Hasan Minhaj | Good Boy Syndrome | Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

Hasan Minhaj was one of the first guests on Working It Out back in 2020 and it remains one of the most popular episodes because of Hasan’s natural inclination to work out bits. Off-air Mike and Hasan often trade notes and ideas and today it spills into the podcast. Hasan compares comedy craft to Steph Curry’s approach to basketball, explains what it’s like to interview Barack Obama, and confesses to the guilty pleasure of watching couples argue in public. Plus, is Hasan going to host The Daily Show?
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Special Thanks: Marissa Hurwitz, Josh Upfal, David Raphael, Nina Cwik, J. Hope Stein, Oona
Music: Jack Antonoff and Bleachers

[@lisastaubly]

My kids are all grown, now, and I got my report cards. They literally don't care if you play basketball at age three. They want you on the floor with them playing Lego. They want hoisted up onto your shoulders to see over a crowd. They want ice cream cones that get drippy and sticky and instead of yelling or worrying about the car, you run them thru the sprinkler to rinse off. They want bedtimes and stories and days in the pool. Skip basketball this time, and tickle him til he can't breathe. The shit I thought was so important ended not being so important. And their best memories are the ones where we just hung out and I let them feel joy.

[@roadlesstraveled34]

It's true. Love this comment. I had three boys rapid fire when I was 20-23, then I had a fourth 4 years ago when I was 35. The way he's being raised compared to his brothers, oh my goodness. It's a gift to be able to look back, to know what matters and to be able to pick your battles. (Unfortunately for the first one or two you don't get to that place without learning from some mistakes along the way!😅)

[@patelc75]

Thank you

[@c0sm1c3ntr0py]

I cherish the emotional and intellectual honesty Mike and Hasan both put front and center on stage and on this vid too.

[@jennifermansfield9327]

OK, you made me cry watching a comedy podcast... love to you both. Take all the time you can with your children and your parents!

[@SeeStuDo]

Mike is nailing deep convos with his guests.

[@cedarandsound]

Hasan is great at conversation.

[@morganmarshall450]

Great talk. Beautiful episode here. I’m also a dad. I feel smarter and more confident having watched two such greats define and appreciate the process. Grateful❤️✨

[@carolz5090]

Hassan’s energy and mind is just lightning ⚡️ in a well coiffed head. I think that’s why he inspires and has such interesting interviews.

[@davidbrownstein2248]

You two made me think about my son, my father, my family and my life in such an positive and profound way. Thank you

[@DanielleA2023]

Hasan's Netflix & White House Correspondent works cement him as an informed,engaged, intelligent, connected, courageous, insightful genius and Yes keep changing it up❤love from New Zealand

[@MikeSchmidt969]

I LOVE this!! I've performed at Rooster T Feathers!! I'm a 54 year old retired teacher who thinks he has the freakin' ballllllz to get up there and do what these guys do. And it's amazing feeling when I am. There's nothing like making people laugh, and these two guys are geniuses at it. Thank you, Mike and Hasan for being MY inspiration.

[@shailasarathy9914]

Loved this conversation so much ❤

[@rictusette]

This was just lovely.

[@lb5368]

I love this interview so much! Mike & Hasan being emotionally honest, vulnerable, and dropping comedy references for days😂😢 "We're not coming back. Get on the ride!!"🙌🏻 "Write comedy like there's no comments section!" 🙈

[@franciet99]

On Conan’s channel, Questlove discussed how he sends playlists to quite a lot of people. Obama is on Questlove’s list.

[@Peezeybreezey]

Don’t know how I got here, but this has already made it to my top 10 content

[@lalah9481]

Please please please don’t throw away your multi-media genius!!! I adore seeing the twisted visual like it’s a peek inside your head, while you’re revealing your truth on stage… the music, the colors, everything encompasses the whole of you. Don’t lose that just because other comedians are jealous (Ronnie). 💖

[@anbessa14]

What a genuinely good conversation to just watch. Love this.

[@lamdachi225]

Love Hasan so much. It’s great to see him making the rounds.

[@heyelliew]

Loved this! Thanks Birbigs & Hasan!! 💕🔥

[@FindMeInSeattle]

Thanks for this Mike! Also, this setting is so good, I'm constantly looking at all the things in the background. I think that's great in a long form show

[@carlychamberlain4237]

Hasan's interview of Justin Trudeau is ICONIC. JT thought he was doing a funny interview then Hasan hit him with questions about selling weapons to Saudi. What a gift of fearlessness.

[@amoneydtc]

Everything about this was amazing. Wonderful conversation! It was so nice to watch two people talk without being interrupted every 5 minutes by better help or blue chew or mattress commercials. Amazing podcast! 👏👏👏

[@AaronCrampton]

This was amazing. Laughs and right in the feels at the same time.

[@kirstynweinberg]

I've seen Hasan live for The King's Jester. AHMAZING!

[@Snoozems]

Two of my favorite comedians ever. Thanks for the episode!

[@user-ks5zi8zf9o]

That was a good listen.

[@rayeschiller]

One of the best episodes I've seen

[@davidmetcalfcomedy]

This is so good.

[@MsNanceePants]

I wish there was an option to do something more than thumbs up this video, but as we all know, that would just get over used and thus lose its value... I love this. More of this. Much more of this, please.

[@richardpruitt5919]

Wow, great conversation about life. Closing doors ? But older opens doors and freedom you can not imagine at 40 something.

[@lizatamayo1053]

I'm loving all of these comedians that are podcasting! ❤

[@davidstone9624]

Doing the unexpected is great....but knowing Kareem is shooting a sky hook, watching it perfectly done, and enjoying the inevitable... Is awesome too! Like a Seinfeld set.

