Maria Bamford

Maria Bamford is an American stand-up comedian who was born on September 3, 1970 and grew up at the Naval base in Port Hueneme, California and Duluth, Minnesota. She attended Chester Park Elementary and Marshall High School in Duluth MN and went on to attend Bates College, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Minnesota, where she earned a degree in Creative Writing. Bamford started doing stand-up in Minneapolis at the age of 19 at Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret and later joined Edinburgh's improvised comedy show The Improverts. She has been in a number of movies and television shows, including several voice appearances in cartoons. One of the best-known aspects of Bamford's act is the many different voices she uses. Her comedy often takes the form of vignettes rather than the standard setup/punchline format.

Maria is currently on the documentary series Comedians of Comedy on Comedy Central and Showtime.

TV show appearances

• Comedians Of Comedy
• Comedy Central
• Comic Remix
• Dharma & Greg
• CatDog
• Hey Arnold!
• Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Late Friday
• Mystery Science Theater 3000
• Premium Blend
• Rove Live
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
• Tom Goes to the Mayor
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• The Trouble with Normal
• World Comedy Tour
• Full House

Movie appearances

• Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003)
• Stuart Little 2 (2002)
• The Comedians of Comedy (2005)
• Barnyard (2006)

CDs

• The Burning Bridges Tour (2005)

External links

• Official Maria Bamford Website