Coming out of it, People!
I am feeling much better. It actually didn’t stay too bad for too long. I feel almost back to normal. I did the big hike a couple of days in a row. Sweat it out. My energy seems better. It was a cold. It came on hard though.
As most of you know, my standup special 'End Times Fun' drops tomorrow on Netflix AROUND THE WORLD. Crazy times we live in. People around the world can watch my special. That’s cool, right? But Netflix will never tell me how many people have watched the special, or anything I’ve been in on the platform, because that’s how they do business. Don’t tell the talent anything about the numbers or we may have to pay them more or something.
Who knows? Maybe they’re protecting me from profound disappointment. Either way I’m excited that it will be out there.
I watched most of the special again recently and I can honestly see everything that has gotten me here on that special. It’s like an homage to earlier me in parts and there are many definite tips of the hat to the people that influenced me since I was a kid. I can see it in specific jokes though I wasn’t thinking about it while I created the bits.
I’m a little nervous. I would say that I am at the top of my game in this special in terms of the material, structure and how I presented the stuff. I really hope it doesn’t just disappear into the churning cloud. I’d like it to be reviewed by some smart people so I can see things I can’t see, being the one who did it. I want it to rattle some folks and create a little fury here and there. In all honesty if this special doesn’t get some kind of aggravated attention I will really have a more honest sense of my relevance as a comic. I am prepared for that.
I am aware that people may get offended. I’m not sure who but there are a lot of possibilities for that. I’m also aware that I don’t present to offend which would make it even more exciting if people find it offensive. It’s hard to explain. I just hope it gets some kind of reaction.
I hope you all watch and get something out of it—dark relief.
Today I talk to Don Cheadle. I really enjoyed talking to him. On Thursday I talk to veteran Boston comic Don Gavin. He was around when I started. I used to open for him down the Cape at Johnny Yee's. Those kinds of stories. Great talks.
Enjoy!
Love,
Maron