While I loved to laugh, I've never been a huge fan of stand up comedy. But I'm a big fan of Marc Maron since his days on Short-Attention Span Theater on Comedy Central through his Air America stint, to his groundbreaking WTF Podcast.
Since retiring his podcast last year, Maron's devoted himself to acting and stand-up. He's like Jerry Seinfeld after ending his sitcom, going back to his core stregnths.
Last night we went to see Maron at the Beacon Theater for his "Yammering into the Void" tour (that's part of the New York Comedy Festival). He was, as you might imagine, brillitantly funny. Thankfully he didn't do a lot of political humor (although he certainly touched on it) but most of material was about the indignities of aging, the broken healthcare system, and being old with even older parents. He did some other stuff Jews and porn and, all in all, it was a good time.
His opening act was a comedian named Emily Wilson and she was okay, funny in parts, but not brilliant.
But if you can catch Maron's standup, it's a must-see.
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