One hundred to 1,000 would watch every day as I moved through breakfast and grief.
Everybody is going to experience it at some point.
Grief is always going to be there.
Its really tricky to make that stuff work, Maron said.
Its the most full piece of work Ive ever done and the most grounded.
Despite the topic matter, its the funniest Ive ever been.
Thats not to say he didnt have moments when talking about his late girlfriend was extremely difficult.
The writer/director died in 2020.
Im talking about losing someone.
It wasnt funny, Maron recalled when he was first workshopping parts of the special in smaller venues.
It became a support group situation.
I would get choked up.
How do you balance a joke about visiting her body the night she passed?
When working on some of this stuff, it was still very emotional.
I had to find that balance.
Im not an arena act, Maron said.
Theres no way Ill be that guy.
Im not even sure I got into it to be an entertainer.
I [use it] to get to your own personal truth.
It was about being seen and making people think about things even differently.
Its a noble profession.
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