Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970)[1] is an American actress and stand-up comedian. [9] In 2014, she co-created, wrote, and starred in The Program with Melinda Hill, produced by Funny or Die. [4] For Christmas 2009, she released a free stand-up special online as a gift to her fans. [19] She was eliminated in the fourth episode. [16], In May 2017, she was the commencement speaker for the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts. [1] Her father, Joel Bamford, was serving as a Navy doctor. [7] She voiced Pema in Nickelodeon cartoon The Legend of Korra. In April 2018, she appeared on season 13 of Worst Cooks in America. Her act is a series of monologues and mini skits performed rapid fire and often without regard for transition. Her live television work began in Louie (2012), Arrested Development (20132019), and WordGirl (20072015). She plays both herself and her mother, who answers questions sent in by fans. [21] In stand-up, she describes bipolar as "the new gladiator sandal". She appears on the comedy compilation CD Comedy Death-Ray.[1]. She has a private residence in Los Angeles, California[3] and a home in Altadena, California. [3], Bamford stated in an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune that she has been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder,[24] and obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD). [8] The series creator noted her as a comical "genius" and said that "real artists [like Maria] talk about things that nobody else talks about, and talk about them candidly. She became the first female member of the college's improvised comedy group, The Improverts. 's Louie. She did not write any episodes, but was often in the writers' room, discussing ideas and "hanging out". Curtsy keeps your payment info secure. [3], In 2012 she released The Special Special Special for download through Chill.com. In 1992, she transferred to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland at the start of her junior year. Offers are binding and expire after 24 hours. [3] Her comedy style is surreal and incorporates voice impressions of various character types. Bamford's unique comedic style has drawn praise and criticism. During the Christmas 2009-2010 shopping seasons, she was featured in a series of Target commercials, portraying an overachieving shopper determined to be first in line. She voices Talking Ginger and Talking Becca in the Talking Tom and Friends web series. She was invited to the writing process. She began stand-up comedy in Minneapolis, Minnesota at age 19, at Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret. Maria Bamford is the most unique, bizarre, imaginative comedian out there right now. She voiced Tito, the Anxiety Mosquito, in Big Mouth. She has one sister, Sarah Seidelmann, who is a life coach and shaman. The writers had freedom to modify her experiences for creative purposes. She has stated that when she was younger, she was often troubled with her anxiety, depression, and what she has called "Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome", a subset of obsessivecompulsive disorder. Brand new, never worn, perfect condition, I just never had the occasion to wear it :( super cute fits well!! Her film work includes Stuart Little 2 (2002), Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003), Barnyard (2006), Heckler (2007), and Hell and Back (2015). [3][22] Variety described Bamford's performance in Lady Dynamite, saying that "the actress and comedian, whose presence has rarely been used as well as it is here, manages the neat trick of being both believably guileless and winningly sharp. [26], Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure, Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel TroopsWinged Angels, "American Comedy Awards Winners List: Bill Hader, Amy Poehler & More", "The Weird, Scary and Ingenious Brain of Maria Bamford", "Maria Bamford plays a demented shopper in new Target ads", "Maria Bamford: the special special special! ", "Maria Bamford on Arrested Development and Her New Web Series, Ask My Mom! 2255 Van Ness Ave Ste 203, San Francisco, CA 94109. [12], In early 2016, Netflix announced an original series based on her life,[13] called Lady Dynamite, starring her,[14][15] released in May 2016. Maria Bamford was born on September 3, 1970, at the Port Hueneme Naval Base in Port Hueneme, California. ", "What it's like to work with Louis C. 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[25] They were married at a private ceremony in 2015. [2] In January 2016, she was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where host Stephen Colbert called her his "favorite comedian on planet Earth". One of her first feature films is Lucky Numbers (2000), and she voiced characters on many animated shows, including Shriek on CatDog, and many more on American Dad!, Ugly Americans, Adventure Time, and BoJack Horseman. [1], In 2013, she appeared in season four of Arrested Development as Debrie Bardeaux, Tobias Fnke's love interest. Her work has drawn critical acclaim and controversy because her humor often uses self-deprecating and dark topics, including her dysfunctional family, depression, anxiety, suicide, and mental illness. She does impersonations, including her mother and her agent. She is best known for her portrayal of her dysfunctional family and self-deprecating comedy involving jokes about depression and anxiety. "[3] She remained on the series until it concluded in 2019. Curtsy sellers never receive your credit card information. [10][11] In 2014, she won the American Comedy Award for Best Club Comic. She was the voice of Shriek DuBois in Nickelodeon's CatDog, a wide selection of secondary characters in Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, and Mrs. Botsford, Violet, and Leslie on the long running PBS educational series WordGirl. While working in voice-over shows and advertisements in Los Angeles, she was hospitalized three times over the course of 18 months for nervous breakdowns. In 2014, she won the American Comedy Award for Best Club Comic.[2]. The 2016 Netflix original series Lady Dynamite is based on her life, in which she plays the lead role. [1], Bamford has been in many movies and television shows, including cartoon voices. Already on Curtsy?Please login first so we can better assist you. She commented on the hospital visits by saying "it was the responsible thing to do" after she felt "suicidal" and "dispirited". Her album Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome, produced by Comedy Central Records, was released in April 2009 and includes a DVD containing The Maria Bamford Show episodes. [1], She appeared in Season 3 of Louis C.K. What would you like to offer the seller for this item? [5][3], In 2013, she created and starred in a web series called Ask My Mom. You'll be charged when the seller accepts your offer. [21] Film producer Judd Apatow has described her comedic style as "complex" and "bizarre", later calling her "the funniest woman in the world". Her first comedy album and tour was The Burning Bridges Tour (2003), followed by eight more albums and specials. At the time she was seeing a therapist weekly and a psychiatrist every three months. She grew up in Duluth, Minnesota, attending Chester Park Elementary and Duluth Marshall School. She loves pugs, and typically owns at least one senior pug at any given time. Her stand-up comedy often takes the form of vignettes rather than the standard setup and punchline format. [6] Also in 2013, she appeared as herself in one episode of the interview web series All Growz Up with Melinda Hill. Zach Freeman of the Chicago Tribune has noted her content and comedic style as "comically erratic" with "seemingly unrelated tangents and constantly varying vocal inflections". Deploying a range of deadpan voices, she mimics the faux enlightened who hover around the afflicted, offering toothless platitudes, bootstrapping pep talks, or concern warped by self-interest. After a year in Scotland, she transferred back to her home state and enrolled at the University of Minnesota, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. "[23] A 2014 New York Times profile of Bamford noted her comedic style by saying: Much of Bamford's work examines the relationship between "people" generally well-intentioned friends and family and those who grapple with depression or anxiety or any other challenge to the psyche. Copyright Curtsy, Inc. All rights reserved. [20] David Sims of The Atlantic noted her roles and voice work as having themes of "serial passivity" stemming from her "polite upbringing and own internal anxieties". [1], Bamford was featured in the documentary series The Comedians of Comedy on Comedy Central and Showtime, and appears in short skits titled The Maria Bamford Show, broadcast on the website Super Deluxe. [3], On December 11, 2014, during her show at the Neptune Theater in Seattle, she announced that she was engaged to artist Scott Marvel Cassidy. [3], Upon graduating high school, she attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. [17] During the speech, she gave a check made out to Sallie Mae for $5,000, her net speaking fee, to a graduate in the audience who had student loans.[18]. The special was recorded at her own home in Los Angeles with only her parents present as the audience. The humor of any given moment relies not so much on punch lines as it does on the impeccably timed swerves of her tone, the interplay between Bamford's persona and those of all the people who don't get her.
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