Watch this when
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool
When the doctor's news scares you, you can freeze, or you can get in the pool. 🏊♂️
Who it's for
Birbiglia turns a bad lung-function test, a family history of heart attacks and a type 2 diabetes diagnosis into a story about finally doing the thing he's avoided (swimming at the YMCA).
Anxious→Hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
Mike Birbiglia's one-man show, directed by Seth Barrish, premiered on Netflix on November 21, 2023, after opening at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 2022. It begins with a lung-function test so poor that his doctor asks whether he is having a heart attack.
Where to find it
Netflix original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Family illness and fear of death.
Age: TV-14 (suggested 14+)
The bustle in a house The morning after death Is solemnest of industries Enacted upon earth,Emily Dickinson, Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series
