Having a character named Mike Birbiglia was definitely no coincidence -- he was/is a pal of several of the writers. We did that sort of thing every now and then as a way of shouting out people we knew and/or liked; there was a character in some random story named Brian Stack for the same reason.
the DFW burn is precious!
I actually think the "still writing horse one checks" joke is funny!
Having a character named Mike Birbiglia was definitely no coincidence -- he was/is a pal of several of the writers. We did that sort of thing every now and then as a way of shouting out people we knew and/or liked; there was a character in some random story named Brian Stack for the same reason.