Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episode 1209 - Laraine Newman
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laraine Newman titled her memoir May You Live in Interesting Times, a phrase many people believe to ...
Episode 1208 - Hugh Grant
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh Grant thinks he's only getting better as an actor now. The work he's done for the past few year...
Episode 1207 - Eddie Murphy
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In order for Eddie Murphy to become “Eddie Murphy” he had to become a comedian. Eddie te...
Episode 1206 - Jake Gyllenhaal
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Gyllenhaal knows he has a great job as a celebrated film actor. But the thing that brings him t...
Episode 1205 - Tim Allen
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Allen has embodied enough different personas - Tim Taylor, Mike Baxter, Buzz Lightyear, Santa Cl...
Episode 1204 - Michael K. Williams
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael K. Williams knows that a lot of people consider his character, Omar Little, to be the best c...
Episode 1203 - Melissa Leo
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Leo's acting style is a combination of gut instincts and a compulsive need to ask questions....
Episode 1202 - Sam Neill
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Neill never had any ambitions as an actor, which is not true about his ambitions as a wine maker...
Episode 1201 - Jodie Foster
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jodie Foster came out on the other side of being a child actor as a two-time Oscar winner, a celebra...
Episode 1200 - Mark Harris
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Harris is a writer, journalist, critic and lover of film, which is why Marc wanted to talk with...
Episode 1199 - Salma Hayek
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Salma Hayek says she survived in Hollywood because she didn't let anger get the better of her. And s...
Episode 1198 - Stanley Tucci
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stanley Tucci is fortunate that he broke into the mainstream with his movie Big Night because it com...
Episode 1197 - David Duchovny
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Duchovny knows you know him from The X-Files. He knows you know him from Californication. But ...
Episode 1196 - Rick Glassman
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Not unlike a lot of comedians, Marc's relationship with Rick Glassman started out with an apology. B...
Episode 1195 - George Wallace
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For a guy who's been working at the top of the comedy scene since the 1970s, George Wallace has held...
Larry King from 2013
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From 2013, Marc talks with talk show icon Larry King about his start in the business, how he got ove...
Episode 1194 - Andy Zaltzman
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Marc first met Andy Zaltzman, Andy was in his element at the Edinburgh Fringe. They talk about ...
Episode 1193 - Daniel Lanois
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's a good chance Daniel Lanois is responsible for some of your favorite music ever and it's all...
Episode 1192 - Kate Winslet
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Winslet is all about learning on the job. She never trained to be an actor, she just observed h...
Episode 1191 - Nicole Kidman
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Kidman keeps going for a very simple reason: She feels like her job helps her understand the ...
Episode 1190 - Thundercat
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thundercat thinks bass players run the world and not just because he's a great one. The multi-talent...
Episode 1189 - Mandy Patinkin
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy Patinkin is a renowned star of stage and screen, beloved for his roles in The Princess Bride a...
Episode 1188 - David Ritz
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Ritz is one of the most prolific biographers of music industry titans, writing about the lives...
Episode 1187 - Patty Jenkins
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patty Jenkins's connection to superheroes runs deep. Long before she became the first woman to direc...
Episode 1186 - Sam Tallent
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Tallent felt compelled to write a book about the guy he was afraid to turn into. As a comedian p...
Episode 1185 - Andrew Bird
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Bird's music defies categorization, so much so that he's not even sure how to categorize it h...
Episode 1184 - Bootsy Collins
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bootsy Collins is one of the world's preeminent practitioners of The Funk, although that might not b...
Episode 1183 - Scott Glenn
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Glenn is convinced that every good thing that's ever happened to him has been an accident. Tha...
Episode 1182 - Brad Williams
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first time Brad Williams got on a stand-up stage, he was just an audience member. Brought up on ...
Episode 1181 - Zach Braff
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Braff and Marc both dealt with a lot of loss in the past year. For Zach, keeping it all in pers...
Episode 1180 - John Densmore
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Densmore was the drummer for one of the most influential bands of the ‘60s, The Doors, bu...
Episode 1179 - James Caan
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It may not surprise you that James Caan has been in a few fights. He also played football, boxed and...
Episode 1178 - Mike Campbell
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Campbell was more than Tom Petty's bandmate. He was more than a friend, too. He was a partner w...
Episode 1177 - Johnny Flynn
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny Flynn and Marc already developed a rapport while they were road-tripping through Canada. They...
