Kids in the Hall. Newsradio. A Bug's Life. Now you can add Marc's Garage to Dave Foley's amazing list of credits. As Dave finds himself getting back into the stand-up game, he talks with Marc about his history in comedy, the roots of Kids in the Hall, and some turbulent times in his life. This episode is sponsored by Pro Flowers. Click here and enter WTF for a special offer on Valentine's Day roses.
When it comes to bitching moaning divorcing men, I can only refer to my experience with my parents. My mother sacrificed her career to marry, move to the Midwest where there were no jobs for her, and have kids. After 20 years my father bullies her into a no-fault divorce in which she lost more than what she brought into the marriage (she'd bought their house with inheritance money). She lived in near poverty for the next 5-10 years. I was in her custody for the first two...this didn't give my father any pause in his quest for revenge. My father paid no spousal support, no child support and got half of everything in the divorce, but I doubt if you asked him he'd say he felt lucky. My mother, now on the cusp of retirement, works longer hours and earns less than half he does though her qualifications are identical to his. Things continue to get better, but by in large this is still what happens to women who accept rhetoric about "fairness" and "parity" and don't seek support.
Boo fucking hoo to bitching moaning divorcing men.
You should get your lawyer to pull up all her ELLE columns: it's a gold mine. She writes about the trips to Paris, the constant shopping at very expensive stores, the shoes, the clothes, the manicures, etc. Her own writing contradicts the legal claims in her factum: she certainly has not been living modestly. Rest assured: she is no better than you.
I've been on that side of Crazy, and he's right -- never again.
You're right, too, Marc, "you think you can help people." It takes a lot to give up the confidence in your own strength. For me, it was two restraining orders and the finally-sinking-in understanding that the Time Thief wanted to die, but he couldn't go alone. Crazy is interesting, yeah, but the will to live is a stronger pull.
Lovely to hear Dave's resilience and sense of humor. An appreciation for the absurd will heal ya. Or, you know, soften the blows.
I've been listening to these podcasts over the past couple of weeks and attended your 8:00 WTF? show during Sketchfest at Cobb's in San Francisco. I love these! Rock on, Maron.
I'd love to see a special on CBC where the big Canadian comics discuss W&S and show or recreate classic skits. Great stuff for its time.
Dick
p.s. Winnipeg is a great place to come from (26 years for me) ... but when you go back you have to be careful what you say because the people who live there think it's the greatest place on Earth - which is a good thing actually. It is a great place to VISIT any time of year IMHO.
I want to do the Happy Satan thing.
They will end up screwing YOU .. BIG Time...
What a piece of work he ended up being....
Good Luck Dave, some lawyer with a soul will listen to the podcast and
get you out of that trap...
And she'll get a public shame and never write again!!
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/kids-hall-member-dave-foley-claims-t-afford-20110204-123011-544.html
Nice, mellow interview. It was cool to see this side of Maron. When presented with ego, Maron gets out the hatchet. When presented with understatement, Maron is kind and encouraging. Maron should be an honourary Canadian because of this character trait. "Tall poppy syndrome" in action.
Or maybe he just got fucked. Who's to say.
Nothing like that from Foley, who is rolling up his sleeves and getting back to work on something new.
Great shows Marc ( both of them).
Excellent work and very insightful interview.
Fun fact, Frank Shuster was the cousin of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster.
The Caesar sketch referenced, the martini joke is around 4:30.
HEY! Part of my Captcha phrase is 'empower.' Coincidence?
Watch "Death Comes to Town".
I'd bet Dave could do a great Ira Glass impression.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/tabatha-southey/
She's a fairly well-known writer in Canada. I don't know what her side of the story is, but it was interesting to me, since she's semi-famous in Canada and I had no idea about all this.
It's ironic that Dave was so into Lenny Bruce and then ended up trapped in his own Quixotic, impossible legal battle.