Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Working It Out favorite Jo Firestone returns for a triumphant fourth appearance, this time pregnant and rocking a Phantom of the Opera Toronto production t-shirt. Jo talks with Mike about pregnancy, her “shotgun wedding” at city hall, and her new book Sex on Murder Island, the sequel to Murder on Sex Island. Plus, much talk of Lord of the Rings, including why Jo relates to Frodo and why Mike sympathizes with Gollum.

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Find Jo: 

Substack: https://jofirestone.substack.com

Website: https://www.jofirestone.com

Hosted and Produced by Mike Birbiglia

Producers: Peter Salomone, Joseph Birbiglia, Mabel Lewis, Gary Simons

Sound Mixed by Ben Kruse

Supervising Engineer: Kate Bilinski

Video Consultant: Graham Willoughby

Special Thanks: Marissa Hurwitz, Josh Upfal, David Raphael, Nina Cwik, J. Hope Stein, Oona

Music: Jack Antonoff and Bleachers

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(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 first ever guests, John Mulaney. The two discuss monkeys wearing space suits, old stories from the road, and how John’s career changed after having kids. They work out new jokes about the time John asked Mike to go skydiving, getting yelled at by substitute teachers, and a story about an interaction with Frank Sinatra that—until Mike tells it on stage—John cannot find peace. Plus, John brings a literal buzzer into the interview so that he can hit it if he finds Mike guilty of a certain tendency.

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Website: https://birbigs.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/birbigs/

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TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mikebirbiglia

Find John:

Website: https://www.johnmulaney.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnmulaney/

Hosted and Produced by Mike Birbiglia

Producers: Peter Salomone, Joseph Birbiglia, Mabel Lewis, Gary Simons

Video Consultant: Graham Willoughby

Special Thanks: Marissa Hurwitz, Josh Upfal, David Raphael, Nina Cwik, J. Hope Stein, Oona

Sound Mix: Ben Kruse

Supervising Engineer: Kate Bilinski

Music: Jack Antonoff and Bleachers

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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 become an international touring comedian, bestselling author, and co-creator and star of her own Netflix series Survival of the Thickest. Now Michelle talks with Mike about figuring out who you are as a person, sharing embarrassing personal stories in a writers room, and why comedy is a family business. Plus, new jokes about parenting, yoga class, and Mike and Michelle discuss whether Mike should go on the Breakfast Club morning show.

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Mike's tour dates: https://www.birbigs.com/tour-dates

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Find Mike:

Website: https://birbigs.com/

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TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mikebirbiglia

Find Michelle: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellebuteau/

Website: https://michellebuteau.org

Hosted and Produced by Mike Birbiglia

Producers: Peter Salomone, Joseph Birbiglia, Mabel Lewis, Gary Simons

Sound Mixed by Kate Bilinski

Video Consultant: Graham Willoughby

Special Thanks: Marissa Hurwitz, Josh Upfal, David Raphael, Nina Cwik, J. Hope Stein, Oona

Music: Jack Antonoff and Bleachers

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This week, SNL’s Jane Wickline and comedian Liva Pierce return to Working It Out to discuss the Off-Broadway debut of their two person musical comedy show, Dukes. Mike grills Jane and Liva on the realities of working so closely with another person, and the three of them break apart the existential dread that accompanies most of their creativity. Plus, Jane and Liva work out two new songs from their show and the three of them create a song from a bit Mike is working on.

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(Recorded August 2025) Having recently toured together with John Mulaney, Mike and Fred sit down for his first in-studio appearance on Working it Out. They discuss Fred’s SNL audition, his best sketch writing advice, and the manners of navigating video exhibits in museums. Plus, Fred borrows Mike’s guitar to demonstrate how cultures around the world play the acoustic guitar.

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 Mike's tour dates: https://www.birbigs.com/tour-dates

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Find Mike:

Website: https://birbigs.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/birbigs/

Facebook: https://facebook.com/birbigfans

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mikebirbiglia

Find Fred:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sordociego/

Hosted and Produced by Mike Birbiglia

Producers: Peter Salomone, Joseph Birbiglia, Mabel Lewis, Gary Simons

Sound Mix: Shubh Saran

Supervising Engineer: Kate Bilinski

Video Consultant: Graham Willoughby

Special Thanks: Marissa Hurwitz, Josh Upfal, David Raphael, Nina Cwik, J. Hope Stein, Oona

Music: Jack Antonoff and Bleachers

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