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2 days ago
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- Hamilton Spectator
Marc Maron to end his ‘WTF' podcast after 15 years of interviewing comics, actors, musicians, Obama
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comic and actor Marc Maron said Monday that he's ending his popular and influential podcast 'WTF with Marc Maron' after nearly 16 years. Maron said on a newly released episode that the last of the nearly 2,000 episodes he has hosted will be released later this year. 'Sixteen years we've been doing this, and we've decided that we had a great run,' Maron said. 'Now, basically, it's time, folks. It's time. 'WTF' is coming to an end. It's our decision. We'll have our final episode sometime in the fall.' The 61-year-old Maron said he and producing partner Brendan McDonald are 'tired' and 'burnt out' but 'utterly satisfied with the work we've done.' Maron was a veteran stand-up comic who had dabbled in radio when he started the show in 2009, at a time when stand-ups were trying out the form in big numbers, and many listeners still downloaded episodes on to iPods. The show early on was often about Maron talking through his beefs with fellow comedians, but it soon stood out and became a widely heard and medium-defining show with its thoughtful, probing longform interviews of cultural figures. It became a key stop on press tours for authors, actors and musicians and reached a peak when then- President Barack Obama visited Maron's makeshift Los Angeles garage studio for an episode in 2015. Maron used a simple interview style to get guests to share stories they'd rarely told elsewhere. Seeking to know the biggest influences on their lives and careers, Maron would ask, 'Who are your guys?' Other memorable episodes include a 2010 personal and emotional interview with Robin Williams that was re-posted and widely listened to after Williams' death in 2014. The episode earned a place in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. Maron kept doing standup specials and expanded his acting career while the show aired, including a three-season run on the Netflix series 'GLOW.' The show's guitar-rock theme song opened with a clip of Maron shouting, 'Lock the gates!' in his role as a promoter in the film 'Almost Famous.' The solo episode openings became a confessional space for Maron where he talked about his life, relationships, years of doing stand-up comedy and struggles with drug addiction. Maron gave tearful tribute to his girlfriend, director Lynn Shelton , in the episode after her death in 2020. 'People who listen to the podcast know me pretty well, and it's all good. They have a relationship with me that's one sided, but it's real and I try to be as gracious about that as possible,' Maron told The Associated Press in 2019. 'My particular little slice of the show business world is very me specific and it's very personal and usually that's a good thing. But I've had to learn how to balance how much of my life I reveal and what I keep to myself, and try to find a little space.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Marc Maron announces end of ‘WTF' podcast after 16 years
Comedian Marc Maron announced on the latest episode of his 'WTF' podcast that he was ending the show after a 16-year run. Maron, 61, broke the news at the top of Monday's episode before an interview with guest John Mulaney. 'This podcast will turn 16 years old on Sept. 1. That's a couple months away. Sixteen years, it's a long time,' Maron said. 'It's a long time to do anything, and it's certainly — I've said recently that while I'm living it, I don't feel like time is passing by quickly, but all of a sudden, you're old and you realize you've been doing something for a long time. 'This started in the old garage. No one knew what a podcast was. I was coming out of a horrendous divorce. I was wanting to figure out how to continue living my life. 'Sixteen years we've been doing this and we've decided that we had a great run and now, basically, it's time, folks, It's time.' He added that it was a choice he made alongside longtime producer Brendan McDonald and 'was not some kind of difficult decision.' 'We always said how do we know when we're done? And I always said, 'Whenever Brendan says so.' And he always said, 'If Mark is finished, then we're finished,'' Maron said. 'And thankfully we both realized together that we were done, and there was no convincing or pushback or arguing. We were done. And it's OK, it's OK for things to end… This was a show that started when there were no podcasts. And now, there is nothing but podcasts.' Maron launched 'WTF' in 2009, making it one of the longest-running podcasts, leading to around 2,000 episodes and more than 1 billion downloads. Some of the guests have included other comedians like late 'SNL' comedian Norm Macdonald and former late-night host Conan O'Brien as well as figures like former president Barack Obama and conservationist Jane Goodall. The show revitalized Maron's career, leading to 'Maron,' a sitcom based on his life and roles in Netflix's 'GLOW,' Apple TV's 'Stick,' 'The Bad Guys' animated films and many others. He is also making a new comedy special for HBO that will air in the fall, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Maron teased on the podcast that the upcoming 'home stretch' would bring as many people onto the show as possible. 'It really comes down to the fact that we have put up a new show every Monday and Thursday for almost 16 years and we're tired and we're burnt out, and we are utterly satisfied with the work we've done,' he said. 'We've done great work.' ________
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Marc Maron to end his 'WTF' podcast after 15 years of interviewing comics, actors, musicians, Obama
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comic and actor Marc Maron said Monday that he's ending his popular and influential podcast 'WTF with Marc Maron' after nearly 16 years. Maron said on a newly released episode that the last of the nearly 2,000 episodes he has hosted will be released later this year. 'Sixteen years we've been doing this, and we've decided that we had a great run,' Maron said. 'Now, basically, it's time, folks. It's time. 'WTF' is coming to an end. It's our decision. We'll have our final episode sometime in the fall.' The 61-year-old Maron said he and producing partner Brendan McDonald are 'tired' and 'burnt out' but 'utterly satisfied with the work we've done.' Maron was a veteran stand-up comic who had dabbled in radio when he started the show in 2009, at a time when stand-ups were trying out the form in big numbers, and many listeners still downloaded episodes on to iPods. The show early on was often about Maron talking through his beefs with fellow comedians, but it soon stood out and became a widely heard and medium-defining show with its thoughtful, probing longform interviews of cultural figures. It became a key stop on press tours for authors, actors and musicians and reached a peak when then- President Barack Obama visited Maron's makeshift Los Angeles garage studio for an episode in 2015. Other memorable episodes include a 2010 personal and emotional interview with Robin Williams that was re-posted and widely listened to after Williams' death in 2014. The episode earned a place in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. Maron kept doing standup specials and expanded his acting career while the show aired, including a three-season run on the Netflix series 'GLOW.' The show's guitar-rock theme song opened with a clip of Maron shouting, 'Lock the gates!' in his role as a promoter in the film 'Almost Famous.' The solo episode openings became a confessional space for Maron where he talked about his life, relationships, years of doing stand-up comedy and struggles with drug addiction. Maron gave tearful tribute to his girlfriend, director Lynn Shelton, in the episode after her death in 2020. 'People who listen to the podcast know me pretty well, and it's all good. They have a relationship with me that's one sided, but it's real and I try to be as gracious about that as possible,' Maron told The Associated Press in 2019. 'My particular little slice of the show business world is very me specific and it's very personal and usually that's a good thing. But I've had to learn how to balance how much of my life I reveal and what I keep to myself, and try to find a little space.'
