MARC MARON: FROM BLEAK TO DARK is The HBO Original stand-up comedy special debuting on Saturday, February 11, 2023, 10p.m.ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The comedy special filmed in front of a live audience at New York City's Town Hall. In this personal hour of stand-up Maron explores getting older, antisemitism and faith, and the superiority of having cats over children during the pandemic. He covers the loss of his partner and his reestablishing his complicated relationship with his father.
The show is written and performed by Marc Maron, directed by Steven Feinartz; produced by Avalon; executive produced by David Martin, Kelly Van Valkenburg, and Marc Maron.
Marc Maron has decades of stage time as a road comic. "WTF with Marc Maron" his podcast has been inducted into America's National Recording Registry. Maron also has continued to work in television and films. Marc has starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series Glow, and his scripted series Maron which aired for four seasons on IFC. He's had recent roles in films Joker, Spenser Confidential, Sword of Trust, Stardust, and the 2021 Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect alongside Jennifer Hudson. Marc also stars in the feature film, To Leslie, alongside Andrea Riseborough and Allison Janney, which premiered at SXSW and was released this past October. He portrayed Mr. Snake in the Dreamworks animated feature, The Bad Guys, alongside Sam Rockwell and Lex Luthor, in DC League of Super-Pets, alongside Dwayne Johnson, Keanu Reeves, and Kevin Hart.