Does anyone know what happened to cause Marc to get the boot?

They revealed little on the air

And welcome to DU! :hi:

about his type of humor.

And I LOVED Morning Sedition.

The rest might at times be humorous but they're not uproariously funny like Marc. He was a fresh drink of water compared with a couple of the others (I won't name which), which are unbelievably dumb and silly in a really slapsticky way.

He was cerebrally funny, which is very hard to do.

I like a sarcastic wit with no holds barred. :evilgrin:

I do think, tho, that the show isn't continuing because Marc's asking salary might have been rather hefty.

I'm going to miss his stand-up comic friends' characters, particularly that Planet Bush Bureau Chief, Lawton Smalls. My favorite! And that brawling Irish guy. What was his name?

LOL

renewal and they didn't want to keep him because of lack of funds. He will be in LA doing his own show for AAR though. :shrug:

Marc seems like a genuinely nice guy, but a bit frantic and silly for me. I won't miss the Mort Mortenson or the YFI2000 or the Streisand compound silliness. I did like the Republican "deal with it, god loves you" character. It seems like a temporary fix to have Mark and Rachel. I hope the plan is to put Randi on in the morning eventually.

I couldn't handle Randy first thing in the morning. Too intense. I'd need WAY more coffee first.

I like her, but I just couldn't handle her that early.
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If you listened to today's show you could really tell the affection they had for each other. Having listened to MS daily for nearly the entire time it was on the air, you can tell that Riley and Maron were a good team.

In spite of the fact that Maron was the head cheese on the program, their serious dialogs were some of the tightest and best discussions on talk radio. They were so tight it sounded scripted, but you knew it wasn't. They just had the incredible rapport with one another. Riley balanced Maron perfectly.

Also, listen to their interviews. Maron and Riley trade off seamlessly with each other and with the interviewee. This kind of stuff doesn't happen without a kind of respect for one another.

I am very sad that MS is gone. Danny Goldberg should be thrashed for doing this. It's inexcusable.

People need to download the 9 Sept 2005 program which was broadcast live from The New School with special guest former Senator Bob Kerry (currently New School President). Live radio rarely gets better than that.


On stage, left to right: Mark Riley, Sen Bob Kerry, Marc Maron, New School students.

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/tvstations/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001572339

they decided to make changes.

not at all unusual.

im sure it has to do with ratings and/or managements vision of where to go with the programming.

What you post makes too much sense...and it's true, too.

Al Frankens side kick .. uh .. what's her name. Damn it's been a few weeks and I already forgot her name. Not that I ever asked anybody but whatever happened to her ...... thought she was on vacation or something, but she never returned? Kathrine maybe? Anybody update me here, I come and go ...... arrrrrrrggggggg. :)

Didn't she get her own show in Minn. ? Hope she don't cackle to much

That's what I heard anyway. :)

Damn you could probably post something that would completely piss me off and I would still just say ...... awwwwwwwwwwwww. :) Hey that's not fair! But thanks for the info. :hi:

damned spoiled! :) You're welcome for the info. ;)

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

He tries to be funny.. and isn't. I know somebody will go after me for this.

And don't get me wrong, I'm 100% with him politically. The man's brave, tough, persistent, has a big heart, is a go-getter, brilliant, correct in the things he says, and takes no shit from anybody. Love him, but his humor is as silly as a goose in a clown outfit, and he's always trying to be funny.

Your very first post! I feel like I should be taking pictures to show to grandma.