Latest Sleepwalkwithme Podcast Episodes
133. Rachel Feinstein Returns: She’s On Fire
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - June 03, 2024 04:10 - 56 minutesWorking It Out hall-of-famer Rachel Feinstein returns to the podcast on the heels of her hit Netflix special Big Guy. Rachel explains why her firefighter husband loves being roasted in her special and why he pronounces the word “cash” like “quiche.” Rachel shares an absurd road story featuring K...
BEST OF WIO: Ramy Youssef
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - May 27, 2024 04:10 - 1 hourRamy Youssef Returns: You Already Love Him (Recorded October 2023) Ramy Youssef was one of the first and most popular guests on Working It Out back in 2020, and now he’s back with updates to some of the same very material he worked out the first time around. Mike and Ramy discuss which Death Ca...
Screenwriting Advice You’ll Actually Use with John August
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - May 20, 2024 04:10 - 50 minutesFor this very special episode of Working It out, Mike welcomes John August, the screenwriter behind Charlie’s Angels with Drew Barrymore, Tim Burton’s Big Fish, and his breakthrough film Go, which is celebrating its 25 year anniversary. John co-hosts the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Cr...
132. Judd Apatow Returns: Hold On To That Authenticity
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - May 13, 2024 04:05 - 1 hourThis week the legendary Judd Apatow returns to Working It Out for his fourth and best appearance yet. Judd tells behind-the-scenes stories from Bridesmaids and Funny People, as well as the most helpful filmmaking advice he’s gotten from other greats along the way. Judd and Mike also break apart ...
131. Chris Fleming: He Should Be Way More Popular
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - May 06, 2024 04:10 - 57 minutesIn Chris Fleming’s recent Peacock stand-up special Hell, he calls out some audience members who are married and shouts, “This show is not for people who have wives. You have a wife?! Go see Mike Birbiglia!” Fleming is fearless about dragging the names of other comedians into his bits: from Bo Bu...
130. Rory Scovel: Dare to Be Funny
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - April 29, 2024 04:10 - 54 minutesMike welcomes Rory Scovel, whose special made Mike laugh so hard he spit water all over himself. Rory talks about how telling the truth and being vulnerable on stage led him to his best bits, how his taking up abstract painting is similar to comedy, and how a week of fully improvised stand-up sh...
129. J. Hope Stein Returns: Earth Day Poetry from Clo
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - April 22, 2024 04:10 - 40 minutesMike welcomes back the poet J. Hope Stein, aka Jenny, aka Clo, aka Mike’s wife of fifteen years. A frequent collaborator on Mike’s comedy specials and movies, Jenny describes her favorite type of creative feedback and why she’s most impressed by poetry that crosses over to audiences who don’t al...
The Wisdom of Chicago Improv with Liz Allen
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - April 15, 2024 04:10 - 43 minutesChicago improv performer and teacher Liz Allen taught a workshop for Mike’s college improv group almost 25 years ago. Since then, Mike and Liz have found numerous ways to reunite and collaborate, most notably on Mike’s film Don’t Think Twice. Now Mike sits down for an in-depth chat with one of h...
128. Alex Edelman Returns: He Did His Best
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - April 08, 2024 04:05 - 49 minutesOn the heels of the release of his new special “Just For Us” on Max, Alex Edelman returns to the podcast for the fourth and best time yet. Mike and Alex break apart the story of the time Alex’s bank lost all his money, how a protestor recently disrupted his show, and what it feels like to be rel...
127. Esther Povitsky: What Is Your Comedy Attachment Style?
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - April 01, 2024 04:10 - 48 minutesMike sits down with comedian, actor, and writer Esther Povitsky to discuss her special Hot For My Name. Mike has a lot of questions about the time Esther crashed her fiancée's bachelor party in Vegas. Plus, Esther figures out Mike’s attachment style, and they discuss the differences between the ...
126. Seth Meyers: SNL, Late Night, and a Ton of New Jokes
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - March 25, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutesMike sits down with the legendary comedian and writer Seth Meyers for a conversation that reveals who is secretly the funniest of the funniest at SNL behind-the-scenes and who was the most popular Strike Force Five host. Then, Mike and Seth work out new material about serial killers, the D.A.R.E...
125. Ilana Glazer: Life Lessons from the Broad City Star
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - March 18, 2024 04:10 - 53 minutesMike became an instant super-fan of Ilana Glazer in 2014 when her hit series Broad City premiered on Comedy Central. This week on the podcast Mike and Ilana go deep on the origins of Broad City, Mike’s cameo on the show, honest takes on parenting, the development of Ilana’s new hour of stand-up ...
Mike Answers Your Questions About Comedy
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - March 11, 2024 04:05 - 38 minutesThis week Mike responds to listener questions. How many of your stories are true? Who is your dream guest? What is your greatest piece of comedy advice? All these and more.
124. Chris Distefano: Crowd Work With The Mob
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - March 04, 2024 05:10 - 1 hourThis week Mike welcomes Comedy Cellar friend and comedy star Chris Distefano. Chris’s shares important lessons in failure: how a bad set got him booked on Letterman, and the advice his wife gave him about not listening to studio executives. Mike and Chris also dissect Chris’s famous 9/11 story, ...
123. Please Don't Destroy: SNL’s Three Sad Virgins
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - February 26, 2024 05:05 - 1 hourMike welcomes Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, aka Please Don’t Destroy, known for their wildly popular shorts on SNL. Mike is determined to get Martin to talk more than he did on Pete Holmes’s podcast. The group shares what they like and dislike about each other, and break down w...
