Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episode 1586 - Robert Patrick
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world learned who Robert Patrick was when he showed up as the T-1000 in Terminator 2, but prior ...
Episode 1585 - Keith Urban
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Urban may seem like an outsider who conquered Nashville, but as he tells Marc, he was an outsi...
Episode 1584 - Robert Zemeckis
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many films in the career of Robert Zemeckis, including his new one called Here, involve some form of...
Episode 1583 - Al Pacino
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Al Pacino created indelible memories for generations of moviegoers. But while he was writing his own...
Episode 1582 - Joe Boyd
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Boyd is part of the music industry in so many ways, as a producer, label founder and more, that ...
Episode 1581 - Langston Kerman
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Langston Kerman named his new Netflix comedy special Bad Poetry, harkening back to his time as a hig...
Episode 1580 - Sebastian Stan
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastian Stan believes creativity is the best therapy. So even when he's playing an unappealing per...
Episode 1579 - Connie Chung
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Connie Chung’s consummate professionalism and journalistic rigor worked against her as she put tog...
Episode 1578 - Kaitlin Olson
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s all a combination of old and new for Kaitlin Olson. She’s just finishing up shooting the fi...
Episode 1577 - Kathleen Hanna
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Hanna’s life and career exist at the nexus of punk rock, outsider art, photography and fe...
Episode 1576 - Elizabeth Olsen
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marvel fans around the world know Elizabeth Olsen as The Scarlet Witch, but Elizabeth says she has a...
Episode 1575 - Jason Ritter
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a kid, Jason Ritter felt a lot of pressure as the son of a beloved actor who audiences felt like ...
Episode 1574 - Eric Roberts
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While putting together his new memoir, Eric Roberts developed a fuller understanding of his life as ...
Episode 1573 - Ali Macofsky
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of WTF guests have show business origin stories, but nobody has one like comedian Ali Macof...
Episode 1572 - Lupita Nyong'o
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She may have won an Oscar for her first film role, but Lupita Nyong’o spent the early part of her ...
Episode 1571 - Chris Robinson
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It took Chris Robinson a long time to accept being a rock and roll frontman. Even at the height of T...
Episode 1570 - Drew Lynch
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Lynch never planned on being a comedian. But his pursuit of an acting career got derailed by a ...
Episode 1569 - Brendon Walsh
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the topic of past guests comes up, Marc often mentions Brendon Walsh, a comedian who was on sev...
Episode 1568 - Greg Fitzsimmons
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Fitzsimmons returns to WTF after a 13 year absence, but his dynamic with Marc remains the same ...
Episode 1567 - Paul W. Downs
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past four years, Paul W. Downs has been one of the people responsible for constructing the ...
Episode 1566 - Michael Rooker
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Rooker is known for playing a variety of menacing and intense characters. But menace was som...
Episode 1565 - Blair Socci
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Blair Socci comes from an athletic family with a hardened ancestral backstory involving throat slash...
Episode 1564 - Moon Zappa
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Moon Zappa was on the show back in 2013, she and Marc started dating shortly thereafter. Now th...
Episode 1563 - Beth Stelling
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Marc saw Beth Stelling’s Netflix special, he knew there was something he found familiar. It t...
Episode 1562 - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the reasons singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore didn’t get a solo record deal until he wa...
Episode 1561 - Anna Akana
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Moving from place to place throughout her childhood was difficult on Anna Akana, but it was growing ...
Episode 1560 - Wolfgang Van Halen
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For Wolfgang Van Halen, learning the drums, guitar and bass came easier than learning to deal with t...
Episode 1559 - Clare O'Kane
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When two comics are on tour together, one of the best places to get to know each other is in a car w...
Episode 1558 - Shalom Auslander
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shalom Auslander gave voice to something Marc was thinking for most of his life: That he’s been li...
Bob Newhart from 2014 and 2018
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First, hear Marc's 2014 conversation with Bob Newhart from Bob's home in Bel-Air. Then, a follow-up ...
Episode 1557 - Dan St. Germain
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a long time since Dan St. Germain had his first big gig as an opener with Marc in Sacram...
Episode 1556 - Trey Anastasio
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite Phish’s enormous following, frontman Trey Anastasio still sees himself as an outsider. Tre...
Episode 1555 - Clarence Maclin
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Clarence Maclin was uniquely suited to make his film debut in the new movie Sing Sing, starring alon...
