Things Are About to Get Real with Marc Maron 3/2 at The Ridgefield Playhouse

Marc Maron is coming to town! The alt stand-up comedian and host of the popular WTF Podcast with Marc Maron is bringing his brand new "Too Real Tour" to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Thursday, March 2 at 8 p.m. as part of the Barts Tree Service Comedy Series. The veteran stand-up comic, podcast trailblazer and star of his own eponymous TV show returns to his first love, performing stand up on the huge US home circuit.

His WTF podcast has set the standard for every other interview show out there, his signature blend of honesty, insecurity, and resentment and completely candid style always bringing the best out of his guests (or one some occasions their worst). A testament to the impact he's had on the format was the fact that Barak Obama chose to appear on WTF last year, and opened up about the everyday difficulties of being the most powerful man on the planet. Make it a great night out with dinner and a show - visit Bailey's Backyard (23 Bailey Avenue, Ridgefield) and receive 10% off when you show your ticket! Media sponsor for this event is 90.7fm WFUV.

For more than twenty years, Marc has been writing and performing raw and thought-provoking comedy for print, stage, radio and television. A legend in the stand-up community, he has appeared on HBO, Conan, Letterman, Craig Ferguson, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Green Room, two Comedy Central Presents specials, and almost every show that allows comics to perform. The multi-faceted Marc Maron skyrocketed to household name status almost immediately following the 2009 launch ofWTF with Marc Maron, his renegade podcast recorded in his Los Angeles garage. Maron's word-of-mouth notoriety is inseparable from his genius as a conversationalist and improviser. In his podcast and his IFC television series, the off-the-cuff funnyman draws on his tenure as a stand-up comic by embracing spontaneity to summon the unfiltered, authentic, and quite often brutally honest conversation. All are ingredients for brilliant comedic storytelling. On the small screen, Maron's critically acclaimed half-hour scripted series, Maron, will premiere its fourth season on IFC this May. The show was created, written, and produced by Maron, who also directed episodes in seasons 2 and 3.

Marc is the author of two books: The Jerusalem Syndrome: My Life as a Reluctant Messiah, and a collection of essays titled Attempting Normal, which was released by Spiegel and Grau in 2013. His first four albums, Not Sold Out, Tickets Still Available, Final Engagement, and This Has To Be Funny are comedy classics. Marc released his stand-up special Thinky Painon Netflix in 2013 and as an album in 2014. His most recent special, More Later, premiered on Epix in December 2015.

For tickets ($55 Orchestra, $47.50 Mezz/Balc), call the box office at 203-438-5795, or visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.