Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

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Comedian Mike Birbiglia welcomes a different comedian or creator each week and together they work out original, untested material. And, occasionally, uncomfortable topics. Join them as they work it out.

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  1. 2026-11-09 · 45 min

    Comedian James Austin Johnson is probably most recognizable for playing Trump on SNL every week but he’s got a whole arsenal of other impressions: Bob Dylan, Adam Driver, Louis CK, and Michael Caine, and more. This week…

  2. 2026-11-02 · 50 min

    Tami Sagher is an Emmy-nominated writer who worked on shows like Girls, How I Met Your Mother, Broad City, and 30 Rock. She's also a legendary improvisor and she co-starred in Mike's film Don't Think Twice. This week…

  3. 2026-10-26 · 47 min

    Comedian and Working It Out producer Gary Simons is back for his third episode. Mike and Gary discuss Gary's wild year, from performing in the New Faces lineup at Just For Laughs Montreal to recently making his TV debut…

  4. 2026-10-19 · 50 min

    A collection of the best jokes, wisdom, advice, stories, and burns from frequent Working It Out guest Pete Holmes.

  5. 2026-10-12 · 44 min

    Comedian Jon Rudnitsky returns for another round of questions from listeners, this time about when to give up on a joke, what are the most underrated comedy towns in America, and a question from Meghan Trainor (yes,…

  6. 2026-10-05 · 51 min

    (Recorded June 2025) In 2012, Mike was invited his film Sleepwalk With Me at Pixar and he’s been friends with filmmaker Pete Docter ever since. Known for his directorial feats of greatness with Monsters, Inc., Up, Soul,…

  7. 2026-09-28 · 47 min

    Comedian Ariel Elias rose to prominence after a video of her chugging a beer that an angry heckler threw at her went viral. But the real story is more interesting, notably how Ariel drew on the incident for her act.…

  8. 2026-09-21 · 58 min

    Comedian, podcaster, and actor Stavros Halkias is having a moment right now but he’s been doing stand-up since he was 19 years old. Stavros talks with Mike about starting out in Baltimore and hitting rock bottom…

  9. 2026-09-14 · 47 min

    Mike is joined by comedian and writer Emmy Blotnick, whose new special “What’s Her Secret?” hit YouTube this summer. Emmy, a former writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, talks about getting more personal in her…

  10. 2026-09-07 · 40 min

    This week Mike presents a selection of some of the best bits of advice about creativity from some of his favorite episodes. Featuring: Lin-Manuel Miranda Jenny Slate KC Shornima James Acaster Ira Glass Elizabeth Gilbert…

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Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast
Oldest episode in feed
05/2020 · over 6 years
Typical length
53 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords
Comedy, Interviews, birbiglia, dontthinktwice, iraglass, mikebirbiglia, mygirlfriendsboyfriend, sleepwalkwithme

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