Join host and comedian Maria Bamford as she talks candidly with fellