Wanda Sykes | Mike's Dream Guest | Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Mike Birbiglia
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Chapters & Sections (23)

0:00 Starting Comedy Career in DC chapter 2
1:37 Starting Comedy Career in DC
3:50 Early Comedy Club Experiences and Tough Rooms
5:31 Finding comedic voice and bombing chapter 2
7:36 Coming Out and Family Privacy in Comedy
9:04 Standup bombing and parental rejection
10:49 Writing for Chris Rock and Comedy Endurance chapter 2
12:23 Wanda Sykes Comedy Sketch Origin and Writer Qualities
14:13 Comedy Endurance and Continuous Growth
16:44 Comedy Writing, Keith Robinson, and Curb Improv chapter 2
18:50 Casino habits and Curb Improv
20:17 Curb Your Enthusiasm Audition and Improv
22:42 Audience Expectations and Political Comedy Polarization chapter 3
24:01 Audience Reaction to Political Comedy
25:25 Political Humor and MAGA Seriousness
27:08 Collective Responsibility and Political Corruption
28:44 Passion in Acting and Career Envy chapter 2
30:32 Acting's Impact on Standup Physicality
32:02 Jane Fonda's Reinvention and Political Disillusionment
33:55 Standup Advice, Coming Out, and Joke Development chapter 3
36:04 Comedy Career and Coming Out
38:03 Privilege and Childhood Gun Memory
39:33 Comedy Joke Development and Charity

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