Maria Bamford

What I admire most about Maria Bamford is her willingness to mine her own darkness for laughs. Depression, anxiety, a dysfunctional family, even suicidal thoughts: she puts it all on stage with a disarming honesty that few comedians dare to attempt. That takes a courage I find genuinely moving. An Edinburgh-educated mind that never hides behind cleverness, she instead offers her wounds as a gift to anyone who has felt the same. Her voice work shows real range too, but it's her fearless emotional candor that makes me see her as one of comedy's quiet heroes.

Name (English)

Maria Bamford

Name (Japanese)

マリア・バンフォード

Reading

まりあ・ばんふぉーど

Born

September 3, 1970 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

Origin

Port Hueneme, California, United States

Occupation

comedian / screenwriter / voice actor / television actor / film actor

University

University of Edinburgh

• Official sitehttps://mariabamford.com
• Xhttps://x.com/mariabamfoo
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Bamford
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3396317

Tags

• California
• comedian
• screenwriter
• voice actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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