Thank God for Jokes ***
By: Paulanne Simmons Not long after having Jimmy Kimmel introduce him via a film clip of the 2012 Gotham Independent Film Awards, Mike Birbiglia tells his audience at the Lynn Redgrave Theater that jokes are serious business. As proof he uses the example of the horrendous Charlie Hebdo massacres. This is perhaps the most serious moment of the show. The rest of Thank God for Jokes is filled with stories of Bi…