What did Marc Maron say about Bill Maher? Podcaster reveals what he dislikes about the latter

Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron shared his thoughts about Bill Maher on the August 24 episode of the Pod Save America podcast. At one point during the conversation, host Jon Lovett asked what he thought about Maher while discussing Maron’s previous beefs. The comedian said:

“I always had a problem with his tone. I think I did I did Politically Correct years ago. A couple of times maybe. And I think I did Real Time maybe once or twice.”

He went on:

“I feel with Bill that there is this and it happens with some of the other boomers. There's this desperate chasing of relevance that, you know, changes someone's mind in terms of how they approach what they do and also kind of makes the whole undertaking feel desperate.”

Marc Maron said that Bill Maher got talented comedy writers, who are skilled enough to know Maher’s tone. He also said he could only notice how desperate the person seemed and how far he was willing to go just to stay part of the discussion.

This is not the first time Maron discussed Maher during a conversation. On August 20, in an interview with Newsweek, when Marc Maron was asked why progressives and liberals were a good topic for comedy, he explained that the issue was that the left side of politics was not united. He also said:

“I wasn't going to Bill Maher it and accuse them, I do in a light-hearted way, but I am not an anti-woke person. But I do think there is some fun poking to be had at people that are overly committed to very small things and that's what justifies their political existence.”

Marc Maron on changing algorithms, morality, and comedian Fahim Anwar

During the podcast, Jon Lovett was asked what he thought about the going away of shows like The Late Show and Conan’s Show. Marc Maron said it was because consuming content has been reduced to watching clips on social media platforms. Furthermore, he added that the algorithm has much to do, as it caters to people who don’t want to spend more time consuming content. However, he added:

“I'm like, but not my people. And if you keep promoting that, they won't. I mean, if something is good, they'll stay in it. I guess the format and the nature of show business has just again shifted to entrepreneurs and you know, media bubbles that are self-driven by you know, individuals or tribal entities.”

Marc Maron said that many people no longer seemed to care and were only focused on getting views from short clips of people doing silly things. Lovett brought up the plane crash incident from Maron’s past that was catastrophic and asked if it changed his life. He said:

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“What it changed was my sense of mortality. It did not change like it doesn't, you know, tragic loss of somebody you love. That's not my go-to catastrophe. I didn't see that coming at all. I mean, my parents are both still alive.”

Marc Maron also talked about comedian Fahim Anwar, saying that he was funny and once joked about texting someone from a dating app. Fahim wasn’t sure if the person had stopped talking to him, and the last thing he ever sent was just a dancing emoji, which ended the conversation.

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