Marc Maron
| Marc Maron | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1963 New York, USA |
| Medium | Stand-up, radio, television |
| Nationality | United States |
| Years active | 1990s – Present |
| Genres | Cringe humor, Black comedy, Satire, Observational comedy |
| Notable works and roles | The Marc Maron Show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn Opie and Anthony Never Mind the Buzzcocks (US Version) |
| Website | MarcMaron.com |
Marc Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian. He was host of The Marc Maron Show in affiliation with Air America Radio. He has been a frequent guest on the Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and he was a regular guest on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. He has also appeared in his own specials on HBO and Comedy Central, as well as on comedy showcases such as the Cam Neely Foundation fundraiser, which featured such acts as Jon Stewart, Denis Leary, and Steven Wright. His one-man show, Jerusalem Syndrome, had an extended off-Broadway run in 2000 and was released in book form in 2001. Maron frequently appeared in the live alternative standup series he'd organized with Janeane Garofalo called "Eating It," which used the rock bar Luna Lounge in New York's Lower East Side as its venue until the building was razed in 2005.
In May of 2008, he toured with Eugene Mirman and Andy Kindler in Stand Uppity: "Comedy That Makes You Feel Better About Yourself and Superior to Others."
Career
Maron co-hosted the progressive talk radio network Air America Radio's three-hour AM radio show Morning Sedition with Mark Riley. It became well known that his contract would not be renewed as of December 1, 2005 due to problems with then Air America executive Danny Goldberg. Goldberg reportedly did not "get" or agree with the comedy Maron and other writers (Jim Earl and Kent Jones) brought to the morning-drive time show. Removal of Maron constituted the dissassembling of Morning Sedition causing many fans to circulate online petitions to the management of Air America Radio.
On Monday, November 28, 2005, it was officially announced that Maron's contract had indeed not been renewed. His last show and the previous incarnation of Morning Sedition was on December 16, 2005.
On February 28, 2006, Maron began hosting an evening radio program for KTLK Progressive Talk 1150AM in Los Angeles called The Marc Maron Show from 10:00PM PST until midnight PST. The program was never nationally syndicated by Air America Radio despite reported contractual clauses promising so. [citation needed]
On July 5, 2006, it was announced that The Marc Maron Show's final episode would air July 14, 2006. A few days before that date, Maron bluntly discussed his long struggle with Air America Radio's executives on-air.
Marc Maron guest hosted Air America Radio's Springer on the Radio on November 6, 2006 and The Sam Seder Show on December 1, 2006. Maron also guest hosted The Sam Seder Show for the entire week of December 18th-22nd, 2006. He also had a regular guest appearance on The Sam Seder show on the 3rd hour on Fridays (occasionally missed due to travel).
Maron also guest-hosted on The Sam Seder Show Air America Radio on February 15 and 16 2007.
On February 13, 2007, Maron was a guest on Late Night With Conan O'Brien.
At his August 21, 2007 appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, Maron discussed his separation and divorce from his wife, Mishna Wolff.
On September 18, 2007 Maron began a new collaboration with Sam Seder, a weekly hour-long video webcast from The Sam Seder Show website.
As of October 2007 once again returned to the airwaves, filling in for Rachel Maddow and Randi Rhodes on Air America.
Maron was host of the short-lived U.S. version of the TV series Nevermind The Buzzcocks on VH1. [1]
Maron can briefly be seen in the film Almost Famous as an "Angry Promoter."[1]
Marc Maron lives in Los Angeles.
Published works
- The Jerusalem Syndrome (2001) ISBN 978-0767908108
Media releases
CDs
- Not Sold Out (2002)
- Tickets Still Available (2006)
Trivia
- Maron auditioned for Saturday Night Live in 1995, when Lorne Michaels was overhauling the cast. He attributes his turndown to an awkward personal meeting with Michaels. [2]
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