Episode 1554 - Stavros Halkias
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stavros Halkias titled his Netflix special Fat Rascal in part because he doesn’t know any other re...
Episode 1553 - Julianne Nicholson
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julianne Nicholson came over to the garage at the right time. With Marc deep in the middle of an act...
Episode 1552 - Paul Scheer
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Paul Scheer was on WTF back in 2010, he spoke about things in his past that he never before spo...
Episode 1551 - Gareth Reynolds
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gareth Reynolds was struggling in show business as a comic, a writer, an actor, you name it. But not...
Episode 1550 - Jewel
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jewel Kilcher left her troubled home life in Alaska as a teenager, hitchhiking her way across the co...
Episode 1549 - Geezer Butler
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As bassist and lyricist for Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler has a lifetime of rock and roll stories to ...
Episode 1548 - Jude Law
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jude Law and Marc made a movie together but they never actually got to meet during it. They remedy t...
Episode 1547 - Ali Siddiq
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Ali Siddiq draws from his life experiences to create his comedy shows. Now in the midst of ...
Episode 1546 - Ed O'Neill
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ed O’Neill’s his early days working in an Ohio steel mill and contemplating a potential career h...
Episode 1545 - Larry David
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Larry David says he regrets saying yes to everything right after he agrees to do it. But it’s too ...
Episode 1544 - Susie Essman
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After twenty-four years and twelve seasons as Susie Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Susie Essman’s...
Episode 1543 - Tony Goldwyn
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite a family name that goes back to the dawn of Hollywood, Tony Goldwyn’s father did not want ...
Episode 1542 - Molly Ringwald
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when Molly Ringwald knew she had to get out of America for a while so she didn’t ...
Episode 1541 - Steph Tolev
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a role reversal for WTF guests, Steph Tolev thought Marc didn’t like her. And as Marc usually f...
Episode 1540 - Daniel Stern
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Stern made a radical decision in show business after achieving success and financial independ...
Episode 1539 - Billy Strings
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Marc saw Billy Strings play live on stage at Willie Nelson’s birthday show, he watched a born...
Episode 1538 - A. Whitney Brown
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before discovering comedy, A. Whitney Brown dropped out of the eighth grade, bounced around reform s...
Episode 1537 - Joe Mande
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Mande’s past appearances on WTF involve him being a sort of merry comic prankster, like back i...
Episode 1536 - Chris Pine
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Pine is in the position to offer Marc some advice. As the first-time director of the new movie...
Episode 1535 - Tiffany Haddish
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before Tiffany Haddish rocketed to stardom with Girls Trip, she saw Marc at the back entrance of The...
Episode 1534 - Neal Brennan
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While watching Neal Brennan’s new Netflix special, Crazy Good, Marc learned new things about Neal ...
Episode 1533 - Tammy Faye Starlite
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 30 years ago in the alt-comedy scene of New York City, Marc crossed paths with an evangelical...
Episode 1532 - Paula Pell
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paula Pell is often celebrated as one of the funniest people alive by some of the other funniest peo...
Episode 1531 - Jimmy Carr
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Marc asked Jimmy Carr to be a guest on WTF years ago, Jimmy admits he wasn’t ready for it. He...
Episode 1530 - Malcolm McDowell
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Malcolm McDowell left behind Liverpool to pursue acting in London, he didn’t imagine it would...
Episode 1529 - Alex Edelman
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Edelman is the kind of comic who makes Marc immediately anxious. But it’s quickly apparent th...
Episode 1528 - Carol Burnett
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Burnett turns 91 later this month and is still going strong with a featured role in the new se...
Episode 1527 - Dina Hashem
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Standup comedy transformed Dina Hashem’s life. So why is she at a point, right after releasing her...
Episode 1526 - Alejandro Escovedo
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrated singer-songwriter and guitarist Alejandro Escovedo made one of Marc’s favorite albums, ...
Episode 1525 - David Krumholtz
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Krumholtz lives and breathes Hollywood because, according to him, he has no other choice. The ...
Episode 1524 - Tig Notaro
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tig Notaro’s new comedy special is called “Hello, Again” which serves as a reintroduction of s...
Episode 1523 - Eddie Pepitone
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is Eddie Pepitone’s 25th appearance on WTF, by far the most appearances on the show for anyon...
Episode 1522 - Dave Attell
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Attell and Marc have known each other for 35 years but really only converse at length on this p...
Episode 1521 - Todd Glass
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Todd Glass was on WTF back in 2012, he decided to do something that changed his entire life. No...
