Marc Maron Opens Up About Anxiety Leading to Decision Not to Have Children

Published: May 27, 2025

Comedian and WTF podcast host Marc Maron is sharing his personal struggles with anxiety, revealing that it led to his decision not to have children. In an upcoming documentary titled Anxiety Club, Maron joins fellow comedians in sharing humorous ways to cope with fear and mental health.

Maron, 61, confessed in the trailer, "My anxiety stopped me from having children." The documentary also features comedians Tiffany Jenkins, Baron Vaughn, Aparna Nancherla, Mark Normand, Eva Victor, and Joe List, who share their own experiences with anxiety through exclusive interviews, standup performances, sketch videos, therapy sessions, and everyday life.

Anxiety Club: A Documentary on Mental Health

The documentary, directed by Wendy Lobel, features comedians who reflect on their relationship with anxiety. The film includes Normand sleeping with a weighted anxiety blanket, Vaughn describing anxiety as a "turbine" in her brain, and Jenkins sharing her fear of her kids breaking their neck and getting paralyzed. The documentary aims to destigmatize mental health by saying, "Okay, this is okay to talk about."

The documentary also features standup performances, sketch videos, and therapy sessions, providing a relatable and disarming look at anxiety. According to a press release, "All of the comedians in Anxiety Club have created standup or sketch material about their mental health that is not only funny but uniquely relatable and disarming to audiences."

Anxiety Club: A Documentary on Mental Health

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