Marc Maron (2015)

We good?

I watched Louis CK's show and the episode you were on featured almost an exact exchange of words you had on your podcast, only you said what he said and vice versa. Why do you think he did this, and how is your relationship with him now?

Hi Mark,

How did it feel to get cut out of Mighty Ducks 2?

Hey Marc! What's the worst experience you've ever had with a fan?

Hey Marc, you ever try to get Springsteen on WTF? That'd be a hell of a show.

Jon Stewart on WTF. Could it ever happen?

Hey Marc,

I am an illustrator graphic designer, and I've always had something on T. V. playing in the background while I work. Recently, I've started listening to podcasts, and WTF is my favorite to listen to while working. As a way of saying thanks, here is an illustration I made for you. If you'd like to Private Message me an address, I'd be happy to have a 1 of 1 print made and ship it to you.

Now for my question: How hard was it to watch all of your friends become successes before you? Did it make you want to work harder, or quit trying altogether? I've been playing music in bands around my town for ten years now, and in the past year, I've watched two different people that I've either jammed with, or been in bands with play on David Letterman. It left me with the weirdest mix of pride and jealousy (we'll call it prealousy). As somehow who has made it through something similar, any advice?

What podcast guest were you most surprised by?

Did anybody remember to lock the gates?

Hey Marc!

Have you ever considered interviewing Kanye West for WTF? I feel like you and him would have a fantastic dynamic.

Hi Marc, tonight I'm doing 45 minutes of stand-up at my college. I'd be nervous about that already, but I'm also going to do some new jokes about things like mental illness that I've had trouble talking about before. Do you have any advice?

Hey Marc. I recently quit drinking and wanted to say I appreciate having a sober voice popular in the media. Did it take awhile for you to get comfortable talking it?

Have you gotten any progress on getting Lorne Michaels on? It seems like every SNL cast member says they'll talk to him about it when they're on your show. At possibility after SNL's season ends this week you may have an opportunity?

Any plans to have Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer on the pod?

If you could have any 3 people on your podcast otherwise not available to you due to status, death, being cunts, or generally not available...who would they be and why?

Marc, WTF’s original theme music was AC/DC’s Down Payment Blues. Can I assume you’re a fan of Bon Scott era AC/DC, in particular the Powerage album?

Hey Marc,

First of all, thank you for doing what you do. Your stuff is great, and I really love how passionate you are about music. That being said, I have two questions:

1. What type of guitars and effects pedals (if any) do you use?

2. Have you ever reached out to Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon), David Bazan, or Kevin Devine for interviews on your podcast? This is my own bias but I think you'd have really awesome convos with them, especially in terms of music.

Hey Marc,

Could you shed some light on your beef with TJ Miller? Seems to be some genuine animosity between you 2.

Thanks

Hey Marc,

What was the worse case of heckling that you've encountered? And how did you handle it?

Marc are you going to see the Stones in SD? And is Dean going?

Hey Marc. I'm a fan! I just checked out Thinky Pain after finishing Maron the IFC series. I enjoyed it a lot, even though it wasn't like... traditional jokes. It was almost like a humorous version of being your own therapist in monologue.

What made you realize that getting up on stage and verbally abusing yourself can be comedy?

What do you think about Bernie Sanders?

Pow!!!! Hey Marc! Big fan of the podcast and the TV show. I'm really looking forward to season 3.

I wanted to ask if you've ever gotten in touch with Adam Sandler since that thing between you guys in the 90s and if he'll ever be on your podcast? And what's the deal with Jerry Seinfeld, why the fuck doesn't he want to do your show? Thanks dude.

Boomer Lives!!!

Do you like dogs?

Edit: This is a joke from Marc's stand up 21 years ago.

Off stage, who is the funniest person you've ever been around?

Hey Marc, Great set in SF on Sunday. Me and my friend have decided to add "Marc Maron- type" to our online dating things. tinder etc. Have you ever tried the online dating scene/What advice might you give to a twenty something woman giving it a go?

Hi Marc! What was Fiona Apple like and are you secretly in love with her like I am?

Thanks for doing this AMA! What was doing the Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase like?

Can jet fuel melt steel beams?

If you could live in any city in America other than LA, where would it be?

Marc,

I don't have a question. Just wanted to let you know that I love your comedy. I love listening to you talk. What you say really reaches me on a personal level.

I'm not going to pretend that I have the experience to understand what you talk about, but I "get it," if that makes sense. The bitter, angry, self-loathing really resonates with me. I listen to your stand up sometimes, and while I recognize the humor, I can't laugh, because it feels too real to me. You have a bit about how if everything goes wrong, if everything goes to shit that plan B is just to go ahead and kill yourself. For years, I didn't know this was one of your bits. I thought this was just something that I felt. Then I heard you say it, and it was so weird to me that you had my exact thoughts about it. Every episode of your show feels very "real" to me, but I feel so fake for thinking that I understand. I don't have any of this experience! Where the fuck do I get off thinking that I understand, that I know what you're going through?

