“Stranger Things” fan favorite Shannon Purser (Barb) joins the cast of the “Archie” comics-based TV show “Riverdale.” Also in today’s roundup, Netflix casts Marc Maron in its…
Trevor Noah, Tracy Morgan, Marc Maron and Tig Notaro are all on tap to perform as part of the 2016 New York Comedy Festival. Running Nov. 1-6, the festival will present more than 200 comedians in 60…
Showtime’s “Roadies” has added a number of high-profile guest stars for its upcoming episodes, Variety has learned. David Spade will appear as Harris DeSoto, star of the fictional drama “Dead Sex,” a…
IFC has given a fourth season to “Maron,” writer-comedian and podcaster extraordinaire Marc Maron’s semi-autobiographical series. “Marc is easily one of the most audacious comedians around today, and…
Epix has set a Dec. 4 premiere date for Marc Maron’s comedy special “Marc Maron: More Later” — marking the “WTF” podcast host’s first premium TV stand-up event in 20 years. The special was filmed…
With a sniper on the roof and Secret Service personnel all around on Friday, Marc Maron welcomed President Barack Obama to his Highland Park garage as a guest on his “WTF” podcast. After chit chat…
IFC has renewed Marc Maron’s comedy series “Maron” for season three. Production on 13 new half-hour episodes will begin this fall, and the show will return to IFC in the spring of 2015. Each episode…
Variety’s annual “Night in the Writers’ Room” panel drew scribes from across the comedy and drama spectrum for a lively discussion about the state of the industry, cable versus broadcast models and…
Marc Maron is exactly the guy the devoted followers of his podcast "WTF" imagine. They expect him to be funny, articulate, insightful and slightly profane. The listeners — whom Maron usually greets…
People go on "WTF" knowing the show and know what kind of conversation they're going to have with Marc Maron. "They get it," he says, "and they don't prepare too much." He doesn't do a lot of prep…
