Marc Maron: Panicked

Somehow, I missed the news Marc had a new HBO special. Love the man and his podcast but haven't had a chance to listen recently, so imagine my surprise seeing this pop up on my guide. Just what I needed after a pretty terrible day. Hilarious, insightful, and on the money, as always. His spin on the current political and cultural morass is consistently laugh out loud funny - and sadly accurate. Dealing with aging parents and aging in general (speaking of which, Marc looks great!) is one of many highlights. In fact, the entire show is one highlight after another. Not to be missed for fans or for those like-minded people who appreciate this brilliant man's unique blend of comedy, pathos, and self-depreciation. 10+/10.

If you think it's too late to try something, you are wrong. I just watched this because it was late and it showed up highlighted. He had me right in the palm of his hand right off the bat. Challenge for the knuckle draggers: Watch the first 5 minutes!!

And don't forget, he's in the files

Long story short, this was brilliant.

This one had me rolling...

Marc has gotten funnier and funnier - love that this still shows several deep philosophical moments and hilarious visualizations. The cat and mouse parts nearly killed me - I was eating dinner while I watched it and nearly choked on my food from laughing out loud. Great special. Loved it. Very happy I tuned in.

I find it very odd to see the large amount of 1-stars on this. If I were to hazard a guess I'd say they must be from those "R" words he was talking about during the special because it was genuinely funny and at worst a 4/10 even if you didn't like the jokes. Anything beyond that and you're just getting upset he's calling you out.

Probably the quickest I've ever switched anything off. I'm totally apolitical, don't even live in the country concerned, but to hear him right out of the gate just throwing bones to a baying crowd desperate to hear the predictable slurs and insults (not jokes) that he dutifully delivered, well, that was enough for me. It's not comedy, it's people in a room loudly agreeing with each other and presumably paying a lot of money to hear a guy telling them the things they believe. In a way, I'm sorry I didn't continue, as I'd love to have heard his views on 10/7 and what was done to his brothers and sisters.