Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

57. Stephen Colbert: Laughter As An Act Of Love

Oct 18, 2021

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Conan Conan: The King of Late Night

2min

Conan's Intimidation of Guests on Your Show

4min

The Relationship Between Magic and Timing

4min

The Path to Being an Actor

2min

The Importance of Improvisation

1min

The Importance of Vulnerability in Improvisation

5min

The Relationship Between Derek Show and Loneliness

2min

The Inverse to What You're Saying

4min

10.

How to Write a Joke

2min

11.

The Relationship Between Stand-Up and Improv

3min

12.

How to Say Yes to Everything You Know in the 90s

2min

13.

Paul and Amy's Life

4min

14.

How to Deal With Anxiety in Your 20s

3min

15.

The Fear of Saying No

2min

16.

The Low-Round of Anxiety

2min

17.

Velveeta: A Salty and Funky Smell

2min

18.

The Importance of Being a Resident Company Member

4min

19.

How to Memorize Childhood Memories

2min

20.

The Secret to Being a Successful Teenager

3min

21.

The Unpopular Friendship

2min

22.

The Stroms

3min

23.

Gerald's Tires and Brakes

3min

24.

How to Be a Good Parent

2min

25.

The Importance of Parenting

2min

26.

The Dangers of Parenting

3min

27.

Somos Amigos Is a Nonprofit That Brings Health Care and Dental Care to People Who Have Never Had It Before

2min

28.

Working It Out With Stephen Colbert

2min

Fresh off his Emmy win (with stage companion Conan O’Brien) Stephen Colbert joins Mike for a discussion of comedy, anxiety, and why he’ll never run for Senate. He explains that the reason he loves improv is that there’s nothing like failing with someone else and laughing about it with your scene partner, and he explains why Bill O’Reilly was never his scene partner.

https://somosamigos.org/

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