Maria Bamford is revered for her deeply personal and
experimental comedy about mental illness. She’s the author of the New York
Times bestselling memoir Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult and is the star of four
hour-long standup specials (Local Act, Weakness is the Brand, Old Baby and
Maria Bamford: the special, special, special!) and the surreal,
semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, about a comedian who
suffers a nervous breakdown. Maria was the first female comic to have two
half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials and starred alongside Patton Oswalt,
Zach Galifianakis and Brian Posehn in The Comedians of Comedy. She also created
and starred in the cult hit web series The Maria Bamford Show, in which she
plays all the characters. Maria is often recognized for her prolific voiceover
work, including characters on Big Mouth and its spinoff Human Resources,
HouseBroken, Teenage Euthanasia, Santa, Inc., Bob’s Burgers, Bojack Horseman,
Summer Camp Island, Adventure Time, Talking Tom and Friends, Legend of Korra,
Puss in Boots, CatDog and PBS’s Emmy-winning series Word Girl. She played
DeBrie Bardeaux on Netflix’s Arrested Development and recurred on the ABC hit
series Fresh off the Boat. Other TV guest roles include Night Court, Life &
Beth, Portlandia, Kenan, Mr. Mayor, and large recurring roles on Hulu’s
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, and Showtime’s Flatbush Misdeameanors. Maria was
also Emmy-nominated for her guest appearance on the Netflix children’s series
Ask the StoryBots. Maria’s late-night appearances include The Late Show with
Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CONAN, The Late Late Show with
James Corden and The Tonight Show. Her interview series What’s Your Ailment?
deals with the various mental struggles of celebrities and is available on the
Topic streaming service. Her Audible Original You Are (A Comedy) Special is a
semi-mock instructional book for both standup and life.