BEST OF WIO: Jim Gaffigan
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - February 19, 2024 05:10 - 52 minutesJim Gaffigan: Dark Comedy From the Cleanest Comedian (Recorded July 2023) Mike met Jim Gaffigan in 1997 when he cold-called Jim’s New York City landline. Jim appeared as a guest on Working It Out in 2021 and now, between touring with Jerry Seinfeld, releasing his 10th comedy special “Dark Pale,...
122. Roy Wood Jr: Perfect Jokes From an Imperfect Messenger
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - February 12, 2024 05:10 - 1 hourRoy Wood Jr makes a triumphant return to the podcast and he and Mike pick up right where they left off. The two old friends discuss the evolution of unconnected jokes into a more cohesive whole hour of stand-up. They discuss why Mike, Neal Brennan, and Chris Rock are all pressuring Roy to go eve...
121. Maddie Wiener: How to Find the Humor in a Panic Attack
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - February 05, 2024 05:10 - 53 minutesMaddie Wiener started performing stand-up at age 16. Now, at age 25, she headlines clubs, is a fixture at the Comedy Cellar, and she was recently a special guest on Mike’s shows at The Wilbur in Boston. Now Maddie and Mike sit down for a chat about the relationship between anxiety and comedy, a...
120. Ronny Chieng Returns: Classic American Show Business
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - January 29, 2024 05:51 - 52 minutesRonny Chieng, one of the earliest and most popular Working It Out guests, makes a triumphant return. Ronny and Mike discuss the significance of Ronny’s chic onstage wardrobe, the similarities between practicing law and performing comedy, and whether or not it was Ronny who planted the Hasan Minh...
BEST OF WIO: Ray Romano
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - January 22, 2024 05:10 - 51 minutesRay Romano: Sometimes the Setup is the Punchline (Recorded May 2023) Ray Romano has an iconic sitcom and a celebrated stand-up career under his belt, so what drives him to keep challenging himself artistically? Mike and Ray, who often follow each other at the Comedy Cellar, ponder the complicat...
119. Rosebud Baker Returns: Pregnant with Jokes and People
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - January 15, 2024 05:10 - 47 minutesRosebud Baker’s first appearance on Working It Out was in 2021. Since then she’s become a writer on SNL, written for That Damn Michael Che, and become a parent. Now Rosebud returns to talk with Mike about how being a parent affects comedy, and they dispel certain attitudes about filming a comedy...
118. John Early: A Man With Needs
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - January 08, 2024 05:05 - 53 minutesJohn Early, recently nominated for an Emmy and a Critics Choice Award, sits down with Mike for the first time since the two of them appeared as brothers in Taylor Swift’s, “Anti-Hero” music video. The two discuss avant-garde comedy, Brittany Spears impressions, and what it means to express earne...
The Very Best Working It Out Moments of 2023
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - January 01, 2024 05:10 - 1 hourWe’ve created an episode for all of you making long car trips or taking long jogs or stretching out on your long beloved couch. It’s our best moments of 2023 episode! It includes Ray Romano’s take on marriage, a joke from Ramy Youssef’s funniest uncle, Rachel Feinstein’s pitch perfect impression...
Listen Now: The Sarah Silverman Podcast
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - December 27, 2023 05:10 - 41 minutesWorking It Out will be back on January 1. This week, we’re sharing an episode of The Sarah Silverman Podcast, from our friends at Lemonada Media. Sarah hates men’s cologne and wants you to STOP. IT. Plus, she offers advice on setting ground rules for a threesome, reacts to a child who’s obses...
117. Beth Stelling Returns: Two Skeletons Telling Jokes
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - December 18, 2023 05:10 - 46 minutesMike welcomes back to the podcast comedian Beth Stelling, whose Netflix special If You Didn’t Want Me Then is on seemingly everyone’s best of year lists, including Mike’s. Mike and Beth discuss touring together, Beth’s desire to be authentic on stage, and Beth’s dad feeding raccoons out of a tro...
116. Jimmy Carr Returns: The World Ordered A Comedian
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - December 11, 2023 05:10 - 49 minutesJimmy Carr is one of the most successful comedians in the entire world. On the heels of playing Carnegie Hall and heading out to hundreds of concert dates across many continents, Jimmy Carr returns for another episode of Working it Out. Jimmy and Mike discuss the benefits and pitfalls of dark hu...
The Old Man and the Pool: Spoilers Only
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - December 04, 2023 05:10 - 43 minutesMike welcomes back three-peat guest Joe Birbiglia to celebrate the premiere of Mike’s new Netflix comedy special The Old Man and the Pool. Mike and Joe discuss the four year development of the show, share memories about the Worcester, Massachusetts YMCA pool, and share the funniest jokes that di...
115. Pete Holmes Returns (Again): The Funniest and Longest Episode Yet
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - November 27, 2023 05:05 - 1 hourMike’s new special, “The Old Man & The Pool” is finally on Netflix and he brings on an all-timer to celebrate. Pete Holmes returns for a third Working it Out, and he and Mike roast each other as hard as only old friends can. Mike and Pete discuss Pete’s new Netflix special “I Am Not For Everyone...
114. Jo Firestone Returns: Fact Check This Episode
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - November 20, 2023 05:05 - 50 minutesJo Firestone joins Mike for her second appearance on Working it Out. In addition to just being named the head writer of the newest late night show on network TV, Jo just published a comedic murder mystery called “Murder on Sex Island” and proclaims she is *nothing* like the book’s protagonist ev...
113. Todd Barry: The Inventor of Crowd Work
Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out - November 06, 2023 05:05 - 44 minutesOn the heels of the release of his new special “Domestic Shorthair,” Todd Barry sits down with Mike this week for a conversation about his 35 years in comedy. The two talk about whether or not Todd invented crowd work, if Bill Burr was right when he said Mike was “doing” Todd when Mike was first...
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