By Katherine Tinsley
4:35pm PDT, Jul 21, 2025
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Marc Maron revealed in an interview that he has an ongoing feud with comedian
Jon Stewart, as the duo previously worked on Comedy Central's
Short Attention Span Theater.
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"I always have a nemesis… like most of that is fueled by resentment, insecurity, jealousy, or whatever," Marc Maron explained on "Wild Card with Rachel Martin," in reference to Jon Stewart, who was his predecessor on Short Attention Span Theater.
"It's habit and it's the never-ending sort of, you know, struggle against acting out of insecurity… or resentment, self-acceptance," Martin continued.
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Marc Maron replaced Jon Stewart on Short Attention Span Theater, and the show was canceled shortly after. Though Short Attention Span Theater was axed, Jon Stewart became a household name through The Daily Show.
"I always used to think it was just 'cause he committed to a haircut and… a way of presenting. But like, he was just everywhere," Maron said of Stewart. "And he was a standup but… he was everywhere… He was the king of the thing… politics, satire, whatever."
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Marc Maron said he contacted Jon Stewart, but things didn't go as he hoped.
"I reached out to him, and I remember… he called me back. I was in a hotel room in Portland," Maron shared. "And he goes, 'Hey, you know, it's, it's Jon Stewart.' I'm like, 'Hey man, how you doing?'"
"I'm not doing that," Maron claimed Stewart said in response to an invitation to participate in his podcast, "WTF with Marc Maron."
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Marc Maron made it clear that he and Jon Stewart "are not friends," adding that the latter "doesn't particularly like" him. However, Maron blamed their issues on his own "resentment."
"It was me being kind of… small-minded," he added.
