Episode 1318 - Guy Torry

Episode 1318 - Guy Torry

Comedian Guy Torry spent 13 years creating and running the most famous all-black comedy night in America at The Comedy Store. And now Guy just spent another 13 years making a documentary about that influential weekly comedy show, Phat Tuesdays. Guy and Marc talk about the limited opportunities for Black comedians in mainstream clubs and how the racially divided climate of 1990s Los Angeles highlighted the need to fill a comedy void. Guy explains the importance of comedian Robin Harris in mentoring young comedians and how comics like Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac and others thrived in the new environment.

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Episode 1646 - Nick Kroll

Episode 1646 - Nick Kroll

Nick Kroll was one of the first dozen guests on WTF and in the nearly sixteen years of his life since then, loved ones have been lost, babies have been welcomed to the world, and Nick can now see thin...

26 Maj 20251h 31min

Episode 1645 - Peter Wolf

Episode 1645 - Peter Wolf

Peter Wolf didn’t want to write the typical rock and roll memoir filled with lurid tales and score settling. Instead he wanted to write a collection of short stories that stem from his serendipitous e...

22 Maj 20251h 27min

Episode 1644 - Sarah Silverman

Episode 1644 - Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman and Marc go back more than 30 years and although they know a lot about each other from the past, they can both acknowledge that they haven’t stopped growing and learning and changing r...

19 Maj 20251h 17min

Episode 1643 - Carol Leifer

Episode 1643 - Carol Leifer

Carol Leifer has been a standup comic for almost 50 years, but the knowledge she can impart from her lifetime of experience isn’t limited to the standup stage. That’s why Carol co-wrote the new book H...

15 Maj 20251h 17min

Episode 1642 - Bridget Everett

Episode 1642 - Bridget Everett

When Bridget Everett was growing up in Kansas, the question “How are you feeling?” was not often asked. That’s part of the reason why Bridget embraced singing and making music as her primary way to co...

12 Maj 20251h 33min

Episode 1641 - Samantha Crain

Episode 1641 - Samantha Crain

Singer-songwriter Samantha Crain wasn’t sure if she’d ever be able to make music again after a car accident left her without the ability to play instruments or physically write songs. Samantha talks w...

8 Maj 20251h 32min

Episode 1640 - Tom Green

Episode 1640 - Tom Green

While he was once known for all manner of comedy involving animals, both alive and dead, Tom Green’s relationship with the animal kingdom is now much more traditional, as he spends some of his time do...

5 Maj 20251h 22min

Episode 1639 - David Harbour

Episode 1639 - David Harbour

David Harbour and Marc met in the garage seven years ago at the height of Stranger Things and the beginning of a new phase in David’s career. Now with the Marvel movie Thunderbolts coming out, David a...

1 Maj 20251h 31min

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