Episode 1176 - Michael J. Fox
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael J. Fox didn't intend to be an inspiration but he's glad he can help out. As Marc learned fro...
Episode 1175 - Glenn Close
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It took Glenn Close a long time to open up about some aspects of her past. Shame was stubbornly in t...
Episode 1174 - Rhea Seehorn
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Better Call Saul features characters who are not honest about their lives and identities, so it's ap...
Episode 1173 - Frank Langella
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mel Brooks once told Frank Langella, “Nobody would believe you're from Bayonne. You look like ...
Episode 1172 - Heidi Schreck
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the world still wondering what this year's Presidential election really means, it's the right t...
Episode 1171 - David Cross
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Cross is one of Marc's oldest friends in show business. And right now is a good time for them ...
Episode 1170 - Melinda Hill
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If comedy equals tragedy plus time, comedian Melinda Hill has reached the point where she can make s...
Episode 1169 - Hari Kondabolu
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Hari Kondabolu was a college student, he interviewed Marc for a research paper about standup co...
Episode 1168 - Matthew McConaughey
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
These are appropriate times for reflection and Matthew McConaughey just went through the process of ...
Episode 1167 - Patti Smith
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patti Smith has been at the vanguard of art, poetry, rock and roll, and other forms of self-expressi...
Episode 1166 - Lewis Black
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone needs to let off some steam these days and there are few people better who do it better tha...
Episode 1165 - Wayne Coyne
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne was in Los Angeles and decided to stop by the garage for a rare pa...
Episode 1164 - Wynton Marsalis
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wynton Marsalis created a profound examination of America, race, class, politics and human impulses ...
Episode 1163 - John Cusack
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Cusack is always trying to stay engaged with the world. From a young age when activist priests ...
Episode 1162 - Barbara Kopple
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Kopple is known for her acclaimed documentary films, but for Marc the most memorable time Ba...
Episode 1161 - Cecily Strong
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The adage “you can never go home again” didn't apply to Cecily Strong. She did, and it's...
Episode 1160 - Barry Levinson
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Barry Levinson finds himself waking up in disbelief to every outlandish and shocking item in the day...
Episode 1159 - Alicia Keys / John Leguizamo
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a New York City doubleheader! First up, Marc talks with the woman behind the modern day New Yor...
Episode 1158 - Wendell Pierce
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wendell Pierce isn't doing a lot of acting during the pandemic, but he's keeping busy. He's spending...
Episode 1157 - Toni Collette
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Toni Collette might be the first actor to tell Marc that, yes, she does learn about herself through ...
Episode 1156 - Martin Short
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even in the face this year, Martin Short remains an optimistic guy. Maybe it's because he's had a ca...
Episode 1155 - Bad Internet w/ Matt Furie, Arthur Jones & Andrew Marantz
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One year ago, Marc used the Labor Day episode of WTF to find out why so much bad stuff in the world ...
Episode 1154 - J.K. Simmons
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
J.K. Simmons faced a tough balancing act when his lifelong nonchalance about awards for acting came ...
Episode 1153 - Chelsea Peretti
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Peretti joined Marc in the garage more than ten years ago on a very early episode of WTF. Si...
Episode 1152 - Billy Crudup
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 20 years since Marc demanded that someone “lock the gates” on Billy Crudup and...
Episode 1151 - Giancarlo Esposito
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it's Gus from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul or Buggin' Out from Do The Right Thing or Mo...
Episode 1150 - Kieran Culkin
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A lot is going on for Kieran Culkin right now. He's a new dad, he has an Emmy nomination, he's deali...
Episode 1149 - Kerry Washington
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry Washington has a lot to talk about with Marc, but it's appropriate that they spend the first p...
Episode 1148 - Elliot Page
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
[NOTE: This episode and its synopsis were published on August 13, 2020.] At the time when Juno becam...
Episode 1147 - Sarah Snook
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Snook plays a character on Succession who exists in the center of the American power structure...
Episode 1146 - Joe List
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe List shot his new standup special a week before everything shut down, but that doesn't mean he's...
Episode 1145 - Ice-T
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tumultuous times call for sensible comments from voices of reason. Who better to speak to the issues...
Episode 1144 - Marsha Warfield
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Not only is Marsha Warfield one of the early pioneers of the Comedy Store scene, she was also there ...
