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Maria Bamford: Old Baby
'Is it just continuing to show up without any guarantee?' Maria Bamford decided she could do that. Maybe you can too. 💛
Who it's for
Bamford talks plainly about a mental-health crisis, a stay in a psychiatric facility and a mood stabilizer whose side effects made thinking and talking nearly impossible.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Maria Bamford's 2017 Netflix stand-up special, directed by Jessica Yu, is filmed around her Los Angeles neighbourhood, and its audiences grow as it goes. She starts out performing alone, then for her husband and pugs, a dozen friends in a living room, a bookstore, a restaurant patio, a bowling alley, a cinema and finally a downtown theatre.
Where to find it
Netflix original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Mention of past suicide plans.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 17+)
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.Helen Keller, Optimism: An Essay
