbiglia has appeared on more than 40 television talk shows, including Letterman, Kimmel, Carson Daly, Conan, Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Fallon, and has three Comedy Central specials, including 鈥淲hat I Should Have Said Was Nothing.鈥 He has released three albums, including 鈥淢y Secret Public Journal Live,鈥 which was named one of 鈥淭he Best Comedy Albums of the Decade鈥 by both The Onion and USA Today. He also starred in and directed a feature film adaption of 鈥淪leepwalk With Me.鈥