Waiting for the Punch

Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast

Marc Maron, Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald

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St Martin's Press
16 October 2018

Humour collections & anthologies

"Since 2009, WTF with Marc Maron has been one of the most widely listened to and influential podcasts in the country. Each week over a million and a half listeners tune in to hear Marc and a guest do something remarkable: talk. Described as a ""must-listen"" by the New York Times, WTF perfects the lost art of conversation while attracting guests as varied and prominent as Amy Schumer, Jerry Seinfeld, and even President Barack Obama. In the course of more than 700 hours of conversation, Marc Maron and his incredible roster of guests have tackled life's most pressing issues and deepest concerns.

Waiting for the Punch is not simply a collection of these interviews, but instead a running narrative of the world's most recognizable names working through the problems, doubts, joys, triumphs, and failures we all experience. With chapters covering parenting, childhood, relationships, and more, Punch is an everyman's guide to life. Barack Obama candidly discusses the challenges of the presidency, and the bittersweet moments of seeing your children grow up and away from you. Robin Williams opens up about the burdens of fame and his struggles with addiction.

Taken together, these voices form a chorus discussing both life's biggest questions, and smallest, most intimate moments. Full of stories that are at once laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreakingly honest, joyous, tragic and powerful."

By: Marc Maron, Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 455g
ISBN: 9781250088901
ISBN 10: 1250088909
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 16 October 2018
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. In 2017 Marc Maron will star alongside Alison Brie in the Netflix original show GLOW.

Reviews for Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast

"As readers will expect, there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, but what is more surprising and refreshing is how many profound and powerful insights Maron manages to draw from his guests. An insightful collection of interviews about what it means to be human. This book, it turns out, helps explain W is TF. -- Kirkus Maron's latest is a deeply moving, inspirational, and witty work. -- Publishers Weekly ""People say stuff to [Marc] that you can't imagine them saying to anyone else."" - Ira Glass "" Somehow [Maron] is able to elicit from his guests [a] vulnerability...The interviews often end up feeling more like therapy sessions... A must listen."" - The New York Times ""One of the most talked-about and listened-to podcasts on the Internet"" - NPR ""A must-listen for fans and students of comedy as well as a place for an increasingly impressive, high-profile roster of comedians, artists, musicians, and writers to reveal themselves and publicly wrestle their demons."" - The AV Club"