By Dylan P. Gadino | August 2, 2011 at 1:33 pm | 12 comments
The 29th edition of Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival came to an end on Sunday after weeks of shows, panels, street fairs and speeches. But one speech, Marc Maron's keynote address on July 28 during the Comedy Conference portion of the festival is what resounded most...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 30, 2011 at 1:53 pm | One comment
You may have already read our review of the keynote address Marc Maron delivered on Friday at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. If not, you can go here. Or if you'd rather, you can just listen to the whole thing here. Check it out and let us know what you...
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By Emma Kat Richardson | July 29, 2011 at 7:51 am | No comments
MONTREAL -- There has long been the acknowledgement of a fine line that exists between the realms of laughter and pain. It’s a concept perhaps even older than fully evolved vocal chords – since the dawn of humanity, there’s been an instinctual understanding that what we...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 27, 2011 at 12:17 pm | No comments
While he was in New York City to record a live version of his podcast WTF in Brooklyn, Marc Maron visited Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He was there to not only promote the podcast but also his upcoming album This Has To Be Funny, which drops Aug. 9 on Comedy Central Records....
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 20, 2011 at 10:24 am | No comments
Marc Maron popped up on Conan last night. And, it was a treat, as it always is. These two have known each other for 18 years and though they're not exactly besties, the onscreen chemistry they have is some of the best on late night television. In their seven-minute chat last...
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By Dave Emrich | July 18, 2011 at 12:37 pm | One comment
Comedy Central Records has set a release date on Marc Maron’s new album, This Has To Be Funny. The album -- his fourth -- is set to drop Aug. 9 and will be available on CD and digital format (naturally). This marks Maron's first album with Comedy Central. Since his last album,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 18, 2011 at 10:12 am | No comments
In the unlikely scenario you needed more reason to love Marc Maron, allow me to submit this video of the man's appearance on Real Time With Bill Maher from Friday. The host of super-popular podcast WTF was joined by syndicated sex columnist and author Dan Savage, Dallas...
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By Punchline Magazine | June 13, 2011 at 4:14 pm | 3 comments
If you heard the newly-posted episode of WTF with Marc Maron, you already know the comedian struck a deal to shoot a WTF-centered television pilot. The filming went down last week at his home and around his neighborhood. Television comedy icon Ed Asner plays Maron's father;...
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By Jake Kroeger | May 20, 2011 at 1:14 pm | 50 comments
"There is only one rule in comedy: You don't steal jokes." says Eric Gruber, host of the Mostly Normal Show at the Hollywood Improv Lab. Gruber at his own show outed former comedian Jason Garrett who stole, with no change in phrasing or performance, jokes from late comedian...
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