187. Jenny Slate: Unafraid of Sadness

187. Jenny Slate: Unafraid of Sadness

The great Jenny Slate joins Mike this week for a wide-ranging conversation about getting hypnotized after being fired from SNL, a graduation speech Jenny gave to a class of one person, and making art to feel less lonely. Plus, jokes and stories about seeing your friends naked, improv classes for the elderly, and the time Jenny’s faked case of appendicitis went too far.

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197. Natalie Palamides: Wisdom from a Modern Clown

197. Natalie Palamides: Wisdom from a Modern Clown

Natalie Palamides is a writer and performer best known for her avant-garde comedy shows Laid, Nate, and WEER. She’s eaten raw eggs on stage, fondled audience members (with their consent), and played b...

22 Joulu 202559min

196. Michael Che: An Amateur Therapy Session

196. Michael Che: An Amateur Therapy Session

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...

15 Joulu 20251h 12min

195. Arthur Brooks: The Science of Happiness and Humor

195. Arthur Brooks: The Science of Happiness and Humor

Arthur Brooks might be the only Working It Out guest who's crossed paths with Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah Winfrey, and the Dalai Lama. He’s a professor and bestselling author, whose books include The Happin...

8 Joulu 202545min

194. Pete Holmes Returns: Vulnerability is Everything

194. Pete Holmes Returns: Vulnerability is Everything

This week, Pete Holmes returns to the studio for one of Working It Out’s most joke-dense episodes ever. Mike and Pete work out jokes about strangers in hot tubs, why Jerry Seinfeld sounds like his own...

1 Joulu 20251h 3min

193. Vir Das Returns: How to Find Your Voice, Literally

193. Vir Das Returns: How to Find Your Voice, Literally

The last time comedian Vir Das was on Working It Out, he and Mike discussed the intense reaction to a piece he performed called “Two Indias.” Now Vir returns to share how he moved on from the controve...

24 Marras 202554min

192. Leanne Morgan: In The Presence of a Comedy Angel

192. Leanne Morgan: In The Presence of a Comedy Angel

On the heels of her new special “Unspeakable Things,” Leanne Morgan joins the podcast this week to talk Southern beauty shop gossip, getting started in comedy selling jewelry door to door, and in what...

17 Marras 202542min

191. Todd Glass: The Ultimate Comic's Comic

191. Todd Glass: The Ultimate Comic's Comic

Todd Glass was one of the first comics Mike opened for. It’s easy to see how, since then, Todd has become one of the most beloved comic of his generation, revered by comics including Nikki Glaser, Jud...

10 Marras 202559min

190. J. Hope Stein: Eavesdropping on the Eavesdropper

190. J. Hope Stein: Eavesdropping on the Eavesdropper

This week poet J. Hope Stein & Mike’s wife ‘Clo’ returns to the podcast. Jen reads original poetry that Mike uses as inspiration for his bits—and the two dispute whose side of the story is being told ...

3 Marras 202558min

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