Based on comedian-turned-playwright-turned-filmmaker Mike Birbiglia’s successful one-man show, SLEEPWALK WITH ME turns passionate and personal storytelling into comic art. Birbiglia directed, co-wrote and stars as a burgeoning stand-up comedian struggling with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship threatening to race out of his control, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore. Produced and co-written by Ira Glass (NPR’s “This American Life”), SLEEPWALK WITH ME features a stellar supporting cast that includes Lauren Ambrose (“Six Feet Under”), Carol Kane (Taxi), James Rebhorn (Meet the Parents), Cristin Milioti (“30 Rock”), and a sampling from the who’s who of today’s stand-up scene. Bursting with sincerity, Mike Birbiglia’s first foray into filmmaking marks the emergence of a hilarious and heartbreaking new voice.
You have no idea how excited I am for this movie. Sleepwalk With Me is one of my favorite stand up albums and this trailer is pretty much everything I could’ve wished for and more. There are some cameos by comedians I love, but I just about died when I saw Marc Maron.
Fucking stoked. August 24th needs to get here now.