Marc Maron, the comedian, creator, and host of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, talks with the New Yorker staff writer Kelefa Sanneh about his relationship with the comedian Louis C.K. I know I'm prone to anger sometimes. Theres a place there in St. Louis they send me ice cream sometimes. Michelle and Marc talk about Yes, Madam!, Police Story 3: Supercop, Jackie Chan, James Bond, Crazy Rich Asians, Quentin Tarantino, and more. [69], Maron lived in Astoria, Queens through the 1990s and most of the 2000s, but moved back to Los Angeles in late 2009. And even as film sets and stand-up touring shut down early last year during the pandemic, the podcast carried on. He stars in director Michael Morris' "To Leslie," alongside, "I mean that director wouldn't leave me alone," he quipped over why he took the role of Sweeney, a motel manager that helps a down and out woman get her life back. Some of the best comedy comes from people in the fuck it phase of life. "Oddly, when you're fucking sad, you'll go mystical," Maron says midway through a gorgeous discussion about what it felt like to lose Shelton. ", "Best podcast episodes ever: The 25 best from Serial to the Ricky Gervais Show", "Beloved Comedian Comes Out As Gay On 'WTF', "Episode 48 - Brendon Small / Dr. Barry Maron", "How an angry comic who had a coke habit became the Barbara Walters of podcasts", "Comedian Marc Maron: The Stand-Up Notables Sit Down With; Marc Maron's must-hear podcast leads to a book and TV series. Marc Maron, comedian and host of the WTF With Marc Maron podcast, will release a special on HBO in 2023. "There is not a very broad or public cultural dialogue around grief and around loss, and it's something that everyone's going to deal with," he says. Co-host Sam Seder pointed out that this would be the end of his fourth show at Air America since the troubled network's inception. [54] The show is loosely autobiographical, revolving around Maron's life as a twice-divorced sober comedian running a comedy podcast out of his garage but establishing many differences between the real-life Maron and the version of him on TV. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! After tragic loss, Marc Maron finds joy amidst grief with 'From Bleak to Dark': After the sudden death of his girlfriend Lynn Shelton in 2020, Maron was forced to grieve in isolation. The idea is that if you have an emotional void where your heart should be, it will pass down through generations and I say, "You can track your void on 23 & Me. 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He talks about finding humor and lightness in his new HBO special. hide caption. Maron, now 22 years sober, recognizes that "in terms of getting sober or getting off drugs, most people don't think that they can. The program was frequently delayed (sometimes for over an hour) owing to KTLK's contractual agreement to broadcast local sports events that would often go into overtime. However, Maron was taken to task (on Twitter, of course), with some arguing that it was rude to have not watched the film before the interview, or to straight-up tell Zabka he had not seen it. I think its helpful as much as it is sad in retrospect., As to his own journey at present, Maron called it a little exhausting to have a brain like mine., But I seem to have a handle on it, he said. The 95th annual Academy Awards will be held on March 12. Our job is to push this envelope. "You're in a state of shock.". This guy was the biggest asshole. Hosted on Acast. [43] In a free-form discussion, Maron and his guests touch on topics like the arc of the interviewees' careers, their shared past experiences, and stories from the road. But grief scrambles your brain. LA-based comedian and podcaster Marc Maron is back on tour, and this week hes headed to St. Louis appearing Thursday through Saturday at the Helium Comedy Club in Richmond Heights. There are people in St. Louis where, when I do the type of shows I do, and people know where Im coming from intellectually and politically, you do get the sense that [for] most of the people there, its almost like a safe space, the comic said with a laugh. Tim tells Marc how his own experiences as an actor fed the books morality tale and how he found inspiration in the old stories of Hollywood past.Click here to Ask Marc Anything and Marc might answer your question in WTF+ bonus content. According to Maron (in Scorching The Earth), these two shows "bookend" his relationship with his second wife, comic Mishna Wolff, which ended in a bitter divorce.[28][29]. The 95th annual Academy Awards will be held on March 12. And then a lot of times Ill just yell up Ive got a neighbor, Kelly, and she lives upstairs and if her windows open, Ill be like, Kelly, you want some ice cream? and shell come down and Ill unload some pints on her. As much as I adore Lynn Shelton, its been two years, so good for him. He now usually concludes his podcast with some guitar playing and the phrase "Boomer lives LaFonda Monkey Cat angels everywhere!" https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. With help from All Elite Wrestling, Marc learns the ropes and everything in between. "Grieving man feeding time. I mean, he was very candid about having relapsed before, having struggled with sobriety, but also very much living in the day and understanding that thats all he really had. "Slide it into the cage," he booms, impersonating what sounds like a hysterical caveman. Most people know Marc Summers as the host of Double Dare on Nickelodeon and Unwrapped on Food Network. