Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out
By Mike Birbiglia
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Subscribers: 3161
Reviews: 4
Episodes: 166
Mar 19, 2024
The episode with Ilana Glasier is one of my fav pods ever! Mike is a very thoughtful interviewer.
Dec 8, 2021
Marie D
Jun 10, 2021
This pod has great guests and the conversation is always fascinating, even if I am unfamiliar with Mike's guest. If you are interested in the craft of comedy, you need to listen! If you're not, it is always entertaining and wicked funny!
Jul 21, 2020
Description
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151. Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Jokes
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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WIO Q&A: 4th NYC Show Added and Mike Answers All of Your Questions About The Good Life
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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150. Michael Ian Black: How to Do Comedy with Your 10 Best Friends
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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149. Bridget Everett: The Star of HBO’s Somebody Somewhere on Risking It All
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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148. Lin-Manuel Miranda: Everything is Basically the School Play
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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147. Hannah Gadsby Returns: Shake the Tree
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Mike Answers Your Questions About Creativity and Discusses The Emmys
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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146. Jack Antonoff Returns: Working Out the New Theme Song
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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145. Matteo Lane: Working Towards the Masterpiece
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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144. Jon Laster Returns: The Throughline Is Habits
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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143. Zach Braff: Making A Movie is Like Throwing A Wedding
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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BEST OF WIO: Please Don't Destroy
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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142. Aisling Bea Returns: We Like You Here
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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141. Hannah Berner: Zaddy Issues
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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140. Stephen Merchant: 6 Foot 7 and Co-Created The Office
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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BEST OF WIO: Gary Gulman
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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139. Catherine Cohen: How to Make Your Doctor Laugh
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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138. Tig Notaro Returns: Clown Cars and Lesbian Party Buses
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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137. Neal Brennan Returns: How to Be 3% Funnier
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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BEST OF WIO: Hasan Minhaj
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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The History of Comedy Since Seinfeld with Jesse David Fox
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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136. Sal Vulcano: A Bonafide Lunatic
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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135. Janine Harouni: But She's Funny
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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134. Pete Holmes Returns: Working It Weird
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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133. Rachel Feinstein Returns: She’s On Fire
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Screenwriting Advice You’ll Actually Use with John August
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May 20, 2024 |
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132. Judd Apatow Returns: Hold On To That Authenticity
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May 13, 2024 |
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131. Chris Fleming: He Should Be Way More Popular
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May 06, 2024 |
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130. Rory Scovel: Dare to Be Funny
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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129. J. Hope Stein Returns: Earth Day Poetry from Clo
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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The Wisdom of Chicago Improv with Liz Allen
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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128. Alex Edelman Returns: He Did His Best
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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127. Esther Povitsky: What Is Your Comedy Attachment Style?
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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126. Seth Meyers: SNL, Late Night, and a Ton of New Jokes
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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125. Ilana Glazer: Life Lessons from the Broad City Star
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Mike Answers Your Questions About Comedy
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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124. Chris Distefano: Crowd Work With The Mob
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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123. Please Don't Destroy: SNL’s Three Sad Virgins
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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122. Roy Wood Jr: Perfect Jokes From an Imperfect Messenger
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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121. Maddie Wiener: How to Find the Humor in a Panic Attack
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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120. Ronny Chieng Returns: Classic American Show Business
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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119. Rosebud Baker Returns: Pregnant with Jokes and People
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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118. John Early: A Man With Needs
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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The Very Best Working It Out Moments of 2023
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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117. Beth Stelling Returns: Two Skeletons Telling Jokes
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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116. Jimmy Carr Returns: The World Ordered A Comedian
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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The Old Man and the Pool: Spoilers Only
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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115. Pete Holmes Returns (Again): The Funniest and Longest Episode Yet
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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114. Jo Firestone Returns: Fact Check This Episode
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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113. Todd Barry: The Inventor of Crowd Work
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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112. Ramy Youssef Returns: You Already Love Him
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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111. Gary Simons: A New Comedian Asks Mike 10 Key Questions About Starting Out in Comedy
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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110. Greg Warren: Comedy Lessons From a Salesman
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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109. Gary Gulman Returns: Work Friends or Friend Friends?
