Waiting for the Punch explained

Author:Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald
Isbn:1-250-08888-7
Pub Date:October 10, 2017
Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast
Language:English
Country:United States
Publisher:Flatiron Books
Pages:416
Oclc:967867053

Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast is a book written by Marc Maron and published on October 10, 2017 by Flatiron Books that contains transcriptions from over 800 episodes of his interview podcast WTF with Marc Maron.

Background

The 416-page book was co-written by Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald and was published on October 10, 2017 by the Macmillan Publishers imprint Flatiron Books.[1] The book's foreword was written by John Oliver.[2] The book contains transcriptions from over 800 interviews that Maron has done with guests on his podcast WTF with Marc Maron.[3] [4] Each chapter has a theme and is introduced by a short explanation about what stage of life Maron was going through at the time of the interview.[5] The Toronto Star noted that the interviewees tend to be male comedians.[6] Waiting for the Punch is Maron's third book following his autobiographical books Jerusalem Syndrome and Attempting Normal.[7]

Reception

The Publishers Weekly review of the book called it "deeply moving, inspirational, and witty".[8] Barry Wightman wrote in the Washington Independent Review of Books that he hadn't heard of most of the interviewees and wading through so many disjointed transcriptions made him want "to throw the book across the room" in frustration.[9] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation praised the book saying it is "At once laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreakingly honest, joyous, tragic and powerful".[10] John Warner wrote in the Chicago Tribune that while the book tends to be funny it also has its awkward moments.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: June 26, 2017 . An insightful collection of interviews about what it means to be human. This book, it turns out, helps explain W is TF. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218195659/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/marc-maron/waiting-for-the-punch/ . February 18, 2023 . February 25, 2024 . Kirkus Reviews.
  2. Web site: Wright . Megh . April 24, 2017 . Marc Maron's Book 'Waiting for the Punch' Is Out in October . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706163358/https://www.vulture.com/2017/04/marc-marons-book-waiting-for-the-punch-is-out-in-october.html . July 6, 2022 . February 25, 2024 . . en.
  3. Web site: Kanter . Joshua . June 30, 2021 . The Best Books by Your Favorite Podcasters . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203205746/https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/books/best-books-by-podcasters-1177872/ . February 3, 2023 . February 25, 2024 . . en-US.
  4. News: Williams . John . October 6, 2017 . Podcast Therapy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127163823/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/books/review/marc-maron-waiting-for-punch-wtf-podcast.html . November 27, 2022 . February 25, 2024 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Stephens . Christopher John . October 2, 2017 . Take It on the Chin: Marc Maron's WTF Podcast in Print . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224223659/https://www.popmatters.com/marc-maron-waiting-for-the-punch-words-to-live-by-from-the-wtf-podcast-2495378826.html . February 24, 2024 . February 25, 2024 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: Whitlock . Nathan . November 3, 2017 . WTF? Marc Maron's new book is very entertaining . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225151248/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/wtf-marc-maron-s-new-book-is-very-entertaining/article_ab3d3ec2-5a2c-5b64-b1d6-f591206399ea.html . February 25, 2024 . February 25, 2024 . . en.
  7. Web site: Husband . Andrew . April 27, 2017 . Comedy Now: Vir Das Goes To Netflix And Marc Maron Writes A 'WTF' Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717214311/https://uproxx.com/entertainment/comedy-now-vir-das-netflix-marc-maron-wtf/ . July 17, 2022 . February 25, 2024 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: August 28, 2017 . Waiting for the Punch by Marc Maron . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225151221/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250088888 . February 25, 2024 . February 25, 2024 . Publishers Weekly.
  9. Web site: Wightman . Barry . October 26, 2017 . Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210527095811/http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/bookreview/waiting-for-the-punch-words-to-live-by-from-the-wtf-podcast . May 27, 2021 . February 25, 2024 . Washington Independent Review of Books.
  10. Web site: August 15, 2017 . Waiting for the Punch . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203100125/https://www.cbc.ca/books/waiting-for-the-punch-1.4248378 . December 3, 2023 . February 25, 2024 . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  11. Web site: Warner . John . October 18, 2017 . WTF podcast host Marc Maron wrote a self-help book? Of course he did. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240225151208/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2017/10/18/wtf-podcast-host-marc-maron-wrote-a-self-help-book-of-course-he-did/ . February 25, 2024 . February 25, 2024 . . en-US.

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