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. [34], From almost the first day of the liberal talk radio network Air America's broadcasts in 2004, Maron co-hosted Morning Sedition, a three-hour early-morning radio show with Mark Riley that aired weekdays from 6a.m. to 9a.m. Eastern time. See production, box office & company info. Follows the funny and fearless Marc Maron over the course of an exhilarating Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Maron finds joy To request a transcript for St. Louis on the Air, It isn't an easy sensation to describe, let alone in comedic terms. I love it now because up until [Cobra Kai] I was the table that the dads would walk up and go, I just want my kid to meet you. But I have sort of a difficult time experiencing love with humans in general. And I was schooled on that, that it's not about the people who are mentally challenged or intellectually challenged or whatever the correct word is now, it's really about everyone who loves that person and everyone in that family that when you say the R-word, it hurts all the people who have someone in their life who has those challenges. [2][24][25], Maron continued to be a stand-up comedian and also began to appear on television; his voice was used in episodes of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist,[26] and he hosted Short Attention Span Theater for a time. I'm like, "Well, what would I do with my life?" I'm still trying to let myself love in a way just to have a relationship. After thinking about if he should use it for some time, that joke also made it into the special. Age 58 is what Marc is. Never miss a story sign up for PEOPLE's free weekly newsletter to get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday. "My producer was like, 'Look, man, we can take time off,' And I'm like, 'It might be important for me to be honest with my feelings right now,'" Maron recalls. to the end of each podcast. Ugh. "We enjoy each other's company," he said, before adding with a laugh, "I'm just trying to figure out how to enjoy whatever time I have, you know, left. Shelton had directed Maron in his standup specials "Too Real" in 2017 and "End Times Fun" in 2020, along with episodes of his IFC series, "Maron," and in her own 2019 film, "Sword of Trust.". 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"All you people, trollies and horror show idiots speculating about my friend Kit who is in her 30s, thank you, whatever, thats why you can only show so much of your life, you animals,", Well he is still with her so he was lying lol he probably was Trying to avoid everyone finding out her age. She has a husband and a son and all these old friends. "I think that the Instagram lives became essential in me engaging with an audience of people that were watching, and so I was in a zone where I was putting stuff out in the world for people and doing it much like I do comedy. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I think that there is something that stifles my emotional growth because I don't have kids. People ask me, "Why don't you get a personal assistant?" And I think to lose somebody like that, who was that alive and that aware of the sickness of addiction, its powerful on a couple of different levels. Once Marc found success, he had to overcome numerous personal setbacks and health challenges. Heart soul weirdo fabulousness. It's forcing the audience to confront uncomfortable ideas. Maron paid tribute to Shelton on his WTF podcast, in an episode produced just days after her death. He still enjoys performing stand-comedy at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, where he got his start. There comes a time in every person's life when they finally decide to say how they really feel. Maron released his 1,261st episode earlier this week, the number itself a striking reminder of the shows persistence over the course of that time. I'm only good at one thing on the guitar. I had never really talked to either of them at length, ever, and I didnt really know Norm that well, Maron said. Ask a person in the fuck it phase of life how they're doing, and you might get back: "terrible," "fucking shitty," "awful, fuck you for asking," or maybe even a blank, depthless stare that says, "I'd murder you if I weren't so hungover right now.". Both relationships have figured prominently in his act at various times. [21] Maron had a turbulent long-time friendship with fellow standup comic Louis CK but publicly disavowed CK after the November 2017 confirmation of CK's sexual misconduct, stating that CK had lied to him about the allegations in the past. Send questions and comments about this story to feedback@stlpublicradio.org. [6] He also recorded half-hour specials for HBO and Comedy Central Presents as well as comedy showcases like the Cam Neely Foundation fundraiser, which also featured performers such as Jon Stewart, Denis