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Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

by Mike Birbiglia

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About the show

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.

Latest episodes

  • 225. Ariel Elias: One Joke Every Day for a Year

    September 28, 2026 · 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. Mike and Ariel talk…

  • 224. Stavros Halkias: Stavros Ex Machina

    September 21, 2026 · 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 healthwise just as his…

  • 223. Emmy Blotnick: Don’t Take That Deal

    September 14, 2026 · 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 new special…

  • The Working It Out Creativity Supercut

    September 7, 2026 · 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 MirandaJenny SlateKC ShornimaJames AcasterIra GlassElizabeth GilbertJack AntonoffPete…

  • 222. Joe List: How to Survive a Comedy Panic Attack

    August 31, 2026 · 56 min

    This week Mike welcomes to the podcast comedian, and fellow Massachusetts native, Joe List. Joe talks about what it’s like to be married to and raise a chid with another working comedian, Sarah Tollemache, and Joe tells a story about how…

  • Michael Che: An Amateur Therapy Session

    August 24, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    (Recorded December 2025) Mike started this podcast so that one day Michael Che would come on. Today is that day. In this all-timer episode, Mike and Che work out tons of jokes and discuss the advice Lorne Michaels gave to Che that he’ll…

  • 221. Ron Funches: Say What You Want

    August 17, 2026 · 48 min

    This week Ron Funches joins Mike on the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about finding your comedic voice vs. faking it, Ron’s recent autism diagnosis, and Ron’s stint on the reality show, “Traitors.” Plus, Mike and Ron work out…

  • Chloe Troast and Mike Answer Your Questions About Improv and Sketch

    August 10, 2026 · 38 min

    This week, the hilarious Chloe Troast joins Mike to answer listener-submitted questions. The two discuss what to do when an improv scene goes off the rails, Chloe’s relationship to comedy after SNL, and how being around other talented…