WTF with Marc Maron (it's a podcast)

I'm sure he qualifies as one

ha yeah and he loves talking about his record store adventures, big bit about buying beefheart in his netflix special

he's coming here and it's $69 for the cheapest ticket!

yeah in fairness to him, he does concede that he had no time for music at all for a good few years. so i guess you could cut him some slack for that.

Are there any episodes of this podcast that are actually funny? Almost every episode I've heard is two comedians sitting down and almost pointedly not being funny. I appreciate the serious discussions sometimes, but I generally I find so little entertainment value here. Even that famed two-hour Louis C.K. interview barely had a joke in it.

It is not a "comedy" podcast in that sense. Thank god.

It is frequently lousy, and absolutely wonderful.

yeah i dont listen to it for (or expect) laughs

I'm not expecting like obnoxious bits or morning radio shtick of whatever. I guess I just assumed that people who are funny on stage might occasionally also say something witty or entertaining over the course of an hour-long conversation.

the live episodes are usually more like that.

God I love hearing maron fans talk about a middle aged hipster like he's a 12 year old who wandered into a record store.

he sounds like a 12 year old hipster who wandered into a record store when he talks about records.

I'm the first to razz WTF but people say witty and entertaining stuff on the show all the time. It's not people doing "bits" and jokes but it's frequently very funny. And there's no shortage of podcasts if you want to hear comedians doing comedy.

otm, I'm glad WTF is a place for comedians to talk without doing their bits. You can catch those on every Earwolf podcast ever or in a hundred other places.

Yeah, again, nobody wants to hear bits. What are some recent examples of entertaining/funny discussions though? I enjoyed the Jonathan Katz episode, because that guy can turn every line into a quip, but on most the other eps I've heard the mood is so dry and heavy it's like jokes would be inappropriate

On a related note, can anyone recommend a few episodes of Getting Doug With High where comedians go in-depth about their depression and/or suicide attempts? The tone of that show is so disappointingly frivolous.

You want people to talk about their depression or suicide while they're high?

can anyone recommend a podcast where the goal is not to be funny, but you know, if a few belly laughs should come out of it, they aren't going to like, stop it from happening?

Um, Adam Carolla?

Charlie Rose?

Are there any episodes of Car Talk where they only talk about paintings.

xp but do carolla and rose really delve into topics?

afaict there is only one topic discussed on Corolla's show: the work ethic of non-white people

I though the Paula Poundstone episode was funny, it's not particularly recent, it is on youtube though

in addition to the live episodes, i usually find the confrontational episodes pretty funny (like the recent one with Jason Nash. the Jeff Garlin one was pretty good in this way too.).

xp to PK: I guess that could swing either way, but I'll assume the worse in Corolla bc I am definitely not listening to his podcast

xp I think Garlin is done after that Ben Tench ep, and it's probably a good thing. Garlin's podcast had the greatest dynamic range of anything I listened to. You could get 'The Chris Farley Show' version of Garlin on any episode.

i meant Garlin's WTF episode, but yeah.

ah, yeah. the bit in the beginning was good.

Excited to listen to that Garlin episode.

Not proud of it, but I actually used to listen to Carolla's podcast. Before it became this insufferable, hateful thing it was often a really enjoyable listen; usually two sharp, funny people having substantial conversations about life, success and happiness. Garlin's appearance on that show five years ago or so was really hilarious.

WTF can be compelling as hell when he clicks into lockgroove with a guest and they just go, as I mentioned upthread a few years ago. Like the Michael Keaton ep, or surprising moments when Jay Mohr is on and they obsess over classic Hollywood for a while

michael keaton ep is so good

Kevin Allison's telling of how The State finally dissolved may be common knowledge, but it's the first time I ever heard the stories before. Like, lol @ them for jumping to CBS after MTV had offered them five more seasons and were about to be in 25M more homes. They ruined themselves!

I remember the live one with Jeff Tambor as having some real laugh out loud moments.

In the Katz and Tambour interviews you could tell Maron was annoyed by all the jokes

he says "expresso"

"excape" as well

Well done, poster-making Marc Maron fan. Well done.

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Kim Gordon interview is up--

of course it's 70% about Maron talking about being intimidated that he doesn't know enoguh about SY, art, Branca, etc.

It seems weirdly truncated too--following Gordon's career only up until she meets Thurston and then jumping to the tour with Neil Young

I thought it was great, partly because I'd feared it would be a disaster.

Who are her guys?

I thought the Joe Swanberg ep was pretty good

it was ok to listen to but marc was so enamored with the fella

Maron's 90s hierarchy of NYC cool:

Bands - SY, Iggy
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I'm sure "Charismatic Drug Addicts of no particular talent" are somewhere just below Iggy

The Unbreakable Kimmy Gordon interview wasn't bad!

MICK FUCKING JAGGER

He's like a nervous little girl in the lead up to this, it's so funny

Prob had a pillow on his lap

It's just a 10-minute phone call, but I wouldn't be shocked

cant wait to hear this

Mick is such a pro, giving the impression that he knows who Maron is but probably only having been told "This is a big podcast."

WHO ARE MICK'S GUYS?