183. Ryan Hamilton Returns: You Better Have Some Jokes

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast

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4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Three years ago, comedian Ryan Hamilton was hit by an airport shuttle bus. Two years ago, Ryan came on Working It Out to talk about the experience. Now, he returns to explain how he learned to talk about the traumatic event on stage and find the humor in the pain, which included buying weed with his mom during his recovery. Ryan also breaks down the daily routine of touring with Jerry Seinfeld, and shares the blunt advice he got from Chris Rock.

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0:00.0	Yeah, I have this weird mindset where I think, and I do talk about this sometimes, where I go,
0:06.0	I'm supposed to be young or have children, and I'm neither of those things. And that's how you relate to people.
0:12.6	Yeah.
0:13.6	And one time I was talking with Chris Rock, this really stuck with me because it came from Chris Rock.
0:18.9	We were just sitting there talking, and we're talking about dating and marriage.
0:22.7	And he goes, you're not married?
0:24.6	And I go, no.
0:25.4	And he goes, you better have some jokes.
0:27.7	Oh my God.
0:34.5	That is the voice of the great Ryan Hamilton.
0:36.6	We are back working it out, a new episode, one of my favorite comics, Ryan Hamilton.
0:43.2	He is back on the podcast.
0:45.5	He is a brilliant, brilliant comedian.
0:50.2	He's opened over the years for Seinfeld, and he has a special on Netflix called Happy Face.
0:56.1	He is filming his next special in Seattle at the Neptune Theater, October 4th, two shows.
1:04.6	If you're anywhere near Seattle, he's honestly, like, one of the funniest live comedians I have ever seen.
1:10.8	We have a great episode today with Ryan.
1:13.3	You are listening to it right now, I know.
1:16.3	But you can also watch it.
1:19.3	We created a YouTube channel two years ago, almost exactly two years ago.
1:23.9	And the episodes over there, if you've never, I mean, you're listening to this right now,
1:35.0	I know. If you've never watched them, they really make a great viewing experience. One of my favorite cinematographers, Graham Willoughby, did the lighting in the room and here in the studio.
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