Maria Bamford

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Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian.

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Bamford was born at the naval base in Port Hueneme, California, growing up there and in Duluth, Minnesota. She attended Chester Park Elementary and The Marshall School in Duluth 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, Minnesota, 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. Because her stage voice has been described as child-like, her various impersonations (including her mother and her agent) contrast sharply and draw a reaction from the audience as they sound more adult.

Maria was recently featured on the documentary series The Comedians of Comedy on Comedy Central and Showtime, and now appears in short, simple skits on the website Super Deluxe [1].

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  • How To WIN! (2007)

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