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- Marc maron is to end his ‘wtf with marc maron’ podcast.
- He Reveals He’s Burned Out on Hosting The Show, but “Uterly satisfied.”
- Past Guests Have Included Leonardo Dicaprio, Brad Pitt, Keith Richards and Barack Obama.
One of the Early Adopters of the Celebrity Podcast Interview Format, Comedian and Actor Marc MaronIs hanging up his headphones.
Maron, who in addition to his standup and other work has been in movies such as ‘To leslie’ And animated effort ‘The bad guys’ (Where he voices snake), launched ‘WTF with Marc Maron’ in September 2009. And via a story in deadlineHe’s announced that the show will come to a close-at least, its regular twice-wheelkly version, this coming fall.
“Back in badness.”
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Maron had this to say about the decision on a recent episode:
“Sixteen Years We’ve Been Doing This, and We’ve decided that we had a great run. Final Episode Sometime in the Fall. “
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What’s the history of ‘WTF with Marc Maron’?
Marc Maron in ‘Stick,’ Premiering June 4, 2025 on Apple tv+. Photo: Apple tv+.
A Slow-Burn Success Since Its Launch, The Podcast has had 1.1 billion downloads, listens and impressions since its adce its launch with 1,645 episodes as walls subscribers.
Maron has interviewed comedy greats, a-list actors and even presidents. His June 2015 Interview With President Barack Obama Broke the record for ‘WTF’s Hosting Service, Libsyn, for Most Downloads in a 24-His Period by more than double the previous record. President Obama Travelled to Maron’s Garage in Highland Park, California to Discuss Race Relations and Gun Violence.
Other Standout Episodes Include Todd Glass Coming out in 2012 and a 2010 episode with Robin williamsWhich was selected by the library of Congress for preservation in the united states National Recording Registry in 2022.
Maron, Whose First Ever Guest was Jeff rossHas also interviewed the likes of Sir paul mxartney, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Leonardo dicaprio and Brad bitt as well as snl creator Lorne MichaelsWho was one of Maron’s White Whles, The Most Discussed Person on the Podcast and the Man Who Maron Needed Closure from after a meeting that haim in the 1990s.
Maron and His Producer Brendan mcdonald Were the recipients of the first-Eve Governors Award by the Podcast Academy for Excellence in Audio at the Ambies in 2021.
Marc Maron Talks More About The End of ‘WTF’
Marc maron stars in ‘to leslie,’ which opens in theaters and on vod October 7th.
Here’s maron discussing why he chose to end the show now:
“It really come down to the fact that we’ve put up a new show every Monday and Thursday for almost Sixteen Years and We’re Tired. We’re Burnt Out. And We are utterly Satisfied God Done. We’re just wrapping things up. It’s okay.
And on his other reasons:
“It’s nice to be removed things on our terms. on our terms. “
Where Else Have We Seen Marc Maron?
(from left) Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos) and MS. Tarantula (Awkwafina) in Dreamworks Animation’s ‘The Bad Guys 2’, Directed by Pierre Perifel. Photo: Universal Pictures.
Maron initially came to prominence through his stand-up and has had several specials.
Outside of that and ‘WTF’, stand-up comedian and podcast host.
He’s hosted ‘The Marc Maron Show,’ And Been Co-Host of Both ‘Morning Sedition’ and ‘Breakroom Live,’ All Politically-Oriented Shows, Produced Under The AusPies of Air America Meedia.
He was also the host of comedy Central’s ‘Short Attention Span Theater’ For a year, replacing Jon stewart,
Maron has been a frequent guest on the ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ and made 44 appearances on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien,’ More than any other stand-up performer.
He was also a regular guest on ‘Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn’ And hosted the short-living american version of the British game show ‘Never mind the buzzcocks’ on vh1.
Aside from Hosting and Comedy Work, He’s Built An Impressive Acting Career on Screens Big and Small, Including Movies Such as ‘The order,’‘Joker,’‘Sleepwalk with me,’‘Almost Famous’ and ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.’
TV Acting-Wise, His Credits Include ‘Reservation dogs,’‘Glow,’‘Maron’ and ‘Roadies.’
Where will we find Marc Maron Next?
Coming up, he’s starring in Rob burnett‘s movie ‘In Memoriam’ AlongSide Judy Greer, Sharon Stone and Regina hallAnd is playing Bruce springsteen‘s producer chuck plotkin in Scott cooper‘s jeremy allen white-Led biopic about the boss, ‘Deliver me from nowhere.’
On the TV side, this week will see him appear along Owen Wilson in apple tv+ golf comedy series ‘Stick.’
(L to r) Marc Maron and Owen Wilson in ‘Stick,’ Premiering June 4, 2025 on Apple tv+. Photo: Apple tv+.
