Dearest, fans of comedy and the podcasts that make comedy even more exciting. Our favorite caster of the pod Marc Maron welcomes Vanity Fair columnist James Wolcott to WTF this week. In addition Marc talks with writer Sam Lipsyte about his new novel The Ask as well as comedian Glen Wool.

If you’re already a fan of the podcast, might we suggest you donate a few bucks here. Marc has also made available some stellar merchandise, including T-Shirts and mugs and other fun stuff. Check out the podcast on iTunes or stream that sucker at the official site WTFpod.com.

It’s Monday, comedy fans. That means another great week of podcasting from our favorite host of the Internet airwaves.

Marc Maron welcomes quickly rising comedian and comedy media darling Kumail Nanjiani to WTF. Also, yet another exciting WTF, taped live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, featuring, Laurie Kilmartin, Jackie Kashian, Jim Earl and of course, Eddie Pepitone.

Make sure you tune in to both shows, either at the podcast’s official site at WTFpod.com or on iTunes. You can also grab all sorts of merch at the site and donate some bucks to WTF here.

This week on our favorite podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, Marc welcomes the legendary Margaret Cho! Marc tells us that they find themselves discussing sex, their history and “some Korean things.”

Also, musician, composer, comedian Brendan Small talks and plays his axe. If you know Adult Swim’s hilarious animated series Metalocalypse, then you know Brendan, the creator of said show, which parodies the metal music scene brilliantly using the fictitious — but not so fictitious band anymore — Dethklok.

So, do yourself a favor and check out both shows this week. The Cho episode is up now on iTunes and at WTFpod.com. As always, you can get all your WTF needs at the official site. Make sure you check out some of the podcast’s stellar merchandise here and here.

This week on our favorite podcast WTF, Marc Maron welcomes sketch comedy trailblazer and Upright Citizens Brigade co-founder Matt Walsh.

You know him from The Daily Show and the now defunct UCB sketch show on Comedy Central.

He also created and will be starring in a new series for Spike called Players. Premiering March 2, the show follows two brothers who run a sports bar.

Also this week, comedians W. Kamau Bell and Dwayne Kennedy visit Marc to “talk about Black things,” says Marc. And Marc has a session with he therapist “Almost” Dr. Steve. As always, you can check out all things WTF at WTFpod.com and at iTunes. And if you’re in the giving mood, donate a few bucks to Maron’s cause– producing a high quality, entertaining and intelligent  podcast.

Check out some video of Matt Walsh and W. Kamau Bell after the jump.

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You’ve been listening to Marc Maron’s podcast, WTF, right? You should be, if now. We can’t recommend it enough. Last week, he debuted one of his live shows taped at the UCB in Los Angeles featuring the likes of Jeff Garlin — pretty sure Maron and Garlin got into a real fight — and Jimmy Pardo (dude gets funnier every time we hear him).

Later in the week, Marc sits down with a comedian John Caparulo, a dude you usually don’t associate with Maron. Cap, as his fans call him, has been largely promoted as one of the new generation of blue collar comedians. Beyond that, though, he’s just a plain spoken funny guy. Should be an interesting conversation. Online now, Marc chats with Antonia Crane who he describes as a “writer, stripper and badass.” Check it out at WTFpod.com or, of course, iTunes.

And if you’re feeling it, why not donate to the podcast. You can do that here.

Clear Channel, the radio chain that fired Howard Stern six years ago, and thus began the age of Stern’s reign on satellite radio, confirmed today that they want him back, reports the Associated Press. The jock is currently in the last 11 months of his five-year, $500-million contract with Sirius XM, where he’s the host of the Howard Stern Show.

Late last week while appearing on the Bubba the Love Sponge show — also on Sirius XM — Stern even admitted he was getting offers, clarifying thusly: “Not a bona fide offer, but people have been making them.”

Though he did say, rather, forcefully: “I can’t imagine the day where I would ever work for Clear Channel. That’s pretty sure.”

Do you think Stern would ever go back to work for the people who fired him? Does Stern have his price? Let us know in the comments section.

Coming off a great week of podcasting with guests Dave Attell and Chelsea Peretti, Marc Maron is back strong this week with two episodes of WTF.

On, iTunes and WTFpod.com right now, is an episode recorded live at the UCB in Los Angeles featuring Never Not Funny’s Jimmy Pardo, Curb Your Enthusiasm star and stand-up vet Jeff Garlin, rising star Kate Micucci and seemingly and thankfully permanent live WTF contributor Eddie Pepitone!

Later in the week, Marc is in Seattle where he chats with comic book artist Peter Bagge about comics and his classic series Hate. In addition Maron explores the history of alternative comic books with Eric Reynolds, the associate publisher at Fantagraphic Books. And for good measure, Marc meets up with Lauren Osmolski, a blacksmith, welder and sculptor that he just happened to date in college.

Make sure you check out the official WTF site at WTFpod.com where you’ll find every past episode as well as some pretty sweet merchandise: we’re talking high quality t-shirts and handsome WTF accessories.

It’s the time of the week where we tell you, Punchline Magazine readers, who will be guesting on our favorite podcast – one that we proudly sponsor — WTF with Marc Maron.

Comedian and Sarah Silverman Program scribe Chelsea Peretti stops by on Monday to talk Monty Python and Joan Rivers, among other things. And then later in the week, Dave Attell — a dude that seemingly every respected comedian lists when asked who’s the best out there — chats poolside with Marc about the USO Tour and fathers.

Also, you should know this, especially if you live in the LA area. Marc and Chelsea are filming a WTF-inspired television pilot for Comedy Central. It’s going down Jan. 28 at 7 pm at Comedy Central stage at the Hudson Theater. You’ll need to call 323-960-5519 to make reservations. We highly recommend you go down and show your support.

And as always, you can get every episode of WTF at WTFpod.com or on iTunes. And there’s plenty of swell merchandise here and here. Also, be sure to join the WTF mailing list so you know when Marc will be in your town, bringing his sad, funny, angry cathartic stand-up power.

After a long silence from Artie Lange’s family since his suicide attempt, the troubled comedian’s sister, who’s known to take close care of her brother spoke out. In response to an outpouring of support from Artie fan blog SaveBabyGorilla.com, who, last week, collected donations for a care package for Artie, said the following.

Thank you so much for your prayers, love and support for Artie. We so appreciate your generosity of heart. It is so nice to see that his genuine, sweet soul has touched so many of you. Please continue to keep Art in your prayers in hopes that he will find the peace, health and happiness that he needs and deserves. Thank you for Loving Artie!! He is the Best Guy I know.

Big hug to all,
Stacey

If you’re a fan of Artie, or would just like to leave your supportive comments here, go for it.

According to the New York Post, a suicide attempt was the reason Artie Lange was rushed to the hospital over the weekend. When the news broke on Jan. 2, that Artie had been admitted to a New Jersey hospital, details were scarce. The Post this morning, however, cited “a source close to Lange’s management team, ” saying that he “landed in the hospital after stabbing himself nine times in an apparent suicide attempt”

We were told weeks ago that Artie was available for an interview to promote his new album Jack and Coke; when we followed up, we were told on Dec. 18 simply that Artie was not available for an interview. Lange also recently canceled tour dates in Atlantic City, Connecticut and Ohio. In a Dec. 3 interview with New Jersey’s Star Ledger Artie explained the cancellations: “I felt I really needed time to relax, and I might decide just to go away from Christmas to Jan. 2, with my girl, and try to get my head straight, or just relax.”