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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108. Nimesh Patel: Comedy is Cancer Plus Time
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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107. Hasan Minhaj Returns: Good Boy Syndrome
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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106. Joe Birbiglia Returns: You Think I Give a Care About Christmas Parmesan?
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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105. Kate Berlant: The Comedy Special That Almost Didn’t Come Out
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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104. Jim Gaffigan: Dark Comedy from the Cleanest Comedian
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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103. Liz Kingsman: The London Comedy Exchange Program
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Introducing : Funny Cuz It’s True
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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102. Tom Papa: Conflict Resolution with an Old Friend
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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101. Elyse Myers: Telling Stories Literally Anywhere
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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100. Ira Glass Part 3: The Best Advice
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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6 Tips For Bringing Your Solo Show to Broadway (and the West End!)
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May 29, 2023 |
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99. Craig Mazin: The Definitive "The Last of Us" Interview, Sort Of
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May 15, 2023 |
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98. Ray Romano: Sometimes the Setup is the Punchline
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May 01, 2023 |
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97. Bert Kreischer: Inside A Storytelling Machine
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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96. Alex Edelman Part 3: The Broadway Debut
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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95. Nick Kroll: Old Friends
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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94. Jorma Taccone: The Lonely Island’s Comedy Revolution
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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93. Rachel Feinstein: Don't Call Your Wife "Big Guy"
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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92. Vir Das: Getting Cancelled Except For Real
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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91. Ryan Hamilton: Utah, Idaho, and the Clean Trick
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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90. Marc Forster: A Man Called Marc
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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89. Chris Redd: How to Express Your Mind on Stage
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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88. Seth Barrish: Mike and Seth’s 15 Year Phone Call
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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87. Atsuko Okatsuka: I'm Here to Make Friends
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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86. Wendy MacNaughton: Putting On Your Art Eyes
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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85. Iliza Shlesinger: When You're Hot Forever
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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84. Chloe Fineman: The SNL Star Who Can Literally Do Anything
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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83. Chris Gethard: Don’t Think Twice About Being Naked
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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82. Sam Morril: What Did You Do? My Act.
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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81. J. Hope Stein: Jokes and Poems
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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80. Larry Wilmore: Putting It Out There
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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79. Sarah Sherman: From New Faces to SNL
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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78. Jimmy Fallon: Dip It in Ranch
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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77. Joe Birbiglia: Who Doesn’t Like Free Stuff?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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76. Jessi Klein: This Is the Reason For Comedy
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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75. Zarna Garg: Humor is a Strategy
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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74. Ben Stiller: Get Some Sleep
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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73. Michael J. Fox: When Your Hero Comes on Your Podcast
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May 30, 2022 |
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72. Drew Barrymore: Do What You Love
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May 16, 2022 |
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71. Alex Edelman Returns: The 25 Word Pitch
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May 02, 2022 |
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70. Judd Apatow Returns (Again): He Has Fettuccine in His Heart
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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69. Atsuko Okatsuka Returns: How to Become Yourself
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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68. Taylor Tomlinson Returns: She's Not Like Us
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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67. Lynn Shawcroft: How Mitch Hedberg Wrote Jokes
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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66. David Cross: Fully Committed Dad
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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65. Jon Laster Returns: Playing Legacy Ball
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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64. Mo Amer: The Creative Savings Account
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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63. Sarah Millican: Put The Email Address In Last
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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62. Hannah Einbinder: The Joke’s on You For Loving a Clown
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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61. John Green: The Fault in Our Birbiglias
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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60. Rosebud Baker: Addicted to Comedy
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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59. Alex Edelman: A Jewish Person Walks Into a Meeting of White Supremacists
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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58. Jimmy Carr: Life Is Better With Laughter
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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57. Stephen Colbert: Laughter As An Act Of Love
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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56. Atsuko Okatsuka: Her Life Should Be a Movie
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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55. Sterlin Harjo: Comedy From Tragedy and Reservation Dogs
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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54. Phoebe Robinson: Is She a Writer? Oh Yes, She Is
