When comedians do their first-late night set, they tend to play it safe. They stick with material that is designed to be introductory. The definitive example is Freddie Prinze’s first appearance on ...

Stand-up comedian Maria Bamford has been a leading voice in erasing stigmas about mental health, not only speaking frankly about her own defects onstage, but also being forthright in a web series ...

Fairly late into Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story, comedian Maria Bamford goes on a radio show where the idea is brought up that she’s the “next big thing.” It’s particularly funny to the ...

ith Maria Bamford, it's sometimes tough to separate truth from fiction. Take, for instance, the Duluth-raised comedienne's new Web sitcom, "The Maria Bamford Show." "I just say to people, 'Who is that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Renowned standup comedian and actor Maria Bamford will appear at The Orpheum Theatre at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 26. GALESBURG — ...

Good news, idiosyncratic comedy fans! Maria Bamford is coming to Portland! She’s playing a weekend of shows at Helium Comedy in May. It’s been about a year and a half since Bamford graced our city ...

On October 27, 2012, in Eagle Rock, California, the evolution of the stand-up-comedy special added another dimension when Maria Bamford filmed her Special Special Special! The show was shot, on ...

After a mental collapse, Bamford filmed the critically acclaimed Web series–about a comedian who moves home upon having a nervous breakdown–in her parents’ Duluth house. I spent time in two different ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...