198. Sarah Sherman Returns: If Chucky Went to Sarah Lawrence

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

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🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week, SNL’s Sarah Sherman returns on the heels of the release of her new HBO special, “Live + In the Flesh.” Sarah and Mike discuss why Sarah goes to therapy three times a week, which SNL cast member Sarah is jealous of, and the difference between Sarah Sherman and her stage persona Sarah Squirm. Plus, the Weekend Update character that Lorne Michaels himself thought of for Sarah to play.

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0:00.0	I'm obsessively reading letterboxed reviews.
0:03.0	I never read anything online with S&L because I'm like, well, there's no way that's going to be good.
0:08.2	But I'm genuinely curious with what people think about the special.
0:13.2	There's a lot of half stars.
0:15.3	What?
0:16.5	Yeah.
0:16.8	But what's been so fun is that a lot of the negative reviews are, bring me just as much joy as the positive reviews.
0:24.9	Because they've achieved an intended effect.
0:27.5	Here's a half.
0:29.2	Sarah squirm, my slimy pussy is full of bones and animals and it's huge.
0:33.0	My boyfriend throws up while looking it.
0:34.8	I'm crazy.
0:35.6	Audience claps politely.
0:39.3	I'm saying like Audience claps politely. I'm saying like the negative reviews are all amazing. They are amazing. The intended effect has been affected.
0:49.8	That is the voice of the great Sarah Sherman, aka Sarah Squirm. You know Sarah from Sarah
0:56.5	Aunt Live. She has a new HBO special called Sarah Sherman Live and in the flesh. It is
1:02.4	phenomenally original and funny and bizarre and creative and cool. We talk all about it today.
1:11.4	She was on this podcast in 2022.
1:14.0	You can go back and listen to that one.
1:15.5	It's a really good episode.
1:16.9	And she is back today.
1:18.8	And we have a great conversation about her special, about S&L.
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