Episode 1520 - Thurston Moore
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sonic Youth founding member Thurston Moore is not just an influential figure in the evolution of Noi...
Episode 1519 - Rory Scovel
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rory Scovel is back in the garage, fresh off premiering a new standup special on Max that Marc found...
WTF Oscar Nominee Special 2024
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear Marc’s conversations with past WTF guests who are nominated for Oscars this year: Paul Giamat...
Episode 1518 - Ben Mendelsohn
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Mendelsohn is a prolific actor with a dynamic range, and yet most of his training came from watc...
Episode 1517 - Mae Martin
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mae Martin is Canadian, has a background in sketch comedy, spent a lot of time doing standup in Engl...
Richard Lewis from 2011
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Lewis was a comedy hero and inspiration to Marc. They spent their first extended time togeth...
Episode 1516 - Lily Gladstone
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lily Gladstone knows that people project all manner of emotions and intentions onto her when she giv...
Episode 1515 - Rodrigo Prieto
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rodrigo Prieto is the cinematographer of two of last year's most celebrated films: Barbie and Killer...
Episode 1514 - America Ferrera
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
America Ferrera didn't expect that her performance in Barbie would lead to an Oscar nomination but f...
Episode 1513 - Mark Ruffalo
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before Mark Ruffalo became the Hulk, he deeply understood what it felt like to be two peop...
Episode 1512 - Da'Vine Joy Randolph
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Da’Vine Joy Randolph is in the midst of the highly competitive Hollywood award season, but the com...
Episode 1511 - Ed Zwick
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Zwick’s career as a director, writer and producer in Hollywood lends itself to the full memoir ...
Episode 1510 - John Oliver
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Oliver is one of those people who just gets Marc. It’s not surprising, considering John has b...
Episode 1509 - Laurie Kilmartin
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Kilmartin can make comedy out of the darkest situations in her life, from her father’s hosp...
Wayne Kramer from 2014
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marc's 2014 conversation with Wayne Kramer, co-founder of the legendary rock group MC5, covering the...
Episode 1508 - Bobby Lee
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirteen years since Bobby Lee was last on WTF, he and Marc have grown to like each other mor...
Episode 1507 - Jon Cryer
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Cryer has been in show business for most of his life and has seen the changes, both rapid and gr...
Episode 1506 - Moshe Kasher
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Moshe Kasher already wrote a memoir about his years as a teenage substance abuser growing up in an o...
Episode 1505 - Jacqueline Novak
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jacqueline Novak’s new Netflix standup special is a rite of passage story about a girl finding her...
Episode 1504 - Jonah Ray Rodrigues / Ed Begley Jr.
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the return of two past WTF guests who have lots of stories and common experiences to share wi...
Episode 1503 - Billie Joe Armstrong
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Billie Joe Armstrong and Green Day are heading out on a global tour as they celebrate the 30th anniv...
Episode 1502 - Greta Gerwig
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The last time Greta Gerwig was on WTF, she had just directed her first solo feature, the indepe...
Episode 1501 - Joel Edgerton
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Edgerton’s decision to start a filmmaking collective with his brother and friends in Australi...
Episode 1500 - Paul Giamatti
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Giamatti and Marc have so many similar interests - amassing books, admiring marginal geniuses, ...
The Friday Show Special
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For New Year’s Day, Marc introduces you to The Friday Show, a weekly episode available to Full Mar...
Episode 1499 - Matt B. Davis
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt B. Davis is unique among WTF guests in that he did comedy for more than a decade, got out of th...
The 'Marc on Movies' Special
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For Christmas Day, Marc presents a special collection of exclusive segments that were published this...
Episode 1498 - Blitz Bazawule
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in Ghana, director Blitz Bazawule relied on three things to transport him to other worlds...
Episode 1497 - Tammy Pescatelli
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tammy Pescatelli and Marc were recently on the same show, performing for thousands in a basketball a...
Episode 1496 - Rodney Crowell / John Doe
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As one of country music’s most prolific singer-songwriters, Rodney Crowell talks with Marc about t...
Episode 1495 - Peter Sarsgaard
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Sarsgaard is always a memorable presence on screen and on stage. But in his latest role, he’...
Episode 1494 - Taylor Williamson
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Williamson’s obsession with comedy led him to club gigs as a teenager and national press co...
Episode 1493 - Kate Simon
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Simon’s love of photography started with a Polaroid camera and her talents put her right in t...