Marc Maron On His New Show And Becoming A Good Listener

With "Maron," the new IFC series that debuts Friday night at 10, comparisons become even harder to avoid. Not only is it another confessional sitcom built around a self-loathing middle-aged comic, but the comic in question is Marc Maron, who's had aMarc Maron worked as a comedian for years before he became the internet's favorite podcaster. A regular figure in the alt comedy scene as it came into ascendance in Boston, New York and Los Angeles, a repeated guest onMarc Maron is a top American observational stand-up comedian and podcaster who is familiar with Israel (his earlier book was on the “Jerusalem Syndrome,” in which pilgrims get all messianic after visiting the Holy Land) andWhen Marc Maron started his podcast "WTF with Marc Maron" out of his garage in September 2009, he was in a dark place: He was going through a divorce, his comedy career had

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