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One of the things i absolutely love about Maron, besides his super clever humour, is that he's tough as steel and has a brain and an ego the size of an ocean.
Many have accused him of being on the side on Dane Cook, and i thought that too. But after hearing this, i think he simply refuses to take an open side on the guy or any "controversial" comedian or topic. As he says in the mailing list alòert about this ep: "I dont care about Cook's comedy in one way or the other".
And that position makes this interview ten times better. He doesnt give Cook reasons to whine about "Unfair Treatment" (although the psycho still manages to sound like a victim and looks even more ridiculous)
There's a bunch of moments in this episode that are downbright classic (Dont read if you dont want it spoiled):
-The absolute cold manner in which Marc destroys Cook when he brings up the hate mail about his parents: "Yeah i remember that bit. Then you wrote him back and insulted him. All for the sake of a good joke right"?
-The "Essence" bit. Awesome. Marc laughing with vitriol dripping from his voice and Cook getting increasingly nervous.
-The constant slaps that Maron delivers about the man's personality "You're basically a motherfucker"
-And the whole joke theft deal, which is dealt with beautifully.
whoever thinks that he went easy on him, clearly hasnt listened.
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