175. Malik Elassal: One of The Adults
Malik Elassal is a stand-up comic, writer, actor, and one of the stars of Adults on FX. Meeting for the first time, Mike and Malik discuss Malik’s winding road to stand-up, including working as a long...
30 Kesä 202544min
174. Pete Docter: The Inside Out of Pixar’s Process
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, a...
23 Kesä 202552min
173. Atsuko Okatsuka Returns: The Dizzy Duo
Atsuko Okatsuka returns for her fourth Working It Out episode. Mike and Atsuko trace their friendship from Atsuko’s first appearance on the podcast, to opening for Mike at the Chicago Theatre, to tour...
16 Kesä 202553min
172. Nick Kroll Returns: Neil Digression Tyson
This week, Nick Kroll returns to the podcast to discuss the first season of Adults, the last season of Big Mouth and a movie that Mike cannot seem to remember the name of (I Don’t Understand You). Nic...
9 Kesä 202551min
Mike Reads His New York Times Essay, Plus Best of: Lin-Manuel Miranda
At the top of this Best of WIO episode featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike reads a new piece that he wrote for The New York Times.(Recorded October 2024) In celebration of his album, Warriors, Lin-Manu...
2 Kesä 202556min
171. Nikki Glaser Returns: The Team Captain of Comedy (Plus: Mike’s New Special!)
Nikki Glaser returns to the podcast for the first time since her acclaimed performances as the host of the Golden Globes and on the Roast of Tom Brady. Nikki breaks down her approach to the Golden Glo...
26 Touko 202557min
Advice for New-ish Comedians (with Gary Simons and Listener Questions)
Mike welcomes back comedian Gary Simons, who, since his last appearance on the podcast, opened for Mike on his latest tour, had a few of his stand-up bits go viral, and has been performing at the Come...
19 Touko 202543min
170. Please Don't Destroy Returns: The Journey of an SNL Sketch from Pitch to Air
This week PDD returns to the podcast a year and a half after originally coming on. Since then, Mike and the boys have started a monthly improv show called “Please Don’t Birbiglia” at UCB. The group ta...
12 Touko 202550min