Leary and Steven Wright. She is not a sort of awards-pandering person and it all happened very organically," he said. Kit answers all these questions and much more! But I'm so terrified of it and guarded in certain ways. Even in those cases, he said, the conversations are often full of new information and reflection. The people that really get the best of me are audiences that I walk away from. She was 54 when she died. ", The New Jersey native talks about his battle with drugs and alcohol for the same reason. And hopefully, something funny will come into my brain. Listen as he talks with host Sarah Fenske. For Maron, fuck it mode is a sick burn to optimists: "I think if you have hope, what are you, fucking seven?" Who is Kit? Hosted on Acast. His last Morning Sedition broadcast was on December 16, 2005, and the show was discontinued shortly thereafter. I think that mainly speaks to Audio interview adapted to NPR.org by: Bridget Bentz and Molly Seavy-Nesper. He's both lighter and darker, kinder and yet more caustic, and his jokes are more heartfelt and daring. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! He ended up having chemistry with Riseborough, who earned an Oscar nod for her performance as an absentee mom struggling with alcoholism. Like, I think that the trick of it all becomes when I started talking about that stuff, it was emotional and the laughs were kind of heavy and sad and they were right on the edge of people crying," he explained. ", In the years since Shelton's death, Maron took on more acting jobs and began playing music publicly. But perhaps the darkest part of the special is when Maron talks about the loss of his girlfriend, the TV and movie director Lynn Shelton, who died unexpectedly in 2020, of a previously undiagnosed case of acute myeloid leukemia. Maron and Seder held court in an online "post-show chat" with viewers, in an even less formal continuation of each webcast, after the credits had rolled. Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast. Michael Schulman sifts through the controversies of the Academy Awards in Oscar Wars. Maron discussed the loss of several of the podcasts past guests, including comedian Norm Macdonald, who died Tuesday. 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Ready for Tolkien Battle, Aminah Nieves, Mo Brings Plenty on Why 1923 Doesnt Look Away: We Have to Allow the Audience to Witness, The Definitive Voice of Entertainment News. And, you know, we would play music. [58][59][60] Maron also appeared on two episodes of Girls in season four in 2015, playing New York City councilman Ed Duffield. Highlights include a 2010 episode with Louis C.K. Most recently? 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Marc Maron Says He Was 'Starting a Life' with Girlfriend Lynn Shelton as Hollywood Mourns Director "There's no way to explain what happened there," Maron, who voices Snake in the new animated film The Bad Guys, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. "You're in a state of shock." https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The person making Marc less grumpy (thankfully). I started to feel a certain insecurity around my relationship with her because there were people that have known her for decades. I'm not great at intimacy. In 2009, he began workshopping another one-man show, Scorching the Earth. His heartfelt introduction to the 2015 podcast episode recaps how happy Shelton made him, and how they cooked meals and played cards together. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! Though the comedian and Shelton maintained a friendship for years working together on his TV series Maron, GLOW and some of his Netflix comedy specials their relationship didn't turn romantic until 2019. [32] Maron would follow this with another special titled, More Later, which was released in December 2015 through Epix. Maron's stand-up act is marked by his commitment to self-revelation and cultural analysis. in English literature. Press J to jump to the feed. By the end of any day, I feel like I've had a pretty full day by myself and a pretty satisfying day generally by myself. I play guitar, I listen to records, and then I'm interviewing people for the podcast. [17] He graduated from Highland High School. Indeed, Maron received a gigantic shipment of ice cream from St. Louis-based Clementines Creamery last year. A few days before that date, Maron bluntly discussed his long struggle with Air America Radio's executives on-air. Now, Zabka himself has weighed in. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Maron has been keeping plenty busy during the COVID-19 pandemic, even before this return to the road. [47], His only major film credit for many years was a small part credited as "angry promoter" in the 2000 Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous, in which he is first seen fighting with Noah Taylor's character and then yelling at and chasing after the main characters as they drive away on a bus, at which point he yells, "Lock the gates!" I can understand why he'd want some privacy, but it is [22][23] He later moved to New York City and became part of the New York alternative comedy scene. 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