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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53. Pete Holmes Returns: Paperback Pete and His Soft Body
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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52. Randall Park: His Superpower is Turtle Figurines
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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51. Jim Gaffigan: We Met in 1997 at a Pizzeria
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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50. Kate Micucci: Don't Think Thrice
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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49. Keegan-Michael Key: Schmigadon't Think Twice
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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48. Judd Apatow Returns: Judd Has Notes
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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47. Malcolm Gladwell: 10,000 Hours of Jokes
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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46. Brie Larson: Captain Marvel Helps Captain Jokes
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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45. Neal Brennan: The Comedy Whisperer
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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44. Sarah Silverman: A Hard Comedy Reset
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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43. Bill Hader: This Episode Has It All
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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42. Quinta Brunson: Flinging Cats, Lovingly
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May 31, 2021 |
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41. Jack Antonoff: Jokes Are The Melodies Of Comedy
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May 18, 2021 |
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40. Aisling Bea: The Right Amount of a Bit Much
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May 10, 2021 |
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39. Nish Kumar: The Sidekick Soliloquy
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May 03, 2021 |
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38. Conan O'Brien: It's His Birthday, Celebrate Him
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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37. Jo Firestone: Onomatopizza and the Fyrestone Fest
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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36. Gary Gulman: The Joke Nerd Summit You've Been Waiting For
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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35. Fred Armisen: The Secret Comedy Rules of Portlandia and SNL
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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34. Aubrey Plaza: A Four-Quadrant Superstar
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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33. Nathan Lane: He Deserves Special Treatment
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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32. Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis Meets Mid-Life Crisis
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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31. The Sklar Brothers: How to Say I Love You, Freshly
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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30. Nikki Glaser: The Taylor Swift of Comedy
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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29. Frank Oz: Frank Being Frank
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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28. The Lucas Bros: Losing Their Minds Together
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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27. Rachel Bloom: The Inception of the “Please Stop The Ride” Musical
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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26. All Jokes Considered: The Staff Picks The Best Of 2020
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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25. Ira Glass: The Highly Anticipated Return
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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24. Natasha Lyonne: No F**kin’ Around
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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23. Ramy Youssef: Kicked in the Golden Globes
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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22. Abbi Jacobson: The Broad City Makeout Party
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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21. Bowen Yang: How Do You Write a Sketch For SNL?
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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A Letter From a Comedian To College Students Everywhere
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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20. Jacqueline Novak: 50 Ways To Get Eaten By the Garage Door
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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19. Beth Stelling: Dreaming About Sex With Your Dad
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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18. Jon Favreau & Tommy Vietor: Pod Save Birbiglia
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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17. Pete Holmes: What Podcast Would Jesus Listen To?
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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16. Maria Bamford: Your Comedy Vaccine
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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15. Jimmy Kimmel: This Week He Hosts The Emmys, But First....He Works It Out.
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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14. Tig Notaro: Hot Vegan Lesbian Clickbait
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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13. Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America…and Mike Birbiglia!
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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12. Sam Jay: America’s Next Big Comedy Star
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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11. Judd Apatow: The Cinema Mogul Tries to Ruin Mike’s Podcast
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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10. Roy Wood Jr: From Birmingham to The Daily Show to Broadway?
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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9. Melissa Villaseñor: Mike Writes Jokes with the SNL Star in Real Time!
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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8. Hasan Minhaj: Sometimes Living Through History... Sucks
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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7. Sarah Cooper: America’s Funniest Lip-Syncer-In-Chief— In Her Own Words
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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6. David Sedaris: Mike Trades Funny Stories With His Comedy Hero
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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5. Hannah Gadsby: Solo Shows and Spectrum Gazelles with a Master of the Craft
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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4. Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, & J. Hope Stein: The Poetry of Mike’s favorite band “The National”
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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3. Jon Laster: Lessons from Black Lives Matter. Also, Honey Buns.
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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2. John Mulaney: Shooting Hoops with the Michael Jordan of Comedy
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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1. Ira Glass: A Podcast Legend Teaches Mike How to Make a Podcast
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out: Trailer
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May 30, 2020 |