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Mark in Helsinki

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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #345 on: January 31, 2011, 12:54:44 PM »
Holy shit.

Somehow, I was spared the comedy stylings of Gallagher. I kinda knew he was the bald guy with a mustache who smashed watermelons onstage, etc.

Maron's interview with him (which I have yet to listen to) prompted me to check him out online.

What a fucking ass wipe. Whatever his politics are, he should have a lifetime ban from anything related to comedy.

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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #346 on: January 31, 2011, 01:16:54 PM »
Jesus, I knew Gallagher was a blowhard but man, what an animal. His arguments defending his shitty humor to Maron were embarrassing to listen to.
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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #347 on: January 31, 2011, 01:26:08 PM »
Gallagher will be at the comedy club a few blocks from my house in March. I'm almost tempted to go, except tickets are $30 + 2 drink.

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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #348 on: January 31, 2011, 01:30:00 PM »
I'm really scared to listen to the Gallagher episode.
I'll probably go into the wee hours.

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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #349 on: January 31, 2011, 02:23:54 PM »
I like the "whaat?" from one audience member after he says "This is the problem with America...not one person is in jail for what they did!"
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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #350 on: January 31, 2011, 02:51:32 PM »
Gallagher will be at the comedy club a few blocks from my house in March. I'm almost tempted to go, except tickets are $30 + 2 drink.

He played our local casino a year ago and, after hearing that interview, I wish I would have gone, sat in the back and watched the spectacle.
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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #351 on: January 31, 2011, 03:39:10 PM »
I'm really scared to listen to the Gallagher episode.

I didn't even listen to it.

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« Reply #352 on: January 31, 2011, 04:15:29 PM »
Those Gallagher videos are like the comedy equivalent of Jake "The Snake" Roberts' alcoholic meltdown.

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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #353 on: January 31, 2011, 04:46:12 PM »
"Who the fuck wants to work the state fair circuit?"
"...Everybody"

Great episode.
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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #354 on: January 31, 2011, 05:35:40 PM »
I interviewed Gallagher for a newspaper I worked at in Massachusetts back in 2003. It was one of the best days of work I ever had.

A few of my friends and I have been obsessed w/ Gallagher forever -- probably from the night we were intoxicated and watched one of his specials where he's rollerskating while being towed by a car and then trips and nearly rips his arm off. He has this insane thing called "40 Doors" which is this business plan he has to have a hotel w/ 40 doors which is somehow ideal for family reunions that we also saw him talk about somewhere that was so brilliant in its inanity and delusions.

Usually when you have to interview a somewhat famous person it's like this 500 step process. For Gallagher, I found his agent's contact on a Geocities page. He gave me Gallagher's number and told me to call him whenever. When I did Gallagher picked up literally after half a ring.

I naturally began my interview with him by asking: "Gallagher, is it okay to refer to you as a genius?"

I was then on the phone w/ Gallagher for about an hour. It was completely insane and one of the best things ever.

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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #355 on: January 31, 2011, 06:17:04 PM »
I'm sure everyone has seen his new twitter account. I don't even need to follow the guy since half the people I follow have been retweeting his insanity.

Gregg, that was an interesting read. He blames the struggling economy, even back then, for his shrinking audience.  I'd say it's just market correction after everyone found out that he's a miserable creep.

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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #356 on: January 31, 2011, 07:07:04 PM »
The Gallagher twitter account has been confirmed as fake.
I'll probably go into the wee hours.

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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #357 on: January 31, 2011, 08:08:32 PM »
Maron's interview with him (which I have yet to listen to) prompted me to check him out online.

When was this butthole on "WTF"? Oh, God, how I hate Gallagher... A year or so ago I read this article on a show he did in Spanish that was obviously a thousand times funnier than the show itself...
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Re: Marc Maron
« Reply #358 on: January 31, 2011, 08:23:37 PM »
I just heard it.  Geesh.  I'm not even sure it's worth listening to.  It's not Maron's best moment either (not that I would have idea #1 of how to deal with that creep) and doesn't even have the psychological mystery-story interest of the Mencia.  It's basically just 30 minutes of being shown that this bitter old man lives in his own private hell, and we already knew that.

However, Gallagher as a guest on the Best Show--that I would listen to.
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« Reply #359 on: January 31, 2011, 08:28:57 PM »
I can't believe Gallagher tried to make an argument for "reverse homophobia" (I guess you could call it that) in the comedy world.