Marc Maron: More Later (TV Special 2015)

Marc Maron: More Later: Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. With Marc Maron, Chris Garcia. Marc Maron: More Later captures Maron as he dishes out compelling, raw and wildly honest stand-up. In this brand new special, Maron tackles religion, relationships, rage, Skype sex and ice cream among other topics.

“Maron has it down by now. What makes his comedy awesome is the fact that it looks like nothing is planned. Of course a part of you watching it knows that itu0026#39;s a taped comedy special so that by this point as he has all the cameras around him heu0026#39;s set to go (and Goldthwait directing so itu0026#39;s professional and knowing of how Maron will go into one beat into another and how to cut to him motioning forward just a little).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut he has a stream of consciousness approach – Richard Lewis is a giant influence as heu0026#39;s said on his podcast – where heu0026#39;ll dip into other topics when heu0026#39;s supposedly about to start talking about the main subject, and often the diversions are just as funny if not funnier than the main subject at hand (i.e. his Captain Billy story with a digression about cereal and the u0026quot;psychopathsu0026quot; who ate Captain Crunch).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a great set, though itu0026#39;s not perfect. Thereu0026#39;s a whole wrap-around part of the title, where he has a meta run-through for the special as a u0026quot;bloggeru0026quot; character writing about the moments where Marc feels that he might be screwing up (i.e. just as heu0026#39;s about to talk about religion, one of the better set pieces on the show, his blogger character goes into a digression about how the audience wonu0026#39;t be prepared for it or think itu0026#39;s too heavy or other, u0026quot;More later,u0026quot; as he continues to wait to see whatu0026#39;s next to blog). It reaches a point where it hits a high mark, where the running gag is funniest, but he keeps going with it and itu0026#39;s the law of diminishing returns. Itu0026#39;s not by too much but enough to think u0026#39;enough already.u0026#39; u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf youu0026#39;ve seen Thinky Pain, which is on Netflix (this is on Hulu, previously an Epix event only), youu0026#39;ll know what to expect: heu0026#39;s a comic who talks about himself but also stretches it out so that we can relate and understand things going on in his life. Topics range from cats to anger issues to what Jesus went through (u0026quot;Iu0026#39;m getting killed cause of a s***ty crowd? I can relate to that, and then Iu0026#39;m resurrected on stage hereu0026quot; something to that effect), and relationships. Heu0026#39;s the sort of comic who, sitting 85% of the time on his stool (he only gets up when he has to, and being tightly wound is part of who he is), will talk about how he gets talked to by a miserable married guy – the kind that made him realize not having a u0026quot;normalu0026quot; married life with kids isnu0026#39;t so bad – and how u0026quot;youu0026#39;re the only guy I can talk to about this, thanks for being a friendu0026quot; turns into when the guy gets home u0026quot;Yeah, Marcu0026#39;s such a sad guy all by himselfu0026quot; – and you know exactly what heu0026#39;s talking about.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn short, itu0026#39;s personal, itu0026#39;s fiery, and if you like his style youu0026#39;ll like him. Itu0026#39;s therapy as brilliant stand-up, for the most part. 8.5/10”