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198. Sarah Sherman Returns: If Chucky Went to Sarah Lawrence
New Jan 12, 2026 52 min

198. Sarah Sherman Returns: If Chucky Went to Sarah Lawrence

This week, SNL’s Sarah Sherman returns on the heels of the release of her new HBO special, “Live + In the Flesh.” Sarah and Mike discuss why Sarah goes to therapy three times a week, which SNL cast...

Stephen Colbert: A Gift from the Comedy Gods
Jan 05, 2026 51 min

Stephen Colbert: A Gift from the Comedy Gods

Best of WIO: Stephen Colbert (Recorded January 2025)This week the legendary Stephen Colbert returns to the podcast. Mike and Stephen discuss the behind-the-scenes of Stephen’s Late Night job as wel...

Josh Johnson: Reinventing the Modern Comedy Special
Dec 29, 2025 52 min

Josh Johnson: Reinventing the Modern Comedy Special

Best of WIO: Josh Johsnon(Recorded March 2025) Comedian Josh Johnson is a writer and correspondent for The Daily Show and his stand-up sets have millions of views on YouTube. Josh talks with Mike a...

197. Natalie Palamides: Wisdom from a Modern Clown
Dec 22, 2025 59 min

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 playe...

196. Michael Che: An Amateur Therapy Session
Dec 15, 2025 1h 12m

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 ...

195. Arthur Brooks: The Science of Happiness and Humor
Dec 08, 2025 45 min

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 Hap...

194. Pete Holmes Returns: Vulnerability is Everything
Dec 01, 2025 1h 3m

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 ...

193. Vir Das Returns: How to Find Your Voice, Literally
Nov 24, 2025 54 min

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 contr...

192. Leanne Morgan: In The Presence of a Comedy Angel
Nov 17, 2025 42 min

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 w...

191. Todd Glass: The Ultimate Comic's Comic
Nov 10, 2025 59 min

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, ...

190. J. Hope Stein: Eavesdropping on the Eavesdropper
Nov 03, 2025 58 min

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 bein...

189. Nick Offerman: The Man Behind the Mustache
Oct 27, 2025 57 min

189. Nick Offerman: The Man Behind the Mustache

Mike met Nick Offerman years ago at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington state, which is fitting because Nick is a man of nature, almost as well known for his woodworking as he is for his ac...

Caleb Hearon: Improv Saved His Life
Oct 20, 2025 1h 0m

Caleb Hearon: Improv Saved His Life

Comedian Caleb Hearon just turned 30 and he’s already got an hour-long HBO special, hosts a hit podcast (So True with Caleb Hearon), and  was named one of the top social media influencers of 2...

187. Jenny Slate: Unafraid of Sadness
Oct 13, 2025 1h 10m

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 a...

Questlove: The Art of Self-Sabotage
Oct 06, 2025 57 min

Questlove: The Art of Self-Sabotage

Best of WIO: Questlove(Recorded April 2025) The legendary Ahmir Thompson (aka Questlove) sits down for his first appearance on Working It Out. Mike and Questlove discuss touring with his father’s b...

186. Sebastian Maniscalco: What Is He Even Doing Here?
Sep 29, 2025 53 min

186. Sebastian Maniscalco: What Is He Even Doing Here?

This week the one and only Sebastian Maniscalco sits down with Mike for a wide ranging conversation on their parenting strengths and weaknesses, the difference in what makes them cry, and Sebastian...

Announcing Working It Out Premium
Sep 17, 2025 0 min

Announcing Working It Out Premium

Mike announces Working It Out Premium Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

184. KC Shornima: Get Comfortable With This Darkness
Sep 15, 2025 1h 4m

184. KC Shornima: Get Comfortable With This Darkness

Comedian and SNL writer KC Shornima might be the only Working It Out guest who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. KC and Mike get to the bottom of why she thrives in stressful situations like mountain ...

183. Ryan Hamilton Returns: You Better Have Some Jokes
Sep 08, 2025 58 min

183. Ryan Hamilton Returns: You Better Have Some Jokes

Three years ago, comedian Ryan Hamilton was hit by an airport shuttle bus. Two years ago, Ryan came on Working It Out to talk about the experience. Now, he returns to explain how he learned to talk...