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    The Business

    Marc Maron Makes a Popular Podcast and Gets a TV Show

    Marc Maron reinvigorated his lagging comedy career with his podcast WTF. Now he's translated that life into scripted TV comedy.

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    By Kim Masters • May 11, 2013 • 28m Listen

    Marc Maron reinvigorated his comedy career through his popular podcast WTF which gets on average 2.4 million downloads a month. Now he's translated his life for a scripted comedy series on IFC called Maron.

    Banner image courtesy IFC

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    2 stories
    1. 0:56

      The Hollywood News Banter

      Kim Masters and Michael Schneider of TV Guide Magazine engage in a special all-TV and small screen edition of the Hollywood News Banter" - The Broadcast upfronts will take place in NY the week of May 13th when the NBC, Fox, ABC, CBS and The CW along with Univision will trot our their new Fall schedules and reveal what pilots will become…

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      8 min
    2. 7:37

      Marc Maron’s Podcast & TV Show

      Marc Maron reinvigorated his comedy career through his popular podcast WTF which gets on average 2.4 million downloads a month. In the show he has funny, insightful and profane conversations with celebrities and a whole lot of comedians.

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      29 min
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:568 min

      The Hollywood News Banter

    2. 7:3729 min

      Marc Maron’s Podcast & TV Show

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