Sleepwalk with Me – Mike Birbiglia

    Stand-up comic MIKE BIRBIGLIA is bringing his “Sleeping While Standing Tour” to the Zellerbach Theater tonight. Much of his material is based on his own life’s experiences of living with a dangerous sleep disorder that causes him act out his dreams in his sleep. Birbiglia has been featured on Comedy Central and Chicago Public Radio’s “This American Life.” Birbiglia’s tour has been a sneak peak of his upcoming one-man off-Broadway show, “Sleepwalk with Me.” And we speak with DR. KARL DUGHRAMJI, Director of Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center, helps us understand Birbiglia’s condition, REM Behavior Disorder.
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