Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast - Hardcover

Marc Maron is a stand-up comedian, actor, author and host of the podcast, WTF with Marc Maron. He has appeared in his own comedy specials on HBO, Comedy Central, EPIX and Netflix, created the IFC sitcom Maron, and stars in the Netflix Original Series GLOW. He lives in Los Angeles.

Brendan McDonald is the co-creator and executive producer of WTF with Marc Maron. Heis an Emmy-winner and a veteran producer of television, radio and digital media. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.

"As readers will expect, there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, but what is more surprising and refreshing is how many profound and powerful insights Maron manages to draw from his guests. An insightful collection of interviews about what it means to be human. This book, it turns out, helps explain W is TF."
― Kirkus

"Maron’s latest is a deeply moving, inspirational, and witty work."
― Publishers Weekly

“People say stuff to [Marc] that you can’t imagine them saying to anyone else.” – Ira Glass

“ Somehow [Maron] is able to elicit from his guests [a] vulnerability...The interviews often end up feeling more like therapy sessions... A must listen.” – The New York Times

“One of the most talked-about and listened-to podcasts on the Internet” – NPR

“A must-listen for fans and students of comedy as well as a place for an increasingly impressive, high-profile roster of comedians, artists, musicians, and writers to reveal themselves and publicly wrestle their demons.”
– The AV Club