Comedian and podcast host Marc Maron has a new comedy special out. The HBO titled ‘From Bleak To Dark‘ finds the acerbic comic coming to terms with his partner’s death and his father’s diagnosis of dementia. 

Marc Maron sat down with Anthony Mason of the ‘CBS Mornings‘ show in the Comedy Store in Los Angeles for an interview to promote his HBO comedy special. The comedian took the host through his life’s turbulent journey. Whether it was the stand-up or his podcast ‘WTF With Marc Maron,’ comedy has helped ease his pain. 

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Marc Maron Works His Grief With Comedy

Marc Maron and Anthony visited The Comedy Store in Log Angeles. This place was the starting point for the comedian and podcaster’s humble beginnings as a stand-up comic. Before making it big, Marc Maron worked as a doorman at The Comedy Store. 

After being dissatisfied with his comedy career, Marc Maron had what he called his “Hail Mary” moment when he decided to pursue a side career in podcasting. Soon, a rave review from The New Yorker put him on the map. 

Talking to Anthony Mason, he revealed the double-edged nature of comedy. Marc Maron said while it’s therapeutic, it also has an “edge of cruelty” to it. On the day of his partner Lynn Shelton’s passing, Maron shared his grief via his podcast, hoping it would “help people to go on in that state.”

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‘From Bleak To Dark’ Is A Hilarious Comedy Special

Like a true artist, he channeled all the love and the pain he felt into his heart. It’s hard for anyone to go on living without a loved one, but Marc Maron is doing okay.

Climate change, anti-vaccinators, podcast bros, abortion, religion- there are no sacred cows in the 59-year-old’s new HBO special ‘From Bleak To Dark.’ The endearing curmudgeon comic is back with an hour of fresh material that finds him working through recent bouts of grief, the death of the love of his life, Lynn Shelton, and his father’s dementia. 

Be it his final encounter with his mortality or smart-aleck callbacks to his former partner’s presence in his present life, the comedian constantly prods his audience to find humor in his cynicism. ‘From Bleak To Dark‘ is another insightful special with plenty of laughter and introspective moments from the comedian-conversationalist.

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