157. Matt Rogers: Las Culturistas Meets Las Birbiglia-istas

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast

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4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Matt Rogers is a beloved comedian, writer, actor, and co-host of cult hit podcast “Las Culturistas.” Matt sits down with Mike for a chat about the ups and downs of show business, the inside of writing for a hit TV series, and what it was like when Matt and his podcast co-host Bowen Yang were both invited to audition for SNL. Matt also discusses why having fun is the most important ingredient for creativity. Plus, advice via Jessica Chastain and why Mike somewhat regularly has to throw muffins in the garbage.

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0:00.0	Okay. Kelly Clarkson versus Mariah.
0:02.9	The nicest restaurant in the world calls you and says they can only get a reservation for two.
0:07.4	You and Mariah Carey or you and Kelly Clarkson, who do you invite?
0:10.9	Kelly.
0:11.7	Because you can talk to her.
0:14.9	You know what I mean?
0:15.3	Like, I think you'd have to be like a real egomaniac to like relax around Mariah.
0:20.9	Right.
0:21.4	Like that would be crazy.
0:23.4	Whereas Kelly is like, she's down to chat.
0:28.0	Yeah.
0:28.7	Plus I think we'd be way better at sharing apps.
0:32.1	I feel like Kelly says let's get wings on the table.
0:35.1	Mariah, like what are we ordering?
0:37.1	You know what I mean?
0:38.7	That's really funny. Anthovies and a glass of water.
0:45.3	That is the voice of the great Matt Rogers. I have been looking forward to this one for so long.
0:51.3	Matt is a hilarious comedian, singer, songwriter, actor. He is the co-host of one of my
0:58.3	favorite podcasts, Las Culturistas, that he co-hosts with Bowen Yang, who's also been a wonderful
1:05.3	guest in this podcast. He acted in Vanessa Bayer's show. I love that for you, which I love, and the new Netflix series, No Good Deed, which is hilarious.
1:15.7	He is the self-proclaimed pop Prince of Christmas.
1:19.0	He has a comedy special on Showtime called Have You Heard of Christmas, which is great.
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