Mary Mack stops by the garage armed with a clarinet, a mandolin, her unique sense of humor and some stories about growing up deep in the hills of Wisconsin. She puts them all to good use in this ...
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Episode 262 - Fred Willard
Fred Willard rose from humble Midwestern origins to become one of the funniest human beings on the planet. He talks with Marc about his five-decade-long career and recounts some of the best stories from ...
Listen →Episode 261 - Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling takes a break from The Office to join Marc in his work environment. It’s a little different than Dunder Mifflin. Mindy tells Marc why she started doing stand-up after becoming a successful TV ...
Listen →Episode 260 - Jake Johannsen
Some serious shop talk goes down when Jake Johannsen gets together with Marc in the garage. Few people have better insights into the lives and experiences of stand-up comics than the prolific and vital ...
Listen →Episode 259 - Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally
Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally bring some love to the garage at The Cat Ranch. They tell Marc about their starts in legitimate theater, their courtship as co-stars, and their two classic television ...
Listen →Episode 258 - Paul Gilmartin
Comedian Paul Gilmartin and Marc find themselves in a wormhole of self-doubt and passive aggression as they delve into the mental health and pathology of stand-up comics. Plus, Marc’s buddies Ryan Singer ...
Listen →Episode 257 - “Weird Al” Yankovic
This is no parody, this is the real deal. “Weird Al” Yankovic graces the garage at The Cat Ranch for a conversation with Marc about his three decades in entertainment and the unique connection he has with ...
Listen →Episode 256 - Diablo Cody
Diablo Cody won an Oscar for her first screenplay but people still doubted her achievements. She talks with Marc about her development as a writer and how she managed to silence her loudest critics with ...
Listen →Episode 255 - Big Jay Oakerson
Big Jay Oakerson did not take the traditional path into comedy. Of course, being a bouncer for stag party strippers and a dress-up Elmo for children’s birthday parties isn’t the traditional path into ...
Listen →The Marc and Tom Show
Marc Maron. Tom Scharpling. Just a couple of dudes trying to figure things out, one podcast at a ...
Listen →Episode 254 - Bill Maher
Bill Maher is one of the drivers of political conversation in America but he still sees himself, first and foremost, as a comic. Marc talks with Bill about his beginnings in comedy, the reason he’s always ...
Listen →Episode 253 - Nick Lowe
Singer-songwriter Nick Lowe joins Marc for a talk about life in music. Nick dishes a bit about Elvis Costello and Johnny Cash before giving the Cat Ranch microphones a real workout with a top-shelf ...
Listen →Episode 252 - Bill Lawrence
Veteran TV writer and showrunner Bill Lawrence talks to Marc about his success in creating shows like Spin City and Scrubs after getting fired from major sitcoms of the 90s. But will he change the title ...
Listen →Episode 251 - Matt Graham
Matt Graham has quite an amazing history. He and Marc crossed paths in the Boston comedy scene and Matt went on to be a respected comedy writer, a professional Scrabble player, a professional poker ...
Listen →Episode 250 - Frank Santorelli, Tony V, Jimmy Tingle, Mike Donovan, Kenny Rogerson
Marc got his start doing comedy in Boston and now he’s back doing a Live WTF. All the guests on the show are comedy legends in Boston and, at some point in the past, Marc opened for all of them. It’s a ...
Listen →Episode 249 - Jimmy Kimmel
Marc heads over to Hollywood Boulevard for a chat with Jimmy Kimmel. They discuss Jimmy’s upbringing in Las Vegas, his tales of survival in local morning radio, his love of pranks and his mindset when he ...
Listen →Episode 248 - Paul Feig
Paul Feig, creator of Freaks and Geeks and the director of Bridesmaids, brings it to the garage for a candid conversation about comedy, his origins, Christian Science, the Golden Globes and a daunting ...
Listen →Episode 247 - Ralphie May
Ralphie May brings the Deep South into the Cat Ranch. He tells Marc how he survived comic hazings, a harrowing car crash, Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison and Last Comic Standing to become one of the most popular ...
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