[@pinoyriot15]

What a great conversation! Totally having an existential crisis now! LIFE IS CONSECUTIVE?!?!?! Also Hasan, Conan just had Billie Eilish on his podcast. You don't have to have been on Conan's show to be on, so you should totally be on the podcast!

[@ish474]

Get on the ride we're not coming back! My version of that at 45 is, I'm all out of eventually and some days. I'm about to make some pretty big changes in my life because of that because even if I fail at least I give myself a chance to succeed

[@ish474]

My dad left and I could intellectualize why up until I met my half brothers and sisters which were his next family and then I saw their pain through their eyes that I had already come to terms with for my own experience and then it took another 20 years for me to reconcile that

[@roadlesstraveled34]

The "Am i in trouble" thing. God, my stomach turned. I'm 39 and I'm still TERRIFIED of being in trouble. I wasn't abused in any way, I had a nice childhood though my parents were strict, but that feeling never went away.

[@TheCoolCookieKitchen]

At the end of the day, we really are all just people and by putting other humans on pedestals for their achievements and making them Godlike in a way that we don’t feel that we can approach them is one of the biggest problems with our society. You can do great things, but you’re not above anybody else

[@gingerhitzke9185]

I like the evolution of Hasan 💫

[@angiecontreras9324]

I think the dad's and letterman was probably more of an age thing. They were not as afraid because they are closer in age to him

[@JAGADEY]

Patrice O’Neal comes up like old shark survival stories on the boat in Jaws

[@willwestray]

"If you give yourself an out" ... I love that. It's so true too. There's a psychological component to pursuing any artistic career. You gotta let yourself be fully invested or else you may be in foot in one foot out like he said. Feels good to hear that!

[@SeeStuDo]

Omg Hasan just shot doctored me. No one ever told me about the pocket, it was totally my issue.

[@taratorres5002]

I know all these comedy clubs! Rooster T. Feathers, Tommy T's! Bay Area!

[@meghankempfe4444]

Hasan, you are not petty, thinking this way is how we all think and why it is hilarious in comedy. We are all creepy, sadistic, voyeurs in a way and @Steve Trevino does a whole bit about the watching other couples fight and calling his wife into it at the supermarket. @Adam Ray mentions it too. He talks about watching drunk couples fight in Vegas and his buddy leaves to pee and he goes, "Save my seat," and he goes, "Bro, I'm about to change our flight! We have to see how this ends!"

[@NilsMichaelStridh]

What a great experience with Ira Glass. Especially at the end where the arc of a story...literally any story...is woven. Comedy is storytelling and Ira is a master storyteller. Best episode ever!!

[@janetta98]

Uh, there's an -uh sound at the end of that word.

[@btw_bp3541]

I NEED HASAN AS THE HOST

[@aanchaallllllll]

1:03: 😂 Comedian discusses the importance of surprise, spontaneity, and having fun in stand-up comedy. 6:51: 🎙 The conversation between X and the other person is inspiring and reminds them of the fun and looseness of their work. 14:17: 🤣 In a conversation, the speaker discusses their close friendship with the person they are talking to and how they don't roast each other, but acknowledges that they have a lot of material to roast the other person. 20:50: 🎭 The conversation highlights the need for a more relaxed and fun approach to art and entertainment. 28:02: 🎭 The speaker discusses the importance of personal obsessions in stand-up comedy and explores his own obsessions with his daughter and relationships. 34:45: 🤔 The speaker discusses the feeling of being in trouble and the power dynamics in relationships, as well as the decision to keep a controversial joke in a comedy special. 41:27: 😔 The speaker discusses the challenges of balancing personal and professional life, particularly in relation to parenting. 48:09: 😂 The speaker reflects on his parenting decisions and shares funny anecdotes about his daughter's experiences at Disneyland. 58:16: 😔 As you get older, the possibilities of life start to diminish and doors begin to close. 1:00:42: 👨‍👦‍👦 The speaker reflects on how dreams can change over time and the challenges of adulthood, particularly in relation to his father and son. Recap by Tammy AI

[@sydneybest9429]

You're a gem.

[@tareemheath]

Did Barbie make a billion dollars? 😂

[@mshannahloganshow]

Why? Meaning. Jokes are about YOU. A SHOW is a story which goes beyond YOU and GIVES SOMETHING OF MEANING AWAY with humor but not just FOR HUMOR'S SAKE. It speaks of a person who is devoted to the CRAFT and saying something... and not all about having their egos stroked and not really saying anything that endures. I don't remember jokes. I remember stories that evoke emotion and provoke thought. Period. I say not your job to tie it up, but caring about something other than getting the laugh DOES make a difference.

[@SEAsiaTraveler]

Correction: Compulsive liar syndrome, oppression porn merchant. Sure, we expect that jokes may exaggerate. But his lies weren't attached to jokes; he fabricated them in the anecdotes intended to display his valiant truth-telling and suffering in the face of relentless racism and bodily threats. (And the years-long abuse and doxing of the high school girl he repeatedly lied about? Shrug. Collateral white girl damage.) This was a pretty good take by Kat Rosenfield in Unherd: >>. it is not hard to see why someone like Minhaj might fall into the trap of not just monetizing his trauma, but fabricating it. It is what Jay Caspian Kang called “oppression fantasy”, writing that Minhaj's fakery represents “another example of how oppression stories - in this case fabricated oppression porn - gets leveraged by upwardly mobile immigrants to mostly advance their careers”.

[@user-ks5zi8zf9o]

Correction: New Yorker targeted him to take him off the daily show. New Yorker lied

[@beaker8111]

Hasan kind of bugs me. He's definitely funny, but could he chill with the name dropping references for 2 minutes? Reminds me of Denis Miller sometimes, and that's not a good thing.

[@cockerjc]

I love it. great work