I watched this live at Wyndham’s in London, and subsequently in the recorded version from Lincoln Centre.
What really struck me is Birbiglia’s ability to write in such a manner that he knows precisely when and how the audience will react; so moments that may have appeared improvised in the first viewing when interacting with the audience, when watching the recorded version the beats worked almost identically, despite it being a completely different audience (and country). Cultural differences seemed not to apply in this way.
That said it was fascinating to see how much MORE the really dark comedic elements hit with a British audience (live) vs American (recorded.
Overall this is a touching introspection into our mortality, aging, legacy, and finding humour in these terrifying realities. Beautiful stuff.