Episode 1186 - Sam Tallent

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

• Episode: Episode 1186 - Sam Tallent
• Website: WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
• Feed URL: http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/rss
• Duration: 01:31:46
• Published: 2020-12-24 09:00

Sam Tallent felt compelled to write a book about the guy he was afraid to turn into. As a comedian plying his trade on the road, Sam did enough one-nighters and heard enough horror stories from other comics to know there’s a path to ruin while going from club to club. Marc is also familiar with that path, which is why he connected so strongly with Sam’s book, Running the Light. Marc and Sam talk about the book’s fictional (but all-too-real) protagonist Billy Ray Shafer, as well as the actual rogues and borderline criminals they’ve met in their industry. Sam also explains what it was like to bet on himself and publish the book on his own.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.