Jo Firestone | Fact Check This Episode | Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out Podcast

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Jo Firestone joins Mike for her second appearance on Working it Out. In addition to just being named the head writer of the newest late night show on network TV, Jo just published a comedic murder Mystery called “Murder on Sex Island” and proclaims she is nothing like the book’s protagonist even though the similarities are striking. Jo also explains why there’s so much dust in her purse, and posits that the scariest part of haunted houses aren’t actually the jump scares, but rather the promise of nudity.
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Hosted and Produced by Mike Birbiglia
Producers: Peter Salomone and Joseph Birbiglia
Associate Producer: Mabel Lewis
Consulting Producer: Seth Barrish
Assistant Producer: Gary Simons
Video Consultant: Graham Willoughby
Special Thanks: Marissa Hurwitz, Josh Upfal, David Raphael, Nina Cwik, J. Hope Stein, Oona
Music: Jack Antonoff and Bleachers

Пікірлер: 60

@deliciouslya 7 ай бұрын

I have loved Jo Firestone since I first saw her in Joe Pera’s tv show! What a delight.

@molochi 3 ай бұрын

That's a good fit.

@comedygeek 7 ай бұрын

I love Jo so much. So glad she'll be head writer of the new "After Midnight" post-Colbert slot.

@pauljohnson8847 7 ай бұрын

Mike, this was a treat. I've been listening since the beginning and this is easily my favorite episode among so many great ones. The joke was something like, "If you want to see what the future looks like, Google your aunt." Makes no sense, you were perplexed, and I couldn't stop laughing. That's Steve Martin level non-sequitur comedy. Jo makes me consistently laugh and you got to what her funny is. Wish this would have been two hours. I adore here in the same way I worship Maria Bamford and Julie Klausner. They could read a recipe and I'd die.

@SecretGerms 7 ай бұрын

adore her, not “here”.

@noneofyourbusiness4616 5 ай бұрын

@@SecretGermsGrammatical corrections make sense if the mistake you're correcting seems like it comes from an actual misunderstanding of the English language someone can be assisted with and learn from. This is obviously a simple typo, not a misunderstanding of English. Your comment seems pointless.

@SecretGerms 5 ай бұрын

@@noneofyourbusiness4616 A simple typo isn’t an excuse. Reread what you’ve written before posting it. If someone doesn’t want their grammatical errors corrected, then they shouldn’t make any.

@noneofyourbusiness4616 5 ай бұрын

@@SecretGerms It sounds like you have a minor psychological issue here. Hope you can get some assistance with that.

@pauljohnson8847 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your defense @none. And congrats @@SecretGerms for sucking a little more joy out of life at the expense of one misplaced letter. You win!! Something.

@LaughAtNate 7 ай бұрын

Excellent interviewing Mike, your straight man/recap reflective listening with Jo maxed out all the funny from y'all's convo! I was wildly entertained yet often had no idea how we got there. Jo's perspective and selective-detail storytelling made for so many "wait, what?" laughs.

@annamagriplis 7 ай бұрын

I bought the book, Jo!! ❤❤❤

@kimmita2thirty2 6 ай бұрын

Jo Firestone has become the best podcast guest on earth.

@michaeldalton6184 7 ай бұрын

This is a literal delight from start to finish. Remember that other guest who you asked to rank your friendship and they shut you down? You literally ranked your friendship here and it was so pleasant. Would you answer? Yes. When? 8a-2a. Done. Just riffin bits baby 🎉🎉🎉

@sharonpaulsen5884 7 ай бұрын

I just watched “Old Man and the Pool” on Netflix (released Nov. 2023), and it was fabulous! Pure Bir-bigs at his finest! ❤❤❤

@charlesnelthorpe9252 7 ай бұрын

jo firestone is amazing, I look forward to the "women getting ready" movie. (which could use a bit of story framing from that old 'Friends' episode)

@cliffordb6 6 ай бұрын

Here for Jo

@Leviajohnson 7 ай бұрын

I loved the shit out of her performance in Joe Pera Talks With You

@RazbaqueDirge 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Jo.

@Eden_Rivers 7 ай бұрын

The romance novel bit needs to end with: What the library seems to forget is that everyone takes the books into the bathroom.

@theartofMaggie 7 ай бұрын

You have inspired me to start swimming! I hope I can do it, since you can! Loved the Netflix show!

@robpossible 7 ай бұрын

I want to marry Jo Firestone❤💍

@jessicasilver4511 7 ай бұрын

What a treat. A heavy one I think, but beautiful to witness.

@randallj.avilez787 7 ай бұрын

i love this person

@MrAdam8485 7 ай бұрын

Oh my god this was so funny and so odd and uncomfortable. She’s like an interviewer’s nightmare and you can see Mike is trying so hard to figure out where to go next, and eventually they found their rhythm. I also laughed harder than most of the other episodes of this. 😂😂

@briannunya2838 7 ай бұрын

Just subbed because I found you on netflix.... First video I watched...:) lol ill be with you for life now

@TehBlue1 6 ай бұрын

Dang, I really like Jo!!...crushin.

@kathrynaston6841 7 ай бұрын

Lol! What does it say about me that I get her?

@homesickNovalis 7 ай бұрын

That you're awesome?🙃

@jessicasilver4511 7 ай бұрын

So relatable! Mixed feelings about this.

@dinkusoninkus Ай бұрын

Love jo! Listen to Dr. Gameshow!

@sawdustanddiamonds99 5 ай бұрын

idk the concept of fucking a book is incredibly funny to me

@itoao 7 ай бұрын

So interesting to hear comedy broken down.

@bryceshell01 5 ай бұрын

Slice!

@andrewtait6789 7 ай бұрын

I rewound and watched Jo uncomfortably say 'penetration' no less than 5 times.

@theprecipiceofreason 5 ай бұрын

Dr Gameshow introduced me to this wonderful person and my life is so much funnier for it

@molochi 3 ай бұрын

I still dont know what that joke means.

@NotHeresrsly 7 ай бұрын

The original book joke was better

@richsackett3423 7 ай бұрын

And you say people pay to hear this woman talk. Fascinating.

@Kate98755 7 ай бұрын

please don’t put the bit from the middle upfront, it’s boring to hear it the second time….why are you doing that? People who select your channel have already decided to watch your video, that first bit isn’t hooking us.

@richsackett3423 7 ай бұрын

It's a fad. Hopefully it'll pass.

@Kate98755 7 ай бұрын

@@richsackett3423 it’s annoying, like starting a book with excerpts from the middle

@hypercranium317 7 ай бұрын

I have been hooked by the initial bit. It works. There's a reason for it.

@Kate98755 7 ай бұрын

@@hypercranium317 enjoy then, i ff

@BenScorpio 7 ай бұрын

@@hypercranium317that just means you're simple.

@user-zr9th8nv6l 7 ай бұрын

love your podcast! sorry to say this tho but... could you guys PLEASE no drink and swallow into the microphone? is so cringy to hear it all in your ear, so much detail and high volume almost asmr in the worst way..