WTF with Marc Maron (it's a podcast)

I hated that ep on so many levels

Sometimes I can kinda watch it, but mostly no

I was never a fan of his show but I think Season 3 is a big improvement. The episode about making a baby for a lesbian couple was hilarious. I haven't seen the episode that Gott Punch is referring to tho. Yeesh.

it was like a weird Maron fantasy

this season has been great until the last two eps

college girl didn't seem to be too sincere about her admiration tbh

College student character just seemed like a weird plot device wrapped in some half-remembered "college chick" from Maron's distant past to me.

Waste of Adam Goldberg in this episode, too.

I was never a fan of his show but I think Season 3 is a big improvement

Yeah I think it's better overall, but it still runs into the same issues its had from the start.

The episode about making a baby for a lesbian couple was hilarious.

yeah this was good, prob the best episode of the show I've seen (and I can't bring myself to watch all that many of them)

That was a great episode, actually!

This Wyatt Cenac episode is the best in a few years

<3 Wyatt

I don't know if he's told that Jon Stewart story before
But lol at "Do you have a problem with my Chuck Schumer impression?"

I liked the Ian McKellan interview, too! Can you imagine having an actor of his ability and gravitas breaking that Shakespeare out three feet from your face? Holy shit!

I don't think he's told the Jon Stewart story before, because it would've been bigger news. Now it's going to be in 3...2...

I enjoyed the McKellan interview. I'm listening to his Nerdist one now where hes a bit pissed off, probably cos Hardwick arrived late and never apologized.

i'd be pissed off if i had to spend an hour with that fuck-knuckle no matter how punctual he was

^^

the Wyatt Cenac episode is great so far, but his recounting of his family stuff is exactly the same as on The Champs (which, of course). he's still a hero to me in a 'cutting people completely out of your life' way.

yeah, the first half is very similar to his Champs interview, but the second half is why there are hundreds of articles about him online today.

kind of crazy that this came out on the same day the Daily Show had the actual Chuck Schumer on to play a stereotype, and TNC (who gets weirdly disappeared at the end of the show)

lol, i guess i should listen to the rest then.

Finally getting to the Wyatt Cenac episode, and it's great and kind of heartbreaking to hear about the stuff with his dad and mom. And Jon Stewart.

Sinbad episode is one of the worst ever, what a total punisher

Ouch. I might have to listen just to see how long I can hang.

an hour and a half of breathless run-on monologuing about he was the funniest guy ever, and famous people telling him how funny he was, and how much smarter he was than everyone, except for some people telling him to tone it down occasionally because not everything is all about him, because they were JEALOUS FOOLS with HUGE EGOS, and he was the funniest thing ever on that stage or show or movie or that other guy's career

and Maron getting swept up and affirming him, once every 12 minutes, when he could get a syllable in

all without ever saying one thing funny in the whole interview iirc

Wow.

it was kind of a standard issue 90s rapper interview on Combat Jack

I actually felt bad for Wyatt Cenac's Mom listening to that episode - it seemed like a lot of what she was doing that bothered her son was a reaction to losing her ex so tragically. What a sad story.

Yeah, I kind of agree. also it seemed she has been making bungled attempts to reach out to him, but he isn't interested in meeting her even half-way anymore. I'm not in his shoes of course, so what do I know. It's sad all over.

She sounds disturbed, and if half of what he says is true he should keep away from her

Harmony Korine interview was nice. He mentioned being sick of Americana denim-and-banjos.

xp I've learned not to project my own experience onto people who talk about less than perfect relationships with parents. My family might as well be the Cleavers, but I know that's not true for everyone. If Wyatt says he wants his mom out of his life, he has his reasons.

xpost yeah that Americana diss was more evidence that HK is a dumbass

If I had to choose between beards, denim and banjos or Harmony Korine I think I'd just walk away and find better things to do.

I think Harmony has some compelling idea and Marc not getting him at all was hilarious

finally listened to the Cenac interview, the Stewart stuff was interesting, esp Maron gently counselling *him* to release a little of the resentment & go to the finale.
lot of deep stuff tied up in that one
it was interesting

underrated line from Mike Watt: "There was this festival called 'Tomorrow's Party'"

Got the Attempting Normal audiobook from the library - kind of shocking how many stories are repeated on 'This Has To Be Funny,' 'Thinky Pain,' the book and his TV show - the book fleshes them out and has some other stories, but big chunks are verbatim from his albums and/or show. Still funny but it might be time to work on new material.

he has material?

He focused more on "material" back in the old days (Not Sold Out is one of my favorite sets ever to be released as an album), but in the years since—after doing radio and then a podcast—it feels like his standup is just an extension of (or a brainstorming session for) how he wants to write his autobiography.

i love harmony korine so much

I've enjoyed the run of Maron as kind of an amiably decent show without huge ambitions, but the two-part season finale (particularly the final episode) was kind of great. The storyline diverts from the semi-autobiographical tone of episodes past into a tale of Maron getting hooked on oxycontin in the lead-up to filming a talk show pilot. Hilarious and a little harrowing. It's nice to see Maron's comedic chops outside of just saying stuff that Maron would say. Written by Jerry Stahl, definite Permanent Midnight vibes.

Just noticed the WTF archives are now on a $3.99/month subscription. Bright sides: most episodes are also bootlegged on YouTube; subscription also includes a Spalding Gray performance archive.

Just now listening to the Bateman interview from a couple weeks ago. I'd forgotten his start was on Little House on the Prairie!

Just noticed ... (31 minutes ago))

Midroll only launched Howl at midnight.

the WTF archives are now on a $3.99/month subscription.

Only for new subscribers, not previous WTF subscribers, and it includes everything else on Howl Premium and Howl Originals tbf (two new Lapkus shows would be exciting if With hadn't been so spotty.)

Bright sides: most episodes are also bootlegged on YouTube

Fuck anyone who wishes to have rights over what they make.

so many lol Maron-isms in today's episode--

thinking Frank O'Hara was the Poet Laureate

freaking out about some NOBODY criticizing Bill Maher

congratulating himself for not following the news for the third time this month

I don't know if my heart could handle a full WTF segment of Maron and McGowan

Richard Thomson this Thursday, sounds good.

Thompson

today's entire episode belongs on the Free Speech & Creepy Liberalism thread

uh oh. who?