After months of false starts, Marc finally tracks down his old friend Louis CK and it's more than one episode can hold. Louis is at the top of his game today, but he and Marc recall the days when they were both struggling young comics in Boston, when Louis was getting rejected by SNL, and when his movie was being taken away from him by a Hollywood studio. Oh yeah, and when Louis bought a trumpet.
Latecomer to WTF (today) - Bought the Doug Stanhope ep on iTunes then bought a premium subscription immediately when I saw the list of past episodes.
Any way I can download this instead of streaming?
Marc,
I became a fan of Louis from the start of his first appearance on Conan's show.
It is a real treat to hear Louis talk about his early success during the late 80's comedy boom.
I wish that Louis had expanded on why he disliked Seinfeld when it was on the top of the heap of the 90's television sitcom compost heap.
In my opinion, Louis current show on FX is a delightful mashup of Seinfeld and old school Danny Thomas (in "Make Room For Daddy") filtered through a French dude's plan to "épater le bourgeois".
Unfortunately, this middle class dude, with the advent of the internet, cannot be shocked.
I'm pretty sure Marc was laughing at him because he knows exactly what the fuck it feels like to be that impulsive and to get an idea like that and just burn yourself out in its execution before you can even begin to think about whether or not you should have ever put one foot in front of the other.
1) Paul Reubens
2) Gallagher
3) Jim Gaffigan
4) Michael Ian Black (don't remember if you've had him)
5) Barry Sobel
6) Larry the Cable Guy (I'd like to hear some kind of the same treatment as Mencia)
7) Ellen DeGeneres
8) Paula Poundstone (hmmmm...)
9) Dave Chapelle
10) Paul Mooney
11) Seinfeld
12) Larry David
13) Dave Coulier
14) Carrot Top
15) Sandler (although you guys had a falling out)
16) Hannibal Burress
Keep up the good work.
i think maybe dana gould said it to him? i think.
There's a mobile version of the site at www.wtfpod.com/handheld.htm
Where it says get the podcast, click on No iTunes, then click on the link to the episode you want to download and save to your phone and play.
Really interesting conversation - finding the old computer, Coppola, Heart of Darkness, Pootie Tang, Ken Kesey, the Trumpet.
I certainly know all about anxiety based retail therapy - really related to that one!
Yet another classic podcast Maron, cant wait for pt.2
Can't wait for Part 2!
I tell everyone about it, and they
all LOVE it. Much success to Louis C.K.!!!
p.s. Great interview, Louis can always spin a great yarn.
To bad I cant download becaus of this fucking firewall my work set up...Im in tears!
You're great btw