Podcast Episodes
Back to Search155. David Sedaris Returns: A Creative’s Dream and a Fact Checker’s Nightmare
This week Mike has all-timer David Sedaris back on the podcast. Sedaris, of course, wrote Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and Holidays on Ice, among other classics. The two discuss where the truth lie…
Published on 7 months ago
Pete Holmes and Mike Make the Definitive Christmas Movie List
In this special episode of Working It Out, Mike’s old friend and frequent guest Pete Holmes sits down for a holly jolly discussion about classic and new classic Christmas movies. Mike and Pete sing t…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
154. Fortune Feimster: Don't Borrow Trouble
Hot off her new Netflix special Crushing It, Fortune Feimster sits down with Mike for a candid chat about telling personal stories on stage, dealing with audience complaints, and Fortune’s coming out…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
BEST OF WIO: Seth Meyers and SNL’s 50th
(Recorded March 2024) Mike 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 w…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
153. Maria Bamford Returns: Marketable Mania
Mike welcomes back one of most referenced guests in Working It Out history, the legendary Maria Bamford. Mike and Maria discuss the importance of true confession in stand-up comedy, the financials o…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
152. Gary Gulman Returns: Mommy, Look!
Working It Out Hall of Famer Gary Gulman returns to discuss his upcoming Off-Broadway show Grandiloquent. Mike and Gary break down, first of all, what “grandiloquent” means, and how the new show that…
Published on 8 months ago
151. Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Jokes
Author Elizabeth Gilbert wrote one of Mike’s favorite books about creativity, Big Magic. She also wrote a book that, to her surprise, become a cultural phenomenon: Eat, Pray, Love. Mike and Liz discu…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
WIO Q&A: 4th NYC Show Added and Mike Answers All of Your Questions About The Good Life
In this Working It Out Q&A Mike breaks down the development of the New York City finale of his show The Good Life. He explains the evolution from Please Stop The Ride to The Good Life. Plus, he answe…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
150. Michael Ian Black: How to Do Comedy with Your 10 Best Friends
In the 90s, Michael Ian Black’s college sketch group The State got a show on MTV, spawned another iconic group, Stella, and led to the classic movie Wet Hot American Summer. Now Michael sits down wi…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
149. Bridget Everett: The Star of HBO’s Somebody Somewhere on Risking It All
Bridget Everett, star of the hit HBO series “Somebody Somewhere,” joins Mike on the podcast this week to discuss creative risks and processing grief and loss through their work. Plus, that time Bridg…
Published on 9 months ago