A Trailblazer in Comedy and Mental Health Awareness
Maria Bamford is revered for her deeply personal and experimental comedy about mental illness. She starred in the surreal, semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series “Lady Dynamite,” about a comedian who suffers a nervous breakdown, and is the star of three unconventional hour-long stand-up specials: “Weakness is the Brand,” “Old Baby,” and “Maria Bamford, the special, special, special!”
Bamford was the first female comic to have two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials. She created and starred in the cult hit web series, “The Maria Bamford Show,” in which she plays all the characters, and is often recognized for her prolific voiceover work including characters on “Big Mouth,” “BoJack Horseman,” “Adventure Time,” and more. Maria played DeBrie Bardeaux on Netflix’s “Arrested Development” and recurred on the ABC hit series “Fresh off the Boat.” She is the 2014 winner of the American Comedy Award for Best Club Comic.
