Maria Bamford Essentials

Maria Bamford is no stranger to success, having appeared in (and provided voice work for) numerous hit films and TV shows. But it's in her standup that the California native's true brilliance manifests. Utterly secure in her own self-deprecating, knife-edge humour, she's unafraid of venturing into controversial territory, riffing on suicide (“Suicide, Anyone?”), mental health (“Going Mental”) and dysfunctional families (“Mom's Religion”). But even when she's mining the banal (“Self Employed”), she's as dizzyingly funny as when she's pushing the boundaries (“Lower Property Values”).