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July 20, 2025

178. Alex Edelman Returns: Boston Sports and Hospital Clowns

With his fifth appearance, comedian Alex Edelman is the most frequent guest on Working It Out. Since his last appearance, Alex won an Emmy for his HBO stand-up special Just For Us, which Mike was a producer on. Now Alex is ba...
Guest: Alex Edelman
April 7, 2024

128. Alex Edelman Returns: He Did His Best

On the heels of the release of his new special “Just For Us” on Max, Alex Edelman returns to the podcast for the fourth and best time yet. Mike and Alex break apart the story of the time Alex’s bank lost all his money, how a protestor recently disrupted his show, and what it feels like to be releas…
Guest: Alex Edelman
April 9, 2023

96. Alex Edelman Part 3: The Broadway Debut

Comedian Alex Edelman returns to the podcast for a victorious third visit, as his award-winning solo show Just For Us heads to Broadway. Mike and Alex defend the merits of kids jokes as well as vaudeville-style wordplay. Plus, a heated debate about the Boston accent which stems from a simple questi…
Guest: Alex Edelman
May 1, 2022

71. Alex Edelman Returns: The 25 Word Pitch

Mike welcomes back Alex Edelman. Since his last appearance on the podcast, Alex has opened his solo show “Just For Us,” received rave reviews, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and has been nominated for an outer critics circle award. He just announced a 3rd extension of his show at th…
Guest: Alex Edelman
Nov. 14, 2021

59. Alex Edelman: A Jewish Person Walks Into a Meeting of White Supremacists

In December Mike presents Alex’s Edelman’s solo show, "Just for Us" off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre. It's an award-winning comedy in which Alex (who is Jewish) tells the story of being accidentally invited to a gathering of white nationalists & then what happened when he…showed up. Mike & A…
Guest: Alex Edelman