Right, Ladies? Right, Fellas? We all…
I don’t know. I don’t know what any of you do. I don’t know your lives.
I’m glad I can understand most people’s peccadilloes and weird habits but I don’t have to relate to them to appreciate them. I’ve never really understood this compulsion to have a unifying language and experience around mundane behaviors or ways of life because I’ve never felt that much like many people. So, I’ve never been a comic that seeks to relate stereotypical behavior that applies to as many people as possible because I’d like to think we are more interesting than that. And we are. Whether we know it or not.
We all contain multitudes.
Some people have excavated or buried their uniqueness. Some people have let their brains go and allowed an occupier to take over or opted for shallowness in lieu of mental hygiene. That’s their fucking problem or gift. I don’t know.
I just know that I can only speak for myself and hope that connects. Great.
For instance, in the last few days I have: Baked a pumpkin pie from scratch including the crust and the pumpkin puree; I obsessed about my cat Sammy’s health for days even though he was probably fine; I offered to help the guy who came to fix my washing machine even though I know nothing about any of it (although he asked me what I did for a living because I seem ‘handy’ to him); I killed a rat with a trap and disposed of it all by myself.
Where my guys at?
In case you missed last Thursday's episode, there's going to be a live episode of WTF on Sunday, November 14th in New York City, and admission is free! I'll be talking movies with author Jason Bailey, who wrote the new book Fun City Cinema: New York City and the Movies That Made It. And we're doing this at The Paris Theater on West 58th Street, the only single-screen movie theater left in Manhattan.
You can get tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/WTFParis
It's gonna be first come, first served, so click that link and sign up before tickets are all gone.
Also, I will be at Largo in Los Angeles to run the whole new set for the last time before I go to NYC. There might be tickets left. Check largo-la.com.
Today I talk to comedian Felipe Esparza about the rough world he grew up in and all the other stuff. On Thursday we are doing a special show about what it really means to be 'canceled' in comedy. How long have comedians said they're being canceled? What does actual censorship in comedy look like? And who or what has been responsible for shutting down free speech in the comedy world? For the episode we talked to comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff and Smothers Brothers biographer David Bianculli. Great shows!
Enjoy!
Boomer, Monkey and LaFonda live!
Love,
Maron
