WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Episode 1442 - Jeff Stilson

Jun 8, 2023

01:26:03

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Scary Truth About Climate Change

4min

The Vegan Chili

4min

The Myth of Rich Voss

2min

The Importance of Working With a Good Guy

2min

How to Be a Frontman of a Show

2min

The Importance of Free Speech

2min

The Importance of Commitment to Comedy

2min

The Importance of Courage in Writing

3min

10.

How to Be a Successful Comedian

2min

11.

The Importance of Laughing Out Loud

2min

12.

Drake Sather: A Pacific Northwest Guy

2min

13.

How I Got Started Hammering

2min

14.

The Importance of Moving to New York

2min

15.

The Tally Ho

2min

16.

The Life and Times of Kerry Huffman

3min

17.

Chris Rock's Persona

3min

18.

Letterman

2min

19.

The Importance of Laughter

2min

20.

The Life and Times of a Comedian

2min

21.

How to Get a Writing Job at Letterman

2min

22.

How to Write a Joke That Works

2min

23.

The Last Words of Bill Shaft

2min

24.

Rockman: A Black Comic's Journey

2min

25.

The Letterman Writers

1min

26.

How to Write for Ellen DeGeneres

2min

27.

Larry Wilmore and the Daily Show

2min

28.

The Importance of Being Innovative

4min

29.

How to Write for Award Shows

2min

30.

The Importance of Humor in the Business

2min

31.

How to Deal With a Death

4min

32.

The Show Before the Show on Netflix

2min

33.

The Power of Comedy

2min

34.

The Importance of Overcoming Fear

2min

35.

The Importance of Making People Smile

2min

36.

The Power of Physical Timing

2min

37.

The Side of the Comic That We All Have

2min

38.

The Strange One

6min

Jeff Stilson only had two goals as a comedian: Get on Johnny Carson and write for David Letterman. After he accomplished both things, he developed a reputation as a top shelf writer for talk shows, sitcoms, award shows and other comedians. Jeff talks with Marc about his work with people like Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Ellen DeGeneres and more, as well as his experience writing for venerable institutions like the Academy Awards.

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