John Mulaney | He’s Funny and Here’s Why | Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out
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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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
@SomebodysCrackers
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
saying that Gianmarco rips off John Mulaney when he is clearly just a funny version of Anthony Jeselnik
@janicemartin3720
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Super Cao Nguyen with the glorious pink palm trees in the heart of my hometown, OKC OK, is a favorite bit from JM. I drive by it several times a week and occasionally shop there as I make Asian food frequently. “Have you been to Super Cao Nguyen?!” Why yes. Yes I have..
@RickMcKeeMusic
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
I’m not even through this entire thing and “OUTTA THE WAY, YOU FAT PIGS” is already a classic JM punchline delivery core-memory that will replay rent-free… just buy it from the man already!! 😂☠️
@GM2401
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
10:59 Bill Cosby and who else?
@ajgator7
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Mulaney looks like Jason Bateman and Kyle Mclaughlin had a baby. And then Tom Cruise ate the baby.
@aome15672
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Wow
@Parmaboy12
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Mike is such a coward lmfao
@RoyaMoyaSoya
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Gianmarco > either of these two
@sebastiangely7706
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
The fact that all comedians hated radio djs except for opie and Anthony, then all of a sudden, they all became podcast hosts is not different. It’s way better when you just hear a comedians hour every now and then instead of hearing their thoughts all the time (like a radio dj). TOO MUCH CONTENT.
@kazoohero93
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Who’s the second unmentionable?
@Coffeebreakandmore
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
“How do we sell what we do privately?” You don’t give a fuck. If it is Gianmarco soresi he wrote down i legitimately don’t see any similarities. Because I do like gianmarco but I don’t find him all that funny. However John mulaneys standup consistently makes me laugh out loud.
@milesdorst
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Delivery at 35:03 is so Norm MacDonald 😂
@kadeemnoray4837
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
If you think about it it's ACTUALLY ROMANTIC when you make fun of / talk shit on people
@t4cchi
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
4:11 you are not elderly, you are successful. you live in another world now. come on!
@ianb5949
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Ham, Pendahulu Yuri Gagarin dan Neil Armstrong di Luar Angkasa
Albert II
The first monkey in space was Albert II, a male rhesus monkey, who reached an altitude of 83 miles (134 km) aboard a V-2 rocket on June 14, 1949. He was part of the U.S. space program's Project Mercury and made history as the first primate to travel into space.
Universe Today
Ham was the first chimpanzee, or as we found out from THE RIGHT STUFF, a Ham was a jimp
@Phocu5is
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
49:48 Like a "Paint and Sip" event? 😂 Imagine the instructor leading a group of people to paint pictures of Muhammad while drinking 😂
@Elvira-o6z
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Mike you gotta have Gianmarco on your show now YOU GOTTA
@ChristineKikiMac
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
12:08 Hi Mulaney! I'm the gal in recovery who you chatted with last year at the Hollywood Bowl. Been a fan of yours forever, and flew to N'awlins (from Los Angeles) to see you! Loving the pod, Mike! And THANK YOU fTO ALL COMEDIANS for helping us find our smile. It's NOT EASY these days, and I'll keep shouting it from the rooftops: #COMEDYHEALS
@Howhaveyouben
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
His whole career was the "I love my wife" bit… Maybe his dumb TV show should've been about her and not doing blow with Pete Davidson. I can't even watch oh hello riffs without realizing he's a piece of shit and Nick's dad is a millionaire
@EtMeBuddy
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
with his plastic surgery mulaney looks lowkey crazy now. got that temu stan smith chin
@kylen5849
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
You get an hour with Mullaney and this is what comes out?
@Incognicia
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
The idea of going to a war torn country and telling people to knock it off reminded me of this old Bob Newhart bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhQGzeiYS_Q
@bd8606
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
What the fuck is wrong with his jaw?
@michaelhockus8208
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
I'm just listening while drawing and John's voice keeps reminding me of ol' Ben Schwartz
@johnlb7100
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
I really don’t appreciate how smug Mike seems about Gianmarco stealing John’s style. Say it out loud or don’t but it’s shady.
@iambrdy
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 pm
What is the single frame blip at @11:24?
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