I don't know what I'm trying to accomplish with this. I wrote this out beforehand, and still couldn't actually come up with anything to say. Just want you to see this and maybe acknowledge it. I'm a big fan. Can't wait for season 3.

Hey Marc, we good? What's going on with your Vice show? Any new details?

Where should I start if I want to get into Beefheart?

When are we going to get a David Bowie interview?

How do you feel about Devendra Banhart?

Who would you rank as the top five comedians of all time?

Any chance of a new Marc & Tom episode? It was basically my favorite podcast ever.

Any chance we might see you on Comedy Bang Bang anytime soon?

Love the show and Podcast!

Did you ever have to conquer stage fright in the early days of your career? How did you get to the point where you're comfortable on stage performing, or were you always?

Hey Marc, big fan of the podcast and show. On your show when the woman who played your mother said that you have all these intimate conversations with strangers on WTF but not with people close to you, did you pull that directly from your own life? Why is it that you find it's easier to have long, deep conversations with people you peripherally know but not family (assuming this is something from your own life)?

Marc! I love reading your Twitter, mostly because I can relate to your random tweets. You're like a funny friend: random yet witty.

Random question for ya: I know you like coffee, do you like pastries or anything sweet with coffee? If so what's your favorite?

Hey Marc! I discovered your podcast recently and upgraded to premium after only my second listen.

How do you prepare for your interviews? Do you have pre-made questions written down or you just kind of wing it?

Boomer lives!
Greetings from Panama, Central America!!

Maron, I need some guidance.

I can't choose between an black ES-335 and a burst Telecaster with some upgrades. I really only play blues and Zep riffs. Which one would you get? I'll tweet a pic after I get it.

Love the show, love the podcast, love the books. Thanks for all of it. Boomer lives, man.

Marc,
Did you really key Dane Cook's lambo on last night's Best Show?

Hypochondriac fan here - Mouth cancer episode in Season 2 was my favorite. If you got diagnosed today with terminal mouth cancer with one month to live, how would you spend it?

Hi Marc. Love your stuff. I'm researching an article on Jewish comedians and ran across a Pew Research study that found that “sense of humor” is an integral part of Jewish identity for a great number of American Jews (just 1% less than “love of Israel” in the survey). Have you found that to be true? And, if so, is there a typical Jewish sense of humor? (I'd love to talk to you more on this, but don't want to spam it up here)

Are you looking forward to the new Vice series? How will it be different from WTF? Do you use Vice regularly anyway?

How involved are you in choosing what music goes in the show?

How actively are you pursuing Lorne Michaels to interview on WTF? As a true fan of comedy, I feel that a two-parter with you and him will be an amazing and fulfilling experience. Your interviews with Dick Van Dyke, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and Jonathan Winters were the best - thank you.

Also, I'm a huge WTF and Maron fan. Boomer LIVES!

Hey Marc - I used to enjoy your show on Air America!

Do you think Jeb Bush will be our next President?

Any tips for an amateur writer?

Hey Marc, I find your story incredibly inspiring. You consider yourself a lone wolf and you've succeeded at doing what you love mostly on your own terms. Do you have any advice for artists, musicians and comics who are struggling to reach that first rung?

Marc! Are there plans for you and Tom Scharpling to do more podcasts?! shows together? It's always a treat to listen to you guys talk to each other.

Marc,
What do you consider to be one or two of your most underrated interviews? A lot of people acknowledge how profound and monumental your interviews with Louis CK, Artie Lange, Carlos Mencia, and others are. What are some that you feel should have taken off that haven't?

What made you realize that you had a problem and needed to get sober? How have you stuck to it for so many years?

Hi Marc, I'm a big fan. I'm always very interested in how you talk about hearing voices after quitting cocaine and hanging out with Sam Kinison. Was there ever a point where you seriously doubted your sanity and considered possibly quitting?

Hey Marc!

Just curious, where do you see WTF going in the future? You recently achieved 600 episodes and that's not nothing. Do you plan to stay the course and bask in your radio roots until the end of days? Or is there something bigger for the fate of the garage?

Congratulations on the immense success!

Marc,

Huge fan of the show and podcast. Do you have any advice for someone who is less than a year sober off heroin? Is there anything you wished someone had told you about recovery when you were first getting clean?

I see you mentioned Vonnegut in one of your responses. How old were you when you first encountered his stuff, and how did it affect you?

Same question for Zappa.

how is your relationship with Louis C.K. now?

Hey Marc!

The Joke episode of Maron you directed was my favourite of season 2, do you have plans to direct any more episodes of the show?

Is there any project you've been wanting to do for years, but haven't?

Hey Marc, Do you still believe in marriage as an institution? After what happened with Jess, do you think you would ever get engaged/married again?

Hi Marc:
Was the Margret Cho live podcast about u 2 having sex your weirdest WTF moment, or does it get weirder?

Marc, I'm a new fan and love your work on your show and the podcast.

What dead comedian would you love to interview for your show?

Boxers or briefs?

In the Maron episode where you meet with your agent and he treats you like crap, it's based on how Dave Becky treated you before you fired him right?