181. Jo Firestone Returns: The Best Stand-Up (Who Doesn’t Do Stand-Up)

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast

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🗓️ 18 August 2025

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Summary

Jo Firestone is a multi-talented writer, actor, and comedian. In her third appearance on Working It Out, Jo explains the thought process behind her experimental live comedy shows, which often involve clay, paper mache, and pie. Jo also delves into the experience of working as the head writer for After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson and discusses being the subject of a search warrant by the Paramount lot police after a golf cart mishap. Plus, Jo and Mike break down the various text acronyms for laughter and compare their experiences taking martial arts classes.

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0:00.0	Do you know how many mics I've dated?
0:02.8	No.
0:03.5	Five.
0:04.9	That's a lot.
0:06.3	That's so many mics.
0:08.4	So many mics.
0:10.4	It's like...
0:11.1	It's like a song.
0:11.5	Oh, like Neil Brennan.
0:13.9	That's three mics.
0:15.1	Oh, sure.
0:16.0	Oh, sure.
0:16.1	Oh, sure.
0:17.0	Oh, I could give a five mics.
0:18.0	They'd say new and improved.
0:19.6	That's your special, five mics.
0:25.7	That is the voice of the great Joe Firestone.
0:28.9	We are so excited to have back.
0:31.5	Joe Firestone, one of our favorite guests of all time.
0:34.6	Joe is a comedian, author, actor, writer. She even created two card games, Plunder Dome and Fruits.
0:43.3	She played a small role in my film Don't Think Twice. You know her from Joe Perra talks with you.
0:49.2	She was the head writer for After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson. It's her third time on the podcast.
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