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 started earning money from comedy, the complete loss of d...
22 Jun 37min
216. Wanda Sykes: Mike's Dream Guest
Wanda Sykes is one of Mike’s original dream guests for the podcast. Now, on the heels of her new Netflix special, Legacy, Wanda talks with Mike about how they both started in DC, and why Wanda left he...
15 Jun 45min
215. Phil Lord and Chris Miller: These 2 Dorks Made Every Movie You Love
Filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s resume is a laundry list of hits: Project Hail Mary, The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and more. Their success with projects th...
8 Jun 49min
214. Robby Hoffman: It's a New Dawn
This week Mike and Robby Hoffman sit down for their first in-depth conversation like, as Robby puts it, two cats cautiously getting to know each other. Mike and Robby work out new jokes about vending ...
1 Jun 56min
Jenny Slate: Unafraid of Sadness
(Recorded October 2025) 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...
25 Mai 1h 9min
213. Jack Antonoff Returns: Music’s Biggest Producer Records Mike’s Pizza Song
Ahead of the release of his new album “Everyone For Ten Minutes,” Jack returns to Working It Out. Mike and Jack break open why Jack has never listened to Mike’s podcast, what Jack wanted to say about ...
18 Mai 59min
211. Nish Kumar Returns: Dinosaurs Before the Meteor
British comedian Nish Kumar returns to the podcast to discuss the humbling nature of stand-up comedy, lessons learned from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and more. Nish explains the concept of his new...
4 Mai 54min
