Richard Gadd created the Netflix series Baby Reindeer as a way to work through traumatic events in his life that were hard to process. But it became equally difficult to process the runaway success of the show and the impact it had on his life. Richard talks with Marc about how his early days doing standup in the UK and writing stage shows for himself were underscored by a lack of boundaries and a feeling that something was missing inside of him. He also explains why his follow-up to Baby Reindeer is a personal gamble. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What inspired Richard Gadd to create Baby Reindeer?
So you applied yourself, as they say, in the business.
And I realized that you get a lot out of it if you apply yourself.
So alongside of this, you know, this revelation in discipline.
Yeah, which is what it was, which is genuinely what it was.
You're off getting, you know, battle scarred in the comedy world.
Ja, ich habe all das gleichzeitig gemacht.
Aber was ist die Art? Ich meine, von jetzt an, von dem, was du mir sagst, du gehst zur Uni, du verpissst dich und du merkst, ich kann nicht irgendwo hin, wenn ich das mache. Und dann lockst du dich ein und du schaffst es. Aber es muss etwas in der persönlichen Welt passieren, das nicht besonders gut ist.
Was, um mich so aufzupassen?
Well, I mean, well, to get to where, because you said, you know, from when you were a kid to, you know, to Baby Reindeer, that there was a lot of changes that happened.
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