Episode 1030 - Stephen Colbert

Episode 1030 - Stephen Colbert

Before Stephen Colbert knew what he wanted to do with his life, all he wanted was to be Hamlet. Not to play Hamlet, but to be Hamlet. That’s how he felt as an outsider teen dealing with family tragedy and deep, unaddressed grief. Stephen tells Marc how comedy gave him a refuge from sadness, how his anxiety dissipated when doing improv and sketch comedy, and how a nervous breakdown made him realign his life. They also talk about The Colbert Report, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and doing The Late Show in the age of Trump. This episode is sponsored by the new Mailchimp podcast The Jump, Hair Club, and Allbirds.

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Episode 1574 - Eric Roberts

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Episode 1573 - Ali Macofsky

Episode 1573 - Ali Macofsky

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Episode 1572 - Lupita Nyong'o

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Episode 1570 - Drew Lynch

Episode 1570 - Drew Lynch

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2 Sep 20241h 21min

Episode 1569 - Brendon Walsh

Episode 1569 - Brendon Walsh

When the topic of past guests comes up, Marc often mentions Brendon Walsh, a comedian who was on several early WTF episodes as well as Marc’s IFC sitcom. Diving into a full conversation more than a de...

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Episode 1568 - Greg Fitzsimmons

Greg Fitzsimmons returns to WTF after a 13 year absence, but his dynamic with Marc remains the same as it was when they were comics starting out in Boston almost four decades ago. With a new comedy sp...

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Episode 1567 - Paul W. Downs

Episode 1567 - Paul W. Downs

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