122. Roy Wood Jr: Perfect Jokes From an Imperfect Messenger

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast

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4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Roy Wood Jr makes a triumphant return to the podcast and he and Mike pick up right where they left off. The two old friends discuss the evolution of unconnected jokes into a more cohesive whole hour of stand-up. They discuss why Mike, Neal Brennan, and Chris Rock are all pressuring Roy to go even deeper with his new material about his dad. Mike and Roy break down the best bits from Roy’s new special Imperfect Messenger, and Roy shares two all-timer stories in the slow round. Plus, Roy gets candid on exactly why he may or may not be hosting The Daily Show.

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0:00.0	Bro I have the address of the descendants of the white people that owned by family.
0:06.0	I could Zillow their house so I gotta go down there and fucking just see.
0:14.0	Give him a bill.
0:15.0	Yeah, document it.
0:17.0	Yeah, just that's funny.
0:18.0	Request that pay.
0:20.0	Hey, you want to go get dinner?
0:21.0	You're gonna get the check.
0:23.0	That is the voice of Roy Wood Jr.
0:30.0	One of the greats. Roy Wood Jr. is I believe unparalleled in the world of stand-up comedy. I just
0:37.6	think all his specials are great. I think he's a phenomenally
0:42.3	interesting person,
0:44.0	fantastically interesting life story,
0:47.3	a great talker, a great joke writer,
0:50.6	have I oversold Roy Wood Jr. I just think he's great. I've known him a long time. It's his second time on the podcast.
1:00.0	He is, if you're able to see him on tour he is one of the great the great comedians to
1:06.8	see live just the best one of the very best I know because I've followed him
1:10.3	before and it's very he's very hard to follow so the point is see him and
1:14.4	come and see me I have a whole bunch of dates coming up I just added a third show at the
1:19.9	Chicago theater a second show in Atlanta.
1:22.8	Significantly, I've an announcement about my Florida shows,
1:28.3	because we're rescheduling the Florida shows.
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