The great Jenny Slate joins Mike this week for a wide-ranging conversation about getting hypnotized after being fired from SNL, a graduation speech Jenny gave to a class of one person, and making art to feel less lonely. Plus, jokes and stories about seeing your friends naked, improv classes for the elderly, and the time Jenny’s faked case of appendicitis we ... Show More
Jul 27
John Mulaney: He's Funny and Here's Why
(Recorded January 2026) 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 hav ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 20
219. Michelle Buteau: From TV News to Her Own TV Series
Michelle Buteau was a local TV news editor in New York until she tried stand-up for the first time, only days after 9/11. Since then she’s become an international touring comedian, bestselling author, and co-creator and star of her own Netflix series Survival of the Thickest. Now ... Show More
50m 35s
Jul 13
218. Jane Wickline and Liva Pierce Return: Comedy Duo Therapy
This week, SNL’s Jane Wickline and comedian Liva Pierce return to Working It Out to discuss the Off-Broadway debut of their two person musical comedy show, Dukes. Mike grills Jane and Liva on the realities of working so closely with another person, and the three of them break apa ... Show More
45m 22s
Jan 2021
Jenny Slate: Throw Me A Bone
<p>In which Rob and actress/comedian/author Jenny Slate discuss ASMR, meeting on the set of Parks & Recreation, Jenny’s SNL audition, and being allergic to cynicism. Plus: we hear about Seinfeld dropping in during an inopportune Weekend Update rehearsal.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Sim ... Show More
53m 8s
Nov 2025
"RE-RELEASE: Jenny Slate"
<p>Our lovely surprise guest Jenny Slate joins from a supply closet to give us the 5-day weather outlook, the difference between drop and dropper, texts about ‘the patriarchy,’ and so much more. Come ruin your minds with us, here at Chateau SmartLess.</p><p>This episode was origi ... Show More
44m 21s
Apr 2024
JENNY SLATE Found Her Soulmate in Amsterdam
The one and only Jenny Slate joins the podcast this week! She tells Seth and Josh about the love for her neighborhood dog storm, ghosts in her childhood home, the trip where she realized her husband was her soulmate, and all the mishaps that happened on her family vacations!
Ex ... Show More
1h 28m