Marc Maron: From Bleak To Dark

Name: Marc Maron: From Bleak To Dark
Genre: Comedy, Events & Specials
Released: February 11, 2023
Rating: 90

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HBO | Release Date: February 11, 2023

Summary: Marc Maron's first HBO stand-up comedy special filmed at New York City's Town Hall in Dec 2022 includes topics such as aging, abortion clinics and the death of his partner, director Lynn Shelton.

Genre(s): Comedy, Events & Specials

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The Daily Beast Matt Wilstein

Feb 10, 2023

Season 1 Review: Marc Maron is not the first comedian to mine laughs from the darkest moment of his life. But he’s now done it better than just about anybody else. ... From Bleak to Dark proves that the riskiest thing you can do as a comedian is look inward and find a way to laugh through the pain. Read full review

Kathryn VanArendonk

Feb 10, 2023

Season 1 Review: The first 20 minutes are classic Maron riffs on how bad it’s all gotten. ... But after those first 20 minutes, Maron begins to shade in other colors. ... In a lesser stand-up’s work, a stretch of material as balanced and insightful as that one could be the centerpiece of an hour. For Maron, it’s there as a bridge from where the special begins to the place he wants to spend the bulk of his time: talking about the death of his partner, the director Lynn Shelton. It’s an extraordinary run of jokes. Read full review

Sean L. McCarthy

Feb 13, 2023

Season 1 Review: With this hour, he allows us, too, to accept the inevitability of death and loss while also embracing the courage of feeling whatever grief or levity might come our way. Either way, we can put down the bat and pick up the feather. So to speak. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Feb 10, 2023

Season 1 Review: Maron delivers a performance that is as much a contemplative, no-holds-barred, one-man show as it is a stand-up special. No wacky impersonations or fall-down-funny stories filled with heightened versions of crazy characters from Maron’s childhood here; this is more about the carefully crafted, meticulously honed observations of a smart and cynical man who has us nodding along as often as we laugh. Read full review

Jason Zinoman

Mar 31, 2023

Season 1 Review: The emotional centerpiece of his new special is the 2020 death of his partner, the director Lynn Shelton. Here is where he really shows his evolution, because he handles this passage with a light touch, humbly and without the melodramatic negativity of his title. Read full review

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UncleWillard

Feb 12, 2023

Used to love Maron, and can't give enough praise for his long interview podcast, but this came off bitter and envious. You can tell he has a bug up his ass over Joe Rogan. The lefty superiority complex is in full swing too. If you're not on his side 100%, you're dumb. Tragic about hisUsed to love Maron, and can't give enough praise for his long interview podcast, but this came off bitter and envious. You can tell he has a bug up his ass over Joe Rogan. The lefty superiority complex is in full swing too. If you're not on his side 100%, you're dumb. Tragic about his girlfriend, but I guess it's okay to use it in your act. Normally I'd applaud that, but it's just sad here.… Expand

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ChuangTzu

Feb 17, 2023

Loved the previous shows and sometimes listened to the podcast.
I was not expecting this... the wokest tirade I've ever listened to, with all the tropes ("do your own research", podcasts are stupid, personal attacks against Rogan and Jordan Peterson totally not funny, antivaxxers, "climateLoved the previous shows and sometimes listened to the podcast.
I was not expecting this... the wokest tirade I've ever listened to, with all the tropes ("do your own research", podcasts are stupid, personal attacks against Rogan and Jordan Peterson totally not funny, antivaxxers, "climate change deniers" and the list goes on). Unless you are an avid reader of The Guardian you won't like this.… Expand

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  Air Date: February 11, 2023
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