Episode 848 - George Schlatter

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Marc Maron

Comedy

4.6 • 29.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2017

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Television comedy impresario George Schlatter created Laugh In at the peak of cultural upheaval in 20th Century America. He tells Marc why he linked the rebellious youth movement of the '60s to a buttoned-up style firmly rooted in the history of show business, which he learned all about as manager of the legendary Sunset Strip nightclub Ciro's. George talks about getting his education from luminaries like Groucho Marx, Red Skelton, Danny Thomas, and Milton Berle, and sparking the careers of bright talents like Richard Pryor and Lorne Michaels.

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0:00.0	Fuck the G!
0:00.9	I'M GONNA KEEP IT IN THE GAME
0:02.9	I'M GONNA KEEP IT IN THE GAME
0:05.7	I'M GONNA KEEP IT IN THE GAME
0:09.1	Alright let's do this, how are you? What the fuckers? What the fuck buddies?
0:13.4	What the fuck in here is what the fuck nicks?
0:15.7	What's happening? I'm Mark Marin. This is my podcast WTF.
0:19.6	I feel a little better than I did the last time I talked to you but jeez man.
0:23.2	I'm OK!
0:24.8	Alright I'm not complaining. I don't want to be misunderstood is
0:28.9	complaining. Today on the show George Schwatter is here. George Schwatter has been...
0:35.6	he's like almost like a Zellie guy character but he remains... he maintains the same
0:41.9	form and disposition throughout all the years. He doesn't change but he's always
0:47.4	there somewhere in the background lurking in the background of comedy of
0:51.4	television comedy. Schwatter is always there. Schwatter has always been there.
0:56.0	Schwatter will probably always be there but he did create laughing and it's
1:03.2	celebrating its 50th anniversary and time life has released the complete series
1:08.0	on DVD and that got him out. Got him out in the world to talk to me and I believe
1:13.6	I believe that you're actually when I talk to George Schwatter you're hearing
1:19.8	what it sounds like to be pitched on something to be hustled to be cajoled with
1:30.0	a true show business charm and wit into doing something. I believe I I believe I
1:36.0	might have agreed to making a show with him but I'm not sure you'll have to
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