Stavros Halkias | Stavros Ex Machina | Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out
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 talks with Mike about starting out in Baltimore and hitting rock bottom healthwise just as his career was skyrocketing. Stavros discusses acting in Bugonia and this summer’s Tony, a film that reflected Mike’s own real life experience working in a Cape Cod restaurant. Plus, Mike and Stavros decide which accent is worse—Boston or Baltimore—and what Stavros means when he says he wants to go “Birbiglia mode.”
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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

@classiclife7204
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Literally, half way thru: beuatiful discussion.
@ky-ron
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Have the utmost amount of love and admiration for the both of you to blurt my love out upfront of watching the podcast.
@Psychonautical89
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Birbiglia looks like Bob Odenkirk ate Harland Williams
@Patrick-jj5nh
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
It truly was a Stavy Summer
@mlitschi
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Such good vibes here, love you both
@Musicalchores
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Somebodys smashin the turbo button
@Cheap_Skate
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Tbf, with the civic-minded cutie-pie vibes he gives off in this clip, it's understandable why his mom thought he might be president – https://youtube.com/shorts/3Rg2weuAWFs?si=bi_2p1GlxGLaLNbr
@ericporterfield8362
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Stavvy for President. Or actually it is probably Dictator now. Too bad he won't accept the nomination.
@michaelbuglis
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Why does Mike do his podcast from the snl writers room
@michaelbuglis
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Stav calling Mike out on his "one man show" is hilarious
@googleguy-ft8xh
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
birbiglia on stavvys world….
@teeveeparty
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Birbigs on Stavvy's World would be amazing
@joshuanelson1121
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
I was going to bed dammit
@FrankFreakinRizzo
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Damn. So good!
@tincupnomad
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Stavros crowd work is next level. Such a talent.
@TheThirdTokyo
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
2026 – The Year of the Stavy
@YourWorstSongPodcast
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Yesssss legends. I'm excited to see the two talk comedy, honestly. Love the end of these pods where they throw out jokes to each other. Should be an interesting mix of styles.
@sopimusician666
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
YEEESSS. This is the one i've been waiting for for years. I was afraid to get my hopes up when Joe List was on but I had a feeling it might be coming.
@Z1ddee
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Dang I needed this hahaha. The dad thing. Dang hit hard.
@justinshawmedy
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
luckily, no one in Canada is mad Stavros couldn't make it to the comedy festival – folks were mad at the festival for being needless cryptic with the constant lineup shuffle and eventual cancellation of the event outright. We stan Stavvy!
@doubleuenbeeeh
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
Stavros Ex Machina
@ginadamn1714
September 23, 2026 at 7:18 am
nice!