[5][6] He has also been featured in The New York Post, Vanity Fair and LA Weekly, and has appeared on BBC, CNN and NPR's Weekend Edition.

The book contains interviews with Stephen Merchant, Harold Ramis, Dan Mazer, Paul Feig, Bob Odenkirk, Todd Hanson, Mitch Hurwitz, David Sedaris, Al Jaffee, Allison Silverman, Robert Smigel, Dave Barry, Larry Wilmore, Jack Handey, Larry Gelbart, Buck Henry, Merrill Markoe, Irving Brecher, Marshall Brickman, George Meyer and Dick Cavett.

The book received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, saying "Sack[s] has compiled a lively compendium sure to captivate anyone who loves a good comedy.

In 2010, Sacks published Your Wildest Dreams, Within Reason from Tin House Books, which contains short humor pieces from The New Yorker, Esquire, Time, Vanity Fair, McSweeney's, and other publications.

"[18] Booklist gave the book a positive review and wrote: “Previously published in such publications as McSweeney’s and the New Yorker, these comic pieces should appeal to fans of offbeat humor.

NPR declared that "Vanity Fair editor Mike Sacks is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and McSweeney's, and the comic shorts collected in Your Wildest Dreams are as smart and silly as fans of those magazines might expect.

Those interviewed for the book include James Downey, Terry Jones, Mike Schur, Todd Levin, Andres du Bouchet, Henry Beard, James L. Brooks, Megan Amram, Peg Lynch, Peter Mehlman, Paul F Tompkins, Adam McKay, Bill Hader, Scott Jacobson, Bruce Jay Friedman, Bruce Vilanch, Kay Cannon, Will Tracy, Gabe Delahaye, Glen Charles, Joel Begleiter, Marc Maron, George Saunders, Dave Hill, Tom Scharpling, Bob Elliott of Bob and Ray, Amy Poehler, Roz Chast, Henry Alford, Patton Oswalt, Daniel Clowes, Daniel Handler, Anthony Jeselnik, Adam Resnick, Paul Feig, Dan Guterman, Alan Spencer, Mike Dicenzo and Mel Brooks.

[24] Flavorwire called the book "a fascinating look into the ways stand-up comedians, directors, and even short stories authors write funny... An absolute must.

"[26] The book received a positive review in the Wall Street Journal: "[Mike Sacks'] conversations with humorists poke at some fundamental concepts of comedy without chloroforming any frogs.

The Stinker Lets Loose soundtrack was released on cassette and streaming by Burger Records, featuring musicians from Cat Power, Guided by Voices, Bambi Kino, and Nada Surf.

[31] In September 2024, Randy became a five-hour audio comedy series on The Sonar Network,[32] starring actors and comedians Dave Willis, Brett Davis, Mike Mitchell of The Birthday Boys and the Doughboys, Samara Naeymi, Colleen Werthmann, Eric Jason Martin and others.

"[33] Nathan Rabin wrote that "Randy is a hilariously, unexpectedly poignant and eminently worthy addition to Sacks' sociological/anthropological exploration of the American Jackass and his curious ways.

[4] Passable in Pink was an audiobook satire of John Hughes' filmography, and featured Gillian Jacobs, Adam Scott and Bobby Moynihan.