USA Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Marc Maron to end 'WTF' podcast after 16 years: 'We're burnt out'
Marc Maron to end 'WTF' podcast after 16 years: 'We're burnt out' Show Caption Hide Caption John Mulaney praised girlfriend Olivia Munn for 'fighting so hard' during her breast cancer battle John Mulaney has praised his girlfriend Olivia Munn, with whom he has a two-year-old son, for "fighting so hard" during her battle with breast cancer. Bang Showbiz Marc Maron is signing off. The comedian will end his influential interview podcast "WTF" this fall after 16 years. Maron announced the news at the start of his Monday, June 2, episode interviewing John Mulaney. Maron, 61, said he made the decision to end the show with his producer, Brendan McDonald. "We both realized together that we were done," he said. "There was no convincing or pushback or arguing. We were done, and it's OK for things to end." He went on to explain, "It really comes down to the fact that we have put up a new show every Monday and Thursday for almost 16 years, and we're tired. We're burnt out. And we are utterly satisfied with the work we've done." Maron launched "WTF" in September 2009, years before the proliferation of similar celebrity interview podcasts hosted by stars like Dax Shepard and Conan O'Brien. He has spoken to many of the world's biggest stars and in 2015 sat down with former President Barack Obama for what The New York Times described as "almost certainly the first time that a sitting president has recorded an interview in a comedian's garage." Kylie Kelce's podcast 'Not Gonna Lie' tops Apple, Spotify less than a week after release In 2022, Maron's conversation with Robin Williams from 2010 was added to the National Recording Registry. On his June 2 episode, Maron said that the quality of the podcast is important to him and that he doesn't want to "keep plugging along because we can at the risk of our burnout, or our passion (starting) to drift." He said it's possible he could return to podcasting at some point down the line but noted that "for now, we're wrapping things up." Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Sean Hayes on 25-year friendship: 'I'm my best self with them' After Maron's solo introduction, the comedian broke the news to his guest, Mulaney, who expressed his shock. But Maron told the comic, "I don't think we live in a time where people of my generation and slightly older know how to move on from anything or stop." Maron, who has starred in shows like "GLOW" and his own IFC series "Maron," also told Mulaney he doesn't "really know what this means for me," quipping that the podcast "is most of my social life."
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
‘We're burned out': Comedian Marc Maron to end ‘WTF' podcast later this year
Maron, a 'This was a show that started when there were no podcasts, and now there are nothing but podcasts,' Maron said, characterizing the show as a 'hail Mary pass' to find an audience. 'My life changed dramatically,' he said. Advertisement It didn't happen over night, but 'WTF,' which Maron initially recorded in his cluttered garage, grew a large and devoted following that tuned in every Monday and Thursday to hear Maron's hourlong conversations with comics, actors, authors, musicians, and, ultimately, even a US president. ( Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'This podcast has been my connection to you people,' Maron said Monday. 'It's been my connection, socially, to people in my business – people I never thought I'd meet – creative people, interesting people. It's a very big part of my spiritual, social, and psychological life.' Along the way, the show resuscitated Maron's comedy career, leading to several well-received stand-up specials as well as acting jobs in television (Netflix's 'GLOW' and Advertisement But, Maron said, it's time to end the podcast. 'The thing about burnout, about being tired… is that we are very focused and very particular and very hard working in this endeavor,' Maron said. 'The quality of the work we've done every [expletive] episode is its own greatness. 'It's OK to end things,' he said. 'It's OK to try to start some other chapter in your life.' Maron said 'WTF' will continue through the summer and then he'll sign off for the final time in September. 'Don't get all bummed out… The world is on fire,' he said. 'We'll find a little joy. We'll find a little solace in each other's company. We'll learn some things, we'll get some laughs, we'll cry a little bit, and we'll move on.' Mark Shanahan can be reached at
