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Attempting Normal

Marc Maron

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English
Spiegel & Grau
08 April 2014
Fans of Marc Maron's WTF podcast will have come to know Marc's particular style of self-exposé humour/disclosure/therapy. It's a winning formula (hah! as if he somehow planned it) that has seen his life as a comedian turn around in mid-life and soar - all from the seat in his garage in LA where he interviews his many guests in a manner that is entirely relaxed, conversational and frequently confessional.

Marc Maron is a master of spinning humour out of anguish, even when that anguish is pretty clearly self-inflicted. In Attempting Normal, he threads together twenty-five stories from his life and near-death, from his first comedy road trips (with a fugitive junkie comic with a missing tooth) to his love affair with feral animals (his cat rescues are bloody epics) to his surprisingly moving tales of lust, heartbreak, and hope.

The stories are united by Maron's thrilling storytelling style--intensely smart, disarmingly honest, and explosively funny. Together, they add up to a hilarious and moving tale of failing, flailing, and finding a way. 

I laughed so hard reading this book. -- David Sedaris

Marc Maron is a startlingly honest, compelling, and hilarious comedian-poet. Truly one of the greatest of all time. -- Louis C.K.

For a comedy nerd, this show is nirvana. -- Judd Apatow
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Imprint:   Spiegel & Grau
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   198g
ISBN:   9780812982787
ISBN 10:   0812982789
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Marc Maron is a stand-up comedian and host of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron. He has appeared in his own comedy specials on Comedy Central, HBO, and Netflix, and his sitcom, Maron, airs on IFC. He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for Attempting Normal

Praise for Attempting Normal I laughed so hard reading this book. --David Sedaris Funny . . . surprisingly deep . . . laced with revelatory insights. --Los Angeles Times Superb . . . A reason that [it] is a superior example of an overcrowded genre--the comedian memoir--is Mr. Maron's hardheaded approach to his history, the wisdom of experience. --The New York Times Marc Maron is a legend because he is both a great comic and a brilliant mind. Attempting Normal is a deep, hilarious megashot of feeling and truth as only this man can administer. --Sam Lipsyte Praise for Marc Maron and WTF The stuff of comedy legend. --Rolling Stone Marc Maron is a startlingly honest, compelling, and hilarious comedian-poet. Truly one of the greatest of all time. --Louis C.K. I've known Marc for years and I can tell you first hand that he's passionate, fearless, honest, self-absorbed, neurotic, and screamingly funny. --David Cross Revered among his peers . . . raw and unflinchingly honest. --Entertainment Weekly Devastatingly funny. --Los Angeles Times For a comedy nerd, this show is nirvana. --Judd Apatow From the Hardcover edition. Praise for Attempting Normal I laughed so hard reading this book. David Sedaris Funny . . . surprisingly deep . . . laced with revelatory insights. Los Angeles Times Superb . . . A reason that [it] is a superior example of an overcrowded genre the comedian memoir is Mr. Maron s hardheaded approach to his history, the wisdom of experience. The New York Times Marc Maron is a legend because he is both a great comic and a brilliant mind. Attempting Normal is a deep, hilarious megashot of feeling and truth as only this man can administer. Sam Lipsyte Praise for Marc Maron and WTF The stuff of comedy legend. Rolling Stone Marc Maron is a startlingly honest, compelling, and hilarious comedian-poet. Truly one of the greatest of all time. Louis C.K. I ve known Marc for years and I can tell you first hand that he s passionate, fearless, honest, self-absorbed, neurotic, and screamingly funny. David Cross Revered among his peers . . . raw and unflinchingly honest. Entertainment Weekly Devastatingly funny. Los Angeles Times For a comedy nerd, this show is nirvana. Judd Apatow From the Hardcover edition. Praise for Attempting Normal I laughed so hard reading this book. --David Sedaris Funny . . . surprisingly deep . . . laced with revelatory insights. --Los Angeles Times Superb . . . A reason that [it] is a superior example of an overcrowded genre--the comedian memoir--is Mr. Maron's hardheaded approach to his history, the wisdom of experience. -- The New York Times Marc Maron is a legend because he is both a great comic and a brilliant mind. Attempting Normal is a deep, hilarious megashot of feeling and truth as only this man can administer. --Sam Lipsyte Praise for Marc Maron and WTF The stuff of comedy legend. -- Rolling Stone Marc Maron is a startlingly honest, compelling, and hilarious comedian-poet. Truly one of the greatest of all time. --Louis C.K. I've known Marc for years and I can tell you first hand that he's passionate, fearless, honest, self-absorbed, neurotic, and screamingly funny. --David Cross Revered among his peers . . . raw and unflinchingly honest. -- Entertainment Weekly Devastatingly funny. -- Los Angeles Times For a comedy nerd, this show is nirvana. --Judd Apatow From the Hardcover edition. Praise for Marc Maron and WTF The stuff of comedy legend. -- Rolling Stone Marc Maron is a startlingly honest, compelling, and hilarious comedian-poet. Truly one of the greatest of all time. --Louis C.K. I've known Marc for years and I can tell you first hand that he's passionate, fearless, honest, self-absorbed, neurotic, and screamingly funny. --David Cross Revered among his peers . . . raw and unflinchingly honest. -- Entertainment Weekly Devastatingly funny. -- Los Angeles Times For a comedy nerd, this show is nirvana. --Judd Apatow From the Hardcover edition.


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