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Marc Maron observes that the rise of comedy clubs changed the intimate feel of stand‑up, but also created many jobs. He says most jokes are born in the moment, improvised on stage. He admits his own growth came from recognizing selfish habits and learning to be less angry.

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In most cases the only difference between depression and disappointment is your level of commitment.

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I'm proud to be part of a generation where reading is a 'look.'

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Faith in the face of disappointment is only enhanced by laughter in the face of pain.

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Your insecurity and neediness is what makes you a big neurotic ball of comedy genius.

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I used to do a lot of drugs. I didn't stop because I didn't enjoy them; I stopped because I couldn't handle…

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Well, evolution's just a theory.' And, I'm thinking to myself, 'Well, thank goodness gravity's a law.'

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He does have that weird mixture of born again Christian and stupid that some people mistake for courage and focus.

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I live in Los Angeles, I know it exists. I know you're not supposed to taste air.

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They are not testing comics for drugs. If our job is dependent on that, there would be three working comics in the…

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They used to have a smoking section at most airports. No more. They now have these glass-encased rooms. You're not just a…

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Let's be honest, this is a consumer based economy in America. That's all we manufacture here is need and appetite. We are…

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You get all excited to give her the ring, and it's real emotional, and you give it to her, and she cries.…

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How complicated can ice cream flavors be? How much can you put in there? I mean, when the flavor's something like banana…

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“I was an abusive, selfish, needy, angry asshole. Now I'm just kind of selfish, a little less angry, occasionally needy, with flights…

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I feel bad for people who have never been addicted to anything, because they're the real losers. You want to know why?…

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Comedy is obviously a matter of personal taste and the world always needs a clown and some people have no taste at…

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Is there any indication we shouldn't be depressed - are you living on the same planet that I am? Do you ever…

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It's not all about love. That's half of it... The other half is about that moment you have with yourself when you're…

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A lot of people think that Jesus is coming back. That's fine, it's your right. But you know, I live in New…

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I immediately went out and bought a book on anger management. And now I have that book, and I don't know if…

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God doesn't seem to talk to people like he used to. Who's he talking to now? I don't know. Then I'm walking…

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There's this whole post-modern, nuevo beatnik, retro-bohemian thing going on, you know what I mean? You walk into some coffee shops, and…

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I've had this look for about a year. I usually grow this beard out around Christmas. I like to go to malls…

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I'm not a racist. It's really case by case; it's not ethnicity specific. It's just the way I react to things that…

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In my life, I didn't get into comedy to be - I had no business model. All I wanted to do was,…

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I came upon whatever I'm doing organically. I didn't study anything. I don't have any real aspirations other than to connect with…

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I used to be jealous; I'm not jealous anymore. And a miracle happened to me, because if you're jealous, it's a cancer,…

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My dad is actually a manic depressive, which is very exciting half the time.

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The way I figure it, if you can't tell I'm high by looking at me, I win.

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I don't care what anybody says, I think that George Bush is absolutely the right president to oversea the end of the…

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I think the reason Jesus is so popular, just on a celebrity level, is that he died at the peak of his…

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Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment.

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It always astounds me that over the course of my career, and having lived in four comedy cities - New York, Boston,…

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I'm just saying, 'Hey, throw me a bone. How about a smile, cute t-shirt? Look at me.' Nothing - unless it's a…

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In show business, it takes 10 years to create an overnight success. You've heard that, right? But what you don't hear is…

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Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment. Going up with an idea and fleshing…

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The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics…

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It amazes me that we are all on Twitter and Facebook. By "we" I mean adults. We're adults, right? But emotionally we're a culture…

I'm not against people just being funny or telling stories. I don't need to delve into the soft, dark core all the time. If…

“He doesn't have anything like wisdom of age or hindsight. He's a biased historian of self, an emotional revisionist. We all are, for the…

I live in Los Angeles, I know it exists. I know you're not supposed to taste air.

I knew most of my radio listeners were lefty political people, and I decided definitively not to be that guy - not to address…

There are also always those burnt, hard kernels at the bottom that don't pop. You know why they don't pop? They don't pop because…

I think most other comics are like, 'I'm going to do my fkin' act and that'll be that.' With me, it's like, 'What if…