Marc Maron
Stand-up comedian · Glendale, CA

Marc Maron

Who Marc Maron is

Stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster who began performing in 1987, became a frequent late-night guest, and from 2009 to 2025 hosted WTF with Marc Maron, the interview podcast recorded in his Los Angeles garage whose guests included President Barack Obama. He starred in IFC's Maron (2013–2016) and Netflix's GLOW (2017–2019), and his specials run from Thinky Pain (2013) to From Bleak to Dark (HBO, 2023) and Panicked (HBO Max, 2025).

At a glance

Born
1963
Based in
Glendale, CA
Came up through
The Comedy Store
Stand-up specials
HBO Comedy Half-Hour, Thinky Pain, More Later and 4 more
Albums
Not Sold Out, Tickets Still Available, Final Engagement and 3 more
Podcasts
WTF with Marc Maron, The Jerusalem Syndrome, Attempting Normal and 1 more
On screen
Maron, GLOW, Stick and 4 more
Official site
wtfpod.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: wtfpod.com ↗.

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Comedians like Marc Maron

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Career timeline

  1. 1963Born
  2. 1993Short Attention Span Theater (host, 1993–1994) On screen
  3. 1995HBO Comedy Half-Hour (1995, HBO) Special
  4. 2001The Jerusalem Syndrome (author, 2001) Podcast or book
  5. 2002Never Mind the Buzzcocks (host, VH1, 2002) On screen
  6. 2002Not Sold Out (2002) Album
  7. 2006Tickets Still Available (2006) Album
  8. 2009Final Engagement (2009) Album
  9. 2009WTF with Marc Maron (host, 2009–2025) Podcast or book
  10. 2011This Has to Be Funny (2011) Album
  11. 2013Thinky Pain (2013, Netflix) Special
  12. 2013Maron (creator and star, IFC, 2013–2016) On screen
  13. 2014Attempting Normal (author, 2014) Podcast or book
  14. 2015More Later (2015, Epix) Special
  15. 2017Too Real (2017, Netflix) Special
  16. 2017GLOW (Sam Sylvia, 2017–2019) On screen
  17. 2017Waiting for the Punch (co-author with Brendan McDonald, 2017) Podcast or book
  18. 2018Too Real (2018) Album
  19. 2019Joker (Gene Ufland, 2019) On screen
  20. 2020End Times Fun (2020, Netflix) Special
  21. 2022The Bad Guys (Mr. Snake, voice, 2022, 2025) On screen
  22. 2023From Bleak to Dark (2023, HBO) Special
  23. 2024From Bleak to Dark (2024) Album
  24. 2025Panicked (2025, HBO Max) Special
  25. 2025Stick (Mitts, 2025–) On screen

Questions about Marc Maron

Where is Marc Maron performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: wtfpod.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

HBO Comedy Half-Hour, Thinky Pain, More Later, Too Real, End Times Fun, From Bleak to Dark and Panicked.

What podcast do they host?

WTF with Marc Maron, The Jerusalem Syndrome, Attempting Normal and Waiting for the Punch.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Maron, GLOW, Stick, Short Attention Span Theater, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Joker, among 7 credits.

Where did they get their start?

The Comedy Store (his career began there; once a door guy).

Where are they based?

Glendale, CA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1963.

Who are some comedians like them?

Ashley Barnhill (also in Maron), Darryl Lenox (also on WTF with Marc Maron), Dave Anthony (also in Maron), Dean Delray (also in Maron) and Frazer Smith (also in Maron).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026