72. Drew Barrymore: Do What You Love

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast

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4.8 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Mike’s first-ever major movie role was in Going the Distance, starring Drew Barrymore. Now, 12 years later, Drew takes Mike through her journey from starring in E.T., to hosting SNL at age 7, to producing and starring in some of the most iconic films of the last 30 years. Drew breaks down her approach to comedy, and discusses how hosting her own talk show has allowed her to reclaim the narrative of her own life. Plus, jokes about New York City breakups, and what to do when your soul can’t catch up with your body. Please consider donating to: https://www.worldcentralkitchen.org

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0:00.0	Do you ever had a nickname in your life that was really good or really bad?
0:04.6	Everybody calls me Daisy.
0:08.4	Oh.
0:09.6	Because when I was checked into the institution, they didn't want to use my real name.
0:16.0	They wanted to give me an alias to keep my privacy and then ended up being on the cover
0:20.9	of the National Fire.
0:21.9	Oh my God.
0:22.9	And there was press outside and the whole story blew up.
0:26.4	So it didn't work.
0:28.6	That's the opposite of work.
0:31.6	But ever since I was 13 and got checked into an institution under the name Daisy, it
0:37.8	is literally my favorite name.
0:40.4	It's my whole alter ego.
0:47.4	We're back with another episode of Working It Out.
0:51.1	That's the voice of Drew Barrymore, the iconic and brilliant Drew Barrymore.
0:58.5	It's a great episode today.
1:00.9	It sounds a little noisy.
1:02.4	We recorded it backstage at her TV studio.
1:08.0	She hosts a talk show that I was on recently.
1:11.0	That's great called the Drew Barrymore show.
1:13.8	Before we get into it today, I just want to mention I'm in Chicago for one more week.
1:17.9	I only think there's maybe a few tickets left.
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