![]() In a big city, it becomes sort of service-oriented: "Are you within my driving range? Oh, we actually don't work. ok! All right! It sounds like you're busy!" ![]() We were talking about how friends are always in flux and, at least in LA, it’s like marketing, like you’ve got to stay on somebody’s email list and tweet at them, like signing up for some sort of service: "Are you still interested in our, uh. My friend Amy just gave me a good premise for a joke today. I mean, they can, but you can still keep doing it.Īnd you get to say exactly - exactly - what you want to say, and do exactly what you find funny. And nobody can tell you that you’re not doing it right. I mean, the thing I like about standup is that it is independent. Maria Bamford: It’s all perception, thinking that one is an outsider. What is it about being an outsider that you find so compelling? I spoke with her earlier this month about how she writes jokes, how she makes the saddest parts of the human experience funny, and finding dog clothes on Etsy.ĭanielle Kurtzleben: A lot of your jokes seem to be about being an outsider - having mental illness, being an unconventional comedian, being single. ![]() And Bamford uses that voice to deliver a one-of-a-kind set about OCD, suicide, organized religion, and her pet pugs. A little higher and with a slight quiver to it, and she’s that overeager coworker who’s just dying to go to Quiznos for lunch. When her voice is just a little huskier than normal, she’s a smarmy Hollywood ladder-climber. Bamford has an uncanny ability to convey an entire character with the subtlest tonal shift. After all, the 44-year-old comedian's shape-shifting voice has defined her standup career. It’s almost a shame to confine Maria Bamford to text. ![]()
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