Mike Birbiglia

This Massachusetts native and improv veteran has been spinning his personal travails, anxieties and quirks into comedy gold since the breakthrough of his first solo show, Sleepwalk With Me. Few are better at Birbiglia’s forte of melding standup comedy with the cohesive rigor of a one-person play, a style he’ll revisit with his latest production, Please Stop the Ride. May 31 at The Fillmore, 1700 Washington Ave, Miami Beach (305-673-7300, fillmoremb.com). May 31; 7pm; $44–$135.10