Improv Troupe Takes Center Stage in Trailer For Mike Birbiglia's New Comedy DON'T THINK TWICE
Comedian Mike Birbiglia made his directorial debut in 2012 with the well-received Sleepwalk With Me, and now he's back with his second directorial effort Don't Think Twice, a comedy about an improv troupe that has to weather some internal troubles when one of their members gets to audition for a Saturday Night Live-style show. It features a stellar cast including Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher, and Birbiglia himself (who you may recognize from Orange is the New Black if you aren't familiar with his stand-up or other comedy work), and this looks like catnip for comedy nerds. I'm definitely interested.
This movie is playing at the Los Angeles Film Festival in a couple of weeks, so hopefully I'll be able to check it out there and review it soon after. It opens in theaters on July 22, 2016.
When a member of a popular New York City improv troupe gets cast on a hit TV show, the rest of the group - all best friends - start to realize that not everyone is going to make it after all. From the director of Sleepwalk With Me and the creator of This American Life comes Don't Think Twice, a critically acclaimed comedy packed with comic stars Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard and Tami Sagher that presents a hilarious and honest look at the lives of professional funny people.