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Every episode Dina Hashem and Sami Bronowski use the frustrations of their week as their muse for a series of prank calls. Check out patreon.com/dinahashem for bonus episode content and our YouTube for video versions. Produced by Dan Mahboubian Rosen.
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It’s as much an exploration as it is a celebration of dumb people doing dumb things (often in Florida). With Daniel Van Kirk, Randy Sklar, and Jason Sklar. www.patreon.com/dumbpeopletown
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Marc Maron welcomes comedians, actors, directors, writers, authors, musicians and folks from all walks of life to his home for amazingly revealing conversations. Marc's probing, comprehensive interview style allows guests to express themselves in ways listeners have never heard. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Julianne Nicholson came over to the garage at the right time. With Marc deep in the middle of an acting job, it was helpful for both his curiosity and his confidence to talk to an expert actor like Julianne who is so versatile in all her performances, from movies like Black Mass to her Emmy-winning performance in Mare of Easttown. Julianne and Marc…
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Comedian and actress Hannah Einbinder (Everything Must Go and Hacks on MAX) stops by as Randy describes a woman who is suing California after the State Parks employees deny that she saw Bigfoot, Daniel explains how a man at a Jersey Shore restaurant bit into a clam and found an expensive pearl, and Jason warns against repeatedly farting police whil…
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When Paul Scheer was on WTF back in 2010, he spoke about things in his past that he never before spoke about publicly. That conversation with Marc started Paul on a journey of self-discovery that continued as he built a family, grew his career and dealt with the relationships in his life that had deeply unresolved issues. All of this culminated in …
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Gareth Reynolds was struggling in show business as a comic, a writer, an actor, you name it. But not unlike Marc, he finally broke through when he started hosting a podcast along with fellow comic Dave Anthony, The Dollop, where Dave tells stories from history that Gareth knows nothing about. Gareth and Marc talk about what led to the creation of t…
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Comedian Sophie Buddle stops by as Randy describes a New Zealand city that's been overrun by cars blasting Celine Dion, Daniel explains why a Florida man threw pasta during a road rage incident, and Jason warns against stealing booze and burritos in front of police, and so much more! Thanks to our sponsors: ASPCA Pet Insurance, Hims, and BetterHelp…
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Jewel Kilcher left her troubled home life in Alaska as a teenager, hitchhiking her way across the country and living in her car before becoming a music superstar known globally by her first name. Jewel talks with Marc about how she used creativity to overcome anxiety, how Bob Dylan factored into her breakthrough, and how she feared becoming a stati…
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As bassist and lyricist for Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler has a lifetime of rock and roll stories to tell. From the band’s working class roots in Birmingham to their early days as a traditional blues band to their transformation into the quintessential heavy metal group, Geezer tells Marc how he brought it all together with Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward …
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Comedian and musician Eric Jackowitz (Wolves Of Glendale) stops by as Daniel describes a man that hijacked a front-loader and police responded with a another front-loader, Randy explains how children destroyed an expensive home, and Jason warns against texting another woman in front of your girlfriend, and so much more! Thanks to our sponsor: ASPCA…
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Jude Law and Marc made a movie together but they never actually got to meet during it. They remedy that at the production offices of Jude’s latest project, as he sits down with Marc to talk about the elasticity of time, having a runaway imagination, the traveling life of an actor, and Michael Caine. They also talk about the preparation Jude puts in…
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Comedian Ali Siddiq draws from his life experiences to create his comedy shows. Now in the midst of a four part comedy special called The Domino Effect, Ali is exploring everything from his tough upbringing to his time spent in prison to the early comedic stylings he displayed while working at the Sunglass Hut. Marc and Ali compare notes on their s…
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Comedian, podcaster, and author (T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People) stops by as Jason explains why a Florida man was forced to pay to get his tortoise back, Daniel describes a naked car crash turned into an arrest, and Randy warns against hiding in a chest of drawers to evade police, and so much more! Thanks to our…
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Ed O’Neill’s his early days working in an Ohio steel mill and contemplating a potential career hustling for mobsters didn’t seem like a path to Hollywood. Nor did his days playing football and coming up short during NFL tryouts. But his working class Irish background wound up making Ed the perfect portrayer of Al Bundy, a performance partially base…
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Larry David says he regrets saying yes to everything right after he agrees to do it. But it’s too late to back out of the garage now, so he’ll try to convince Marc that he actually has a much better disposition than the Larry David character on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Larry talks with Marc about his early days at Catch a Rising Star, how he found his…
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Comedian and podcast Sean Jordan (Girl Dad on Spotify, All Fantasy Everything) stops by as Randy describes how a man's surname was deemed to rude to put on a passport, Daniel explains how a bride wants a divorce because the groom smashed wedding cake in her face, and Jason warns that the pandas at the zoo might just be dogs, and so much more! Thank…
