Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMichael Che: An Amateur Therapy Session
(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 …
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221. Ron Funches: Say What You Want
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 d…
1 week ago
Chloe Troast and Mike Answer Your Questions About Improv and Sketch
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…
2 weeks ago
220. Jo Firestone Returns: You Better Marry My 40-Year-Old Daughter
Working It Out favorite Jo Firestone returns for a triumphant fourth appearance, this time pregnant and rocking a Phantom of the Opera Toronto produc…
3 weeks ago
John Mulaney: He's Funny and Here's Why
(Recorded January 2026) For the 200th episode of Working It Out, Mike sits down with one of his oldest friends and one of the podcast’s first ever gu…
4 weeks ago
219. Michelle Buteau: From TV News to Her Own TV Series
Michelle Buteau was a local TV news editor in New York until she tried stand-up for the first time, only days after 9/11. Since then she’s become an …
1 month ago
218. Jane Wickline and Liva Pierce Return: Comedy Duo Therapy
This week, SNL’s Jane Wickline and comedian Liva Pierce return to Working It Out to discuss the Off-Broadway debut of their two person musical comedy…
1 month, 1 week ago
Fred Armisen: Is He Joking?
(Recorded August 2025) Having recently toured together with John Mulaney, Mike and Fred sit down for his first in-studio appearance on Working it Out…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
217. Aaron Chen: High Quality Jokes from a Low Capacity Kind of Guy
Comedian Aaron Chen may be known internationally for his role on the hit Australian TV series Fisk, but he’s been a working stand-up since the age of…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Jon Rudnitsky and Mike Answer Your Questions About Failure and Jokes
This week, the very funny Jon Rudnitsky joins Mike to answer listener submitted questions. The two of them discuss how long it was before they starte…
2 months ago