The Best of Pete Holmes
A collection of the best jokes, wisdom, advice, stories, and burns from frequent Working It Out guest Pete Holmes.
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Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out
Comedian Mike Birbiglia welcomes a different comedian or creator each week and together they work out original, untested material. And, occasionally, uncomfortable topics. Join them as they...
Episodes
20 of 260 episodesJon Rudnitsky Returns to Answer More of Your Questions About Comedy
Comedian Jon Rudnitsky returns for another round of questions from listeners, this time about when to give up on a joke, what are the most u...
Pete Docter: The Inside Out of Pixar's Process
(Recorded June 2025) In 2012, Mike was invited his film Sleepwalk With Me at Pixar and he’s been friends with filmmaker Pete Docter ever sin...
225. Ariel Elias: One Joke Every Day for a Year
Comedian Ariel Elias rose to prominence after a video of her chugging a beer that an angry heckler threw at her went viral. But the real sto...
224. Stavros Halkias: Stavros Ex Machina
Comedian, podcaster, and actor Stavros Halkias is having a moment right now but he’s been doing stand-up since he was 19 years old. Stavros...
223. Emmy Blotnick: Don’t Take That Deal
Mike is joined by comedian and writer Emmy Blotnick, whose new special “What’s Her Secret?” hit YouTube this summer. Emmy, a former writer f...
The Working It Out Creativity Supercut
This week Mike presents a selection of some of the best bits of advice about creativity from some of his favorite episodes. Featuring: Lin-M...
222. Joe List: How to Survive a Comedy Panic Attack
This week Mike welcomes to the podcast comedian, and fellow Massachusetts native, Joe List. Joe talks about what it’s like to be married to...
Michael 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,...
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...
Chloe Troast and Mike Answer Your Questions About Improv and Sketch
Comedian Mike Birbiglia welcomes a different comedian or creator each week and together they work out original, untested material. And, occa...
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 Toron...
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 firs...
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 b...
218. Jane Wickline and Liva Pierce Return: Comedy Duo Therapy
Comedian Mike Birbiglia welcomes a different comedian or creator each week and together they work out original, untested material. And, occa...
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 Worki...
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 t...
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 th...
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 M...
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: Int...