Episode 1143 - Seth Rogen
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning if you are an anti-Semite: First of all, why are you listening to this show? Get los...
Episode 1142 - Chris Fairbanks
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Fairbanks lives the life of a comic, which means a lot of his life is on hold right now. Chris...
Episode 1141 - Marc and Tom's Normal Things
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Scharpling and Marc spend some time talking about the kind of things we all cared about when lif...
Episode 1140 - Jim Carrey
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Carrey just wrote his first novel, a semi-autobiographical look at show business and an examinat...
Episode 1139 - Colin Jost
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Jost has 15 years of Saturday Night Live under his belt but the time in his life he feels he's...
Episode 1138 - Helen Mirren
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Helen Mirren is a winner of the Oscar, the Tony, the Emmy, and the BAFTA, and is in the middle ...
Episode 1137 - John Legend
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Legend is a multiplatinum recording artist, a winner of the coveted EGOT, a loving family man a...
Episode 1136 - George Lopez
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
George Lopez says much of his career is driven by spite. He talks with Marc about how the people who...
Carl Reiner from 2013
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From 2013, Marc talks with Carl Reiner about his journey from writing to acting to directing, as wel...
Episode 1135 - Alan Zweibel
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One thing Alan Zweibel learned by being a writer for so many funny people is you have to set your eg...
Episode 1134 - Nora McInerny
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Marc dealt with personal grief, he looked around the Internet for some guidance on coping with lo...
Episode 1133 - Janelle Monáe
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Janelle Monáe is not going to stop creating, but right now she feels the urge to use her crea...
Episode 1132 - Amber Preston / J-L Cauvin
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been five years since President Obama joined Marc in the garage and WTF is marking the occasion...
Episode 1131 - Joe Pantoliano
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Pantoliano is widely known for playing bad guys, lowlifes and disreputable characters. He even h...
Episode 1130 - Stacey Abrams
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stacey Abrams believes deeply that the problems facing America today - police brutality, racial disc...
Episode 1129 - Jerry Seinfeld
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WTF started as a comedy podcast. It’s a show made by a comedian who wanted to talk to other comedi...
Episode 1128 - Chris Cooper
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Cooper was a guy who worked with his hands. He was raised to be a cowboy on his father’s ran...
Episode 1127 - G.E. Smith
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
G.E. Smith started playing guitar when he was four. As he grew up, he liked The Beatles fine but it ...
Episode 1126 - Jeffrey Wright
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Film and television production is on hold, but Jeffrey Wright is using the time to focus on his comm...
Episode 1125 - Kenya Barris
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kenya Barris retreated from the abusive situation in his childhood home by listening to party record...
Episode 1124 - Samantha Bee
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha Bee says there was a point in her teenage years when she was clearly headed toward a life o...
Remembering Fred Willard
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marc revisits his 2012 conversation with comedic actor Fred Willard, in which they discuss Fred’s ...
Remembering Lynn Shelton
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marc pays tribute to his creative collaborator and romantic partner Lynn Shelton, who passed away at...
Episode 1123 - Eliza Hittman / Dan Savage
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Eliza Hittman talks with Marc about telling the stories of teenagers in ways that feel lik...
Episode 1122 - Cate Blanchett
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conventional wisdom holds that Cate Blanchett is one of the world’s greatest living performers, bu...
Episode 1121 - Liz Garbus / Andy Kindler
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Liz Garbus knows the importance of telling stories. Her father is one of America’s preem...
Episode 1120 - Dan Levy
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The OTHER Dan Levy joins Marc to talk about the Canadian perspective of America, the rite of passag...
Episode 1119 - Whitmer Thomas
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Whitmer Thomas and Marc made a movie together in Alabama. But while Marc was just a visitor...
Episode 1118 - Laura Linney
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Linney thinks about mortality a lot and not just because of the current global predicament. He...
Episode 1117 - Barry Sonnenfeld
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Director Barry Sonnenfeld had zero interest in film and went to college mainly to get away from his ...
Episode 1116 - Rosie O'Donnell
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a first for WTF, Rosie O’Donnell joins Marc over video chat for a bicoastal conversation about ...
Episode 1115 - Sam Morril
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The other half of a quarantined comedy couple, Sam Morril joins Marc in the garage at a six-foot dis...
Episode 1114 - Taylor Tomlinson
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Tomlinson is possibly the first guest who grew up listening to WTF and learned the comic trad...