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WTF with Marc Maron - Katt Williams

Comedy

I mean. Of course, its WTF. Accolades and OG status is a given.

And Katt Williams is a known quantity as well, huge in the Comedy scene and frequent TMZ figure.

This episode was revelatory on both sides. I think Marc was caught on the back foot with his limited knowledge of Katt, from his public persona and what is clearly a character he has used similar to Dan Whitney / Larry the Cable Guy to make himself famous. Katt was much more eloquent and charming than his persona ever let on.

I hope going forward Marc realizes that his approach needs to be more open than relying on 10 minutes of googling those he is not already friends / familiar with. I think this episode may well form a great entry way for Phase 3? 4? of the venerable WTF podcast. I am here for it.

Posted Jan 10, 2023, 2:55 PM UTC

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bkln69•

Katt said his family, agent and others were conspiring against him, to the tune of a ridiculous amount of money (56 Million?) That his people may have been scamming his earnings is certainly plausible, but it sounded more like a paranoid fantasy and/or a fantastical excuse for his years of bad behavior. There’s no mention of it online.

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sherdogger•

Maron is an absolute tool. Seeing his episode with Gallagher was enough to fully convince me he is a douchebag of preposterous proportions, who perhaps can don more unassuming shapes but is undeniably that.

If you love him, great, but just wanted to offer an alternative take that you should hate him for anyone who may be uninitiated!

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ManlyVanLee•

I have zero problems with anyone thinking Maron is a tool, because he undeniably is. But you seriously listened to the one with Gallagher and sided with GALLAGHER?!

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sherdogger•

I'm unsure what there was to side with. It was just Gallagher trying to be a normal guest making chitchat and Maron trying to (with zero tact) contradict him at every turn seemingly for his own amusement? If you are referring to Gallagher making some boomer stereotype comment long after Maron turned it into a shitshow...I mean, yah, of course not.

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dergOP•

I mean, I consider that Gallagher ep one of the milestones of the Phases of WTF. Marc was humbled after that, it became a meta for a while. I think if you were a long time listener and reflected on the trends or patterns in the show, that would become apparent.

Do I think Marc was right or wrong in the Gallagher ep? I tend to side with him more than Gallagher, frankly. Did he handle the situation "Correctly"? No, but such is human frustration.

Seriously, I recommend giving this Katt Williams ep a listen. I, as a comedy fan, readily admit I had a bias and I assumed, much as Marc admits he did as well - that this was going to be like the Courtney Love interview, essentially along for the ride. This was definitely not that. I am curious to find out more about Katt and his background after listening to this. Maybe get him on YMIW...

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