Aug 10, 2026 · 3 min · 6 segments
A trailer for Season Two, Episode Four "Macroscope: The Marty Catalano Incident", available everywhere August 17th and available RIGHT NOW on our Patreon. Ad-free episodes and lots more are available…
Asher KirbyHostPublic radio institution Macroscope with its host Asher Kirby tells us the story of an up-and-coming comedian trying to make his way from open mics to the big time.
In 2018, Marty Catalano was on the brink of the kind of career that every up-and-coming stand-up comic dreams about.
He had graduated from doing his act in basements and open mics to headlining medium-sized comedy clubs around the country.
What happened next is a story that got the whole nation talking, but maybe not in the way Marty Catalano would have wanted.
Overnight successes never happen overnight, and we hear how Marty navigated the turbulent waters of show business from the comedians, managers, and rivals who knew him best.
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Public radio institution Macroscope with its host Asher Kirby tells us the story of an up-and-coming comedian trying to make his way from open mics to the big time.
In 2018, Marty Catalano was on the brink of the kind of career that every up-and-coming stand-up comic dreams about.
He had graduated from doing his act in basements and open mics to headlining medium-sized comedy clubs around the country.
What happened next is a story that got the whole nation talking, but maybe not in the way Marty Catalano would have wanted.
Overnight successes never happen overnight, and we hear how Marty navigated the turbulent waters of show business from the comedians, managers, and rivals who knew him best.
