We got the real WTF treatment this week. Ronna and Bev got to visit Marc Maron in the cat ranch and turn the tables on the popular podcast host. The ladies came just in the nick of time to help Marc out with his relationship woes.
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Episode 25 — Museum of Death
Started by Earwolf Admin, Apr 26 2012 11:05 PM
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 04:56 PM
I think the key to getting MM's humor on this episode is to understand that he, like most middle-class US Jewish people, has known a lot of people like R and B (usually relatives who are hectoring, annoying, judgmental, provincial) and is in on R and B's joke that it is the height of insanity to bring such an approach to life to celebrity interviews. He is simply reacting as a normal (if somewhat defensive) person would when bombarded by insults, intrusive questions, non-sequiturs, etc. I personally thought that MM's refusal to "yes, and" produced one of the funniest episodes of any podcast I have ever heard. In some ways, it points out just how "crazy" R and B's other guests are in reacting so calmly and graciously. Maybe the best comparison would be to the different kinds of humor that Borat or Ali G drag out of different kinds of people with whom they interact?
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Posted 28 April 2012 - 06:25 PM
Penatrating analysis, Sad Billionaire. I found this a fascinating episode as well.
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Posted 29 April 2012 - 12:24 PM
Thank you, Not Erik! That is very sweet. Usually, I'm an idiot!
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