Mike Birbiglia is a comedic renaissance man. He took his critically acclaimed one-man show, “Sleepwalk With Me,” and adapted it into a book and an award-winning film that he wrote, directed and starred in. Recently, Birbiglia released “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,” another critical darling that takes a unique and humorous perspective on his personal highs and lows in relationships.

The Emerald spoke to Birbiglia to talk about his new tour, “Thank God for Jokes,” which will be at the McDonald Theatre in Eugene on Jan. 25.

So how’s performing in Eugene?

What’s great about this tour is that I’m now able to go back to the cities that I really like, instead of before where I’d just go to wherever would have me. The last time I was in Eugene I performed in the public library, which was great. I was doing a book signing there and they asked me if I could perform and I said, “Sure,” and it was actually kind of awesome. It was me, people who knew me and a bunch of homeless people that were there. It was a great dynamic.

Are there plans to adapt “Thank God for Jokes” into another medium?

I’m not going to say which story from it could be used, but I will say that there’s a movie idea in there, but I try to keep that under wraps. I have a lot of ideas circulating.

What’s your favorite medium to write for?

I’d have to narrow it down to movies and stand-up. I love movies because of the precision and the humor, and I love stand-up for the sheer unpredictability of it. Anything can happen at any given night. The show could end up being the best night of your life. It’s a unique and great experience that we all get to share together. The show’s called “Thank God For Jokes” because jokes have the ability to bring us all closer together. The closest I’ve ever felt to people is when I share jokes with them. That’s really the goal of my tour—to have all of the people in the room all in on the same inside joke.

What I like about your Twitter is that you’re a comedian first and a promoter second. How important do you think it is for comedians to be active on social media?

It’s a little bit like a dating site for entertainment. People can survey what I write on Twitter, and people will decide from that whether they like me or not. What’s cool about now is that people can draw an audience to a show not because they have a TV show or anything but because we gain an audience through our Twitter, Facebook or Netflix.

What new projects are you working on?

I’m writing two scripts right now. One is a loose adaptation of “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” and the other screenplay is kind of a secret, but I’m pretty excited about it. Truthfully, I’m most excited about the tour right now. It’s 90 minutes of new material, and in some ways I think it’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever done.