Maria Bamford WEB EXTRA - Extended interview
Sep 24, 2016•39 min
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Episode description
The All Jane Comedy Festival scored big this year, landing Maria Bamford as headliner for the final night of the festival next month.
Bamford has carved out a space as one of the most innovative voices in comedy. Her stand-up is a master-class in subversion, with a mild-mannered wide-eyed midwestern-ness is a great foil for just about anything she wants to talk about. But Bamford’s kicked it into fifth gear with her marvelously goofy Netflix series, “Lady Dynamite”. In it, she plays a fictionalized version of herself, and tells stories about rebooting her career after a serious mental health crisis.
We talked with Bamford about the series, her stand-up, and the work that keeps her most engaged.
Bamford has carved out a space as one of the most innovative voices in comedy. Her stand-up is a master-class in subversion, with a mild-mannered wide-eyed midwestern-ness is a great foil for just about anything she wants to talk about. But Bamford’s kicked it into fifth gear with her marvelously goofy Netflix series, “Lady Dynamite”. In it, she plays a fictionalized version of herself, and tells stories about rebooting her career after a serious mental health crisis.
We talked with Bamford about the series, her stand-up, and the work that keeps her most engaged.
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