Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

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124. Chris Distefano: Crowd Work With The Mob

This week Mike welcomes Comedy Cellar friend and comedy star Chris Distefano. Chris’s shares important lessons in failure: how a bad set got him booked on Letterman, and the advice his wife gave him about not listening to studio executives. Mike and Chris also dissect Chris’s famous 9/11 story, and why Chris’ “worst gig” story involves an actual knife at his throat.

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  130. Rory Scovel: Dare to Be Funny

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  129. J. Hope Stein Returns: Earth Day Poetry from Clo

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  The Wisdom of Chicago Improv with Liz Allen

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  128. Alex Edelman Returns: He Did His Best

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  127. Esther Povitsky: What Is Your Comedy Attachment Style?

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  126. Seth Meyers: SNL, Late Night, and a Ton of New Jokes

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  125. Ilana Glazer: Life Lessons from the Broad City Star

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  Mike Answers Your Questions About Comedy

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  123. Please Don't Destroy: SNL’s Three Sad Virgins

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  122. Roy Wood Jr: Perfect Jokes From an Imperfect Messenger

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  121. Maddie Wiener: How to Find the Humor in a Panic Attack

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  120. Ronny Chieng Returns: Classic American Show Business

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  119. Rosebud Baker Returns: Pregnant with Jokes and People

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  118. John Early: A Man With Needs

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  The Very Best Working It Out Moments of 2023