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After twenty-four years and twelve seasons as Susie Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Susie Essman’s life has become strangers seeing her on the street and asking her to curse them out. Susie tells Marc the ins and outs of making Curb and why so many people have trouble separating the characters from the people who play them. They also talk about Lar…
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Despite a family name that goes back to the dawn of Hollywood, Tony Goldwyn’s father did not want him to get into the family business. It took Tony achieving his own success and landing a lead role in the movie Ghost for his father to accept this career path. Tony tells Marc the hardscrabble immigrant story of his grandfather, the man who became Sa…
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Actor and improvisor Bobby Moynihan (Unfrosted on Netflix) stops by as Daniel describes a Florida man that asked to drink a beer during his arrest, Randy explains how a DIY bumper created a bomb scare, and Jason warns against receiving postcards from your former girlfriends, including ones from 60 years ago, and so much more! Thanks to our sponsor:…
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There was a time when Molly Ringwald knew she had to get out of America for a while so she didn’t have to be That Girl anymore. Now, with a career that includes being a jazz singer, a novelist, and a translator of French literature, Molly is much more than That Girl. Molly and Marc talk about her early days on The Facts of Life, her global stardom …
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In a role reversal for WTF guests, Steph Tolev thought Marc didn’t like her. And as Marc usually finds out when he assumes another comedian dislikes him, Steph discovered that Marc is actually totally intrigued by who she is and interested in how she developed her unique comedic style. So Steph explains that it has a lot to do with Canada, highland…
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Comedian Rachel Feinstein (Big Guy on Netflix) stops by as Randy describes a man that claims Elon Musk when he stole alcohol from stores, Jason explains why huskies ran wild in a Chinese mall, and Daniel tells about a World Record hair ball, and so much more! Thanks to our sponsor: Faherty! Faherty Brand is offering 20% off your first order when yo…
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Daniel Stern made a radical decision in show business after achieving success and financial independence: He decided to stop. After culture-defining projects like Home Alone, The Wonder Years, City Slickers and more, Daniel tells Marc why he decided to devote more time to his family, farming, sculpture and public service, all based on the example s…
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When Marc saw Billy Strings play live on stage at Willie Nelson’s birthday show, he watched a born performer make bluegrass music vital to a modern audience. Billy talks with Marc about his joy of guitar playing as an adolescent in Michigan, how his family helped shape his musical sensibilities, and how substance abuse in and around his life worked…
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Comedian, actor, and podcaster Andy Daly (Unfrosted on Netflix) stops by as Daniel explains how the wrong box of penises got delivered to a British artist, Randy describes how a Florida man crashed an excavator into a Walmart, and Jason warns against robbing banks in a wheelchair, and so much more! Thanks to our sponsors: Better Help and ASPCA Pet …
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Before discovering comedy, A. Whitney Brown dropped out of the eighth grade, bounced around reform schools, had a criminal record, and spent time in jail. Now, after a career that saw him do standup on Carson, write for SNL during its late-‘80s renaissance, and help launch The Daily Show, Whitney says he’s happy to be out of show business. Marc cau…
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Joe Mande’s past appearances on WTF involve him being a sort of merry comic prankster, like back in the heyday of Twitter when he was trolling politicians and corporate brands on a daily basis. But in today’s polarized social environment, Joe and Marc talk about how tricky it is to be a modern day troublemaker. They also discuss their shared love o…
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Comedian Dina Hashem (Dark Little Whispers) stops by as Daniel describes how an AirBnB host sent footage of a man having an affair on her property to his wife after he refused to pay, Jason explains that a woman sued Chopped restaurants after finding a finger in her salad, and Randy warns against calling the police over the price of crab, and so mu…
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Chris Pine is in the position to offer Marc some advice. As the first-time director of the new movie Poolman, Chris gives Marc practical tips as Marc entertains the possibility of directing a film. But Chris also provides Marc with some insight into why people like them still feel a need to keep going despite their clear measurements of success. Th…
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Before Tiffany Haddish rocketed to stardom with Girls Trip, she saw Marc at the back entrance of The Comedy Store and told him that she was going to be on his podcast one day. Today is that day. Tiffany and Marc talk about who she was in those days before worldwide fame, how she came up in the foster care system, how she found her voice at comedy c…
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Comedian Todd Glass (The Event Of A Lifetime) stops by as Daniel describes how a woman used a rewards card to get free gas, Jason explains how a dad mistakenly bought a huge dinosaur statue for his son, and Randy warns against bringing meth to your schools family fun night, and so much more! Thanks to our sponsors: Skylight Calendar and Hims! As a …
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While watching Neal Brennan’s new Netflix special, Crazy Good, Marc learned new things about Neal despite knowing each other for 30 years. They sit down to figure out how things have changed for them, whether they are truly feeling better in their lives, and why they are still pursuing some version of success they can’t quite pinpoint. Neal also sh…
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