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Watch Mike Birbiglia of Sleepwalk With Me fame on The Tonight Show:

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFsrnrGvk20]

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Here’s Todd Barry on Louie:

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzbzQdeUfbs&feature=youtu.be&t=15s]

You might know Eugene Mirman as Gene from Bob’s Burgers:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/630779

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Watch Maeve Higgins’ excellent standup:

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kcEkK10eWE]

Here’s Brooks Wheelan describing what it’s like to be fired from Saturday Night Live:

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxrJJYMq3XE]