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Originally Posted by James 
I have no idea who DeStefano is (I'm British so I only know a lot of comedians from Youtube clips or other podcasts) but he was a hell of a guest, it also showcases how great Maron can be as an interviewer. IF you notice it's not really until the end that he says a hell of a lot, the rest of it is him asking the right questions and letting DeStefano talk it out. He isn't trying to prove how funny he is, or what great insight he can give because he knows DeStefano is just pouring all this shit out.
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Absolutely. I think a big part of it is now WTF has become "that place" where comedians, who all have some kind of fucked up baggage, go to let it out and discuss how it informs their comedy, without fear of sounding too weepy. So it feels like Stefano went in prepared to go where he did.
The new episode with Jackie Kashian (
very funny lady, and really sweet to boot) is almost 100% inside baseball, which is heaven for a comedy dork like me. I really get off on tiny inane details about what crowds respond to what material, and all that.