Mike Birbiglia to Recur in ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Season 3

The Hollywood Reporter writes that stand-up comic and actor Mike Birbiglia will appear in the third season of Netflix's ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. The details of his recurring role are being kept under wraps.

Birbiglia just appeared on the big screen in The Fault In Our Stars and will next be seen in the upcoming remake of Annie. Also in his queue are Adult Beginners, Don't Mess with Texas, Digging for Fire and Trainwreck. The actor also starred in the semi-autobiographical movie Sleepwalk with Me in 2012.

Netflix garnered 31 nominations for the 2014 Emmy Awards (airing this weekend), with 12 for the first season of ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK.

About ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: The second season of Netflix's Orange is the New Black goes back behind bars for another sentence with the fearless, funny and unforgettable inmates of Litchfield prison.

The series' ensemble includes Taylor Schilling, Jason Biggs, Prepon, Kate Mugrew, Danielle Brooks, Uzo Aduba,Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Laverne Cox, Michael Harney, Samira Wiley, Yael Stone and more. Lorraine Toussaint joins the cast in season two as Yvonne "Vee" Parker.

Recognized by AFI as one of the Top 10 Programs of the Year and recently recognized with a Peabody Award,Orange is the New Black is from Lionsgate Television, executive produced by Jenji Kohan and based on Piper Kerman's best-selling book of the same name.