Maria Bamford December 17, 2005
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103
What 35-year old comedian stars in the new Comedy Central series, "The Comedians of Comedy Tour", is in Variety's ?TOP TEN COMICS TO WATCH,? has been the talk of Montreal, Edinburgh, Aspen, Kilkenny and Melbourne Comedy Festivals and was voted by Comedy Central viewers as one of their ?Top Ten Favorite Comics?? MARIA BAMFORD! That's who, sweetpeas! Maria started her performing arts career in Duluth, Minnesota at the age of 11 where she starred in the Chester Park Elementary production of "How the West Was REALLY Won!" A short 24 years of self-discovery and secretarial work later, look at her now! She is certainly on some kind of predestined journey!
- NETFLIX "The Comedians of Comedy Tour"
(To be released this month)
Comedy Central's "The Comedians of Comedy Tour"
(To be released in 2006)
Los Angeles Magazine's ?COMIC TO WATCH? (2005)
LA WEEKLY ?Pick of the Week?
Variety's ?Top Ten Comics to Watch?
?Late Nite with Conan O'Brien?
?The Tonight Show with Jay Leno?
?Comedy Central Presents...Maria Bamford?
Comedy Central: Premium Blend,?
?USO Tour,? ?World Comedy,? and ?Tough Crowd?
Her International TV includes: ?ROVE LIVE,? ?THE GLASS HOUSE,? and ?THE GALA Prairie Home Companion? with Garrison Keillor on PRI She was voted ?Best in the Festival Melbourne Comedy Festival? and, she is currently starring in a pilot pitch by Jonathan Katz and Tom Snyder for animated development and it's looking very positive. It's tentatively titled "The Trial". That's right! Maria's talent is not limited to comedy! She also performs comedic voiceovers! She is a series regular on the animated Nickelodeon series ?CatDog? and has been a guest star on Oxygen series ?Hey Monie!,? the Cartoon Network's ?Home Movies? and played a spider in ?Charlotte's Web II.? Recently, Maria landed a role as "The Neurotic Farm Wife" in the upcoming animated feature by Steve Odekerk, BARNYARD . Some of her other credits include, ?STUART LITTLE 2? (small part), ?LUCKY NUMBERS? with John Travolta (pretty big part), ?Dharma and Greg? (very small part) and ?The Trouble with Normal? (medium-sized part). Yeah, pretty awesome, huh?
Added by aacomedy on November 16, 2005