AAR's Marc Maron and Ana Marie Cox (Wonkette) to host political gabfest on HBO

[NYCGirl]

This could be great — I hope it makes the schedule! Right now I'm suffering from Bill Maher withdrawal...

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2007/01/do-you-like-meet-the.php

What's More Fun Than a Gaggle of Pundits?

Like Meet the Press but wish it had more full-frontal nudity and graphic language? ("Madam Secretary, don't fuck with me—are you running for president or not? Go Bills!") If so, HBO has something in the works for you!

The Gaggle, a live political gabfest featuring growed-up blogger Ana Marie Cox, now the Washington editor of Time.com, and former Air America Radio talker Marc Maron, will have its debut at the U.S. Comedy Festival next month. It's currently conceived as a one-off panel just for the HBO-sponsored fest, which serves as a sort of live development slate for the network. But a source tells Radar that HBO is testing the waters for a Sunday morning alternative to Meet the Press and This Week With George Stephanopoulos that would feature Cox, Maron, and two rotating panelists grilling whatever political figures they can convince to appear.

Pitched in a festival press release as a "smart, funny, provocative" attempt to bring the "freewheeling approach of ESPN-style sports talk to politics and pop culture," The Gaggle will officially be the third attempt by HBO's parent company, Time Warner, to graft youthful hipness onto political marginalia, as fans of The Spin Room and Take Five will remember. An HBO source said that "everything at the comedy fest is a potential development idea for HBO," but played down the notion of a new entrant to the Sunday morning field. "Maybe someone had that thought, but I don't think it came from the network."

[xultar]

1. I love Marc Maron! I'd hit it.

[CatWoman]

2. I had no idea he was so good looking

he was on a stand up show on Comedy Central last week.

He is HOT!!!

That pic of him that AAR used when he hosted "Morning Sedition" did him absolutely NO justice!

[quiet.american]

3. Great for Marc! n/t

[Ian David]

4. Yay, Marc!

Edited to add, Wonkette is pretty cool, too!

Gee...

Wonder whatever happened to that fucking asshole Collin Quin?

[smokey nj]

5. I hope this gets picked up, I love Marc Maron....

I saw him live last week with Janeane Garofalo in NY, they were both hilarious. I still haven't gotten over Morning Sedition being cancelled.

[electprogdems]

7. it took me a long long time to come back to Air Am

after they cancelled Morning Sedition.

[grateful581]

6. cool!

I will be looking forward to the show.
good for marc