Funnymen Mike Birbiglia, John Mulaney, Kyle Grooms and Boston University’s “Funniest Student” Myq Kaplan cracked jokes and told stories in front of 300 students Thursday night at the George Sherman Union’s Metcalf Hall.

“I had fun,” Birbiglia said. “[And] it seemed like other people [had fun] too.”

The show, organized by the Programming Council, is part of Comedy Central’s “Medium Man on Campus Tour,” a title taken from the song Birbiglia concluded the show with.

“Comedy Central approached us,” Special Events Coordinator Jessica Howe said.

Birbiglia, who is from Shrewsbury, said he enjoyed his second BU appearance.

“I would definitely come back,” he said.

College of Communication freshman Michelle Frawley said the show was “really funny.” Frawley, a member of the Programming Council, said she had heard of Birbiglia before and wanted to come to the event.

The event was open to non-university students, unlike Birbiglia’s first appearance, which was part of BU Central’s Laugh Out Loud Comedy Series, an exclusively BU event.

“Comedy in general is popular,” Howe said. “A lot [of people] bought tickets at the door.”

Kaplan said he enjoyed opening the show, one of his larger gigs.

“It’s different not being able to see faces,” he said.

Kaplan used older material and also introduced new jokes which “went over well,” he said.

“It’s cool to be part of something so well organized and well put together,” he said. “Going up first is sometimes difficult, but not this time.”

Birbiglia said he enjoys straying from his list of jokes, utilizing improvisation techniques.

“I try not to force things to occur, but if they do occur, I don’t try to stop them,” he said.

For Kaplan, when coming up with material, “the sky’s the limit,” – a reference to a bit about a child who wants to be an astronaut.

“We always tell kids that ‘the sky’s the limit,'” Kaplan said during his act. “Then a kid says, ‘I wanna be an astronaut,’ … Sorry kid, the sky is the limit.”

Birbiglia also joked about his creative process.

“How do I not come up with material?” he said. “I tell stories … the more I tell those stories, the more I add [onto the stories].”

Birbiglia expressed admiration for the tour, which started around the same time his new CD, Two Drink Mike, was released in February.

“In the last year or so, it’s been cool,” Birbiglia said. “People come to the shows on purpose.”

Birbiglia produced his first CD, Dog Years, by himself.

“Comedy Central heard Dog Years and wanted to rerecord the best [jokes] along with material from my new special,” he said.

Birbiglia, whose second half-hour Comedy Central special aired in March, said he is easygoing when it comes to people pirating his material.

“I hope one of you buys [the CD] and the rest of you have computers,” he joked at the end of his set.

As long as he has fans that enjoy his comedy, Birbiglia said he is content.

“I like when people listen,” he said.