Mike was chosen as one of the Seventeen voices for the New World, along with Alicia Keys, Josh Hartnett, Chelsea Clinton, and Venus and Serena Williams. "Why he rocks: He wants us to laugh. His onstage persona is the suburban kid who's been dropped off in the city to look around."

"I went to the Beacon Theater (N.Y.C) to see the Comedy Central Live Tour. One standout was up and coming comedy star Mike Birbiglia, who realizes he can't say the 'N' word like black comics do, so he's trying to break the stigma of the 'C' word for white comics by referring to his friends as Crackers, e.g. 'Cracker please!'"