he pierced my Brosnan.

HE'S HUMAN GARBAGE AND BELONG IN HELL

I've interviewed him. Myself and everyone I know who's encountered with him has a tepid story at best, a bad/a-hole story at worst.

I met him in Deluth and approached him in a friendly manner. All I said was1354 " Hey Michael!". He screamed and ran up to me, then kicked me in the balls. Then he ran off.
Not cool, bro.
Cardboard Box is the Future.

That's really strange. If you read MIB's blog, he's talked about having depression and low self-image. Which does seem rather insane because everybody I know thinks he's hilarious and handsome.

I met him at a show in Seattle in 2006. My friend was working at the venue at the time and let me hang out backstage in the greenroom. Not that big a deal, there were a lot of people back there for some reason. Anyway, he and I talked for awhile about mundane things (cats, art, and the like). He got a drink for me despite the fact that we both had drink tickets. We had a cigarette. Then he performed. After the show I went back in the back and he was getting a foot massage from some drunk girl which grossed me out. Not that I was hoping to go home with him or take him home or that we had a "moment" earlier and therefore I was expecting something later only to be letdown; I just don't like seeing people's naked feet.

You know it's no secret that a lot of comedians have a
darker side
and a lot of funny people have been known to be very 'controlling' and serious in real life- (Ben Stiller is a big one for this) in his movies he's always funny and doing these crazy, gross out things but read fan encounters and you'll read about an entirely different person. Also in interviews he's very serious and seems rather introverted.
So this doesn't surprise me at all. A lot of comedians or funny people in general have issues, I mean, when Owen Wilson attempted suicide you could practically hear the world gasp because you wouldn't expect him to be depressed because what
we
see is him being the funny, lovable guy when in reality he was dealing with a lot of personal demons, also Chris Farley, John Belushi, Sam Kinison, etc the list just goes on and on, which it's funny because the show is called "Michael and Michael Have Issues"
Ciao,
Peace & Love,
Jen
The brain doesn't need blood. It just needs to be kept wet.

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I met him after an Atlanta show.
A friend and i got our picture taken he put his arms on us in usual photo fashion, but i just said "hey man, you don't have to feel obligated to touch me," and he said "ok, cool." After the first wave of photos and autographs, people were all standing around, semi-talking to him very awkwardly in a sheepish disorganized meet-and-greet crowd and I just kinda said where everyone could hear me, "this is one of the most unnatural things i've ever seen" and all the standoffish stuff went away. He looked up said "yeah, it's weird right?" We talked for a few minutes when the crowd thinned and he was super nice. He later said in a blog that he loved Atlanta people, so i'm pretty convinced it was sincere.
I think you just have to knock down the bulls*** wall of fandom and talk to him like a person. The fan/celeb paradigm must get old when you prefer respectful person/person conversation.

I met him in Austin like two years ago during south by southwest when he was hosting a JDub Records showcase. I was kind of nervous talking to him because he did seem to be avoiding any kind of social interactions, but I said "Michael!" as he walked by me and then we had a very pleasant, short conversation. He was exceedingly nice and genuine, so perhaps he's one of those people who can't hide it when they are having a bad day.

i just met his cousin at the pool store i work at in tampa, fl
i guess my story doesn't really compare to yours.

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well, you're kind of an beep for walking around new york in a monkey suit.

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He stood next to me on the balcony while I was watching MIB. He seemed either, pissed, miserable, and tired. Possibly all three. I pretty much moved out of the way and let him get a better view and he didn't say a word. Rather weird. I don't think he's a dick or anything from that, but it was rather strange to see a guy who constantly makes me laugh give off the total opposite vibe. Anyway, he was great that night.

Ahh, yes. That's what the OP was missing. And just think! Had they only gone to an Ivy League school and known someone that Showalter used to sleep withwell, then they just might have understood how to talk to him!

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fortunately, my encounter w/ mr showalter was quite different
i had a minor ' crush ' on him from years & then a buddy of mine from college [ we graduated 13 + years ago ] briefly dated him; howev1908er, i had never met him
[ as i recall : ] sometime earlier this year in brooklyn while running some errands downtown [ nevins / jay street area ] i happened to espy mr showalter while he was already engaged in a conversation w/ a pleasant-looking young woman : i excused myself, introduced myself as ' [ xxx ] ', asked if was indeed michael showalter [ which he in turn confirmed warily ], stated that is a was pleasure to meet him [ while extending a hand to shake which he did ], asked for his pardon for the brief interruption to state that i was both a fan [ ! ] & a buddy of ' [ my friend from college ] '
mr showalter was polite, smiling & asked that i forward his regards to [ my buddy ]
perhaps it was the approach as some ivy grads [ my buddy & i are, too ] are occasionally notorious sticklers for the sometimes arcane etiquette protocols for introduction, etc

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