24. Natasha Lyonne: No F**kin’ Around

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast

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4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Mike welcomes the great Natasha Lyonne, co-creator and star of the hit Netflix series Russian Doll. Natasha opens up about her own process as well as the best advice she’s received. Natasha holds Mike’s feet the fire about his new material—so he scraps his prepared jokes for some personal stories he wasn’t planning to tell. This episode is like planning your own funeral, which is also discussed. Don’t miss it. Please consider donating to: https://www.wpaonline.org/ https://www.girlsclub.org/

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0:00.0	I'm having that thing right now where I just,
0:05.0	so I watched Russian Null when it came out,
0:08.8	but I didn't finish it because I'm bad at finishing series.
0:13.8	And then I watched the rest of it tonight
0:18.6	and I'm just like really emotional.
0:20.6	And it's so, it's a lot.
0:25.6	That's gonna be okay.
0:30.6	You're gonna be okay.
0:37.6	Hey, it's Mike and we're back with another episode
0:40.6	of Working It Out this time with Natasha Lyon.
0:43.6	She's the writer, director, co-creator,
0:47.6	and star of Russian Doll,
0:49.6	which is one of the best things I've ever seen on TV.
0:51.6	It was nominated for 13 Emmys.
0:53.6	It won three Emmys.
0:56.3	I mean, it's extraordinary.
0:57.8	I couldn't recommend it more highly.
1:01.3	She also recently directed another working
1:04.7	it out guest, Sarah Cooper,
1:07.0	did a special on Netflix called Everything's Fine.
1:10.8	Natasha directed and produced it.
1:12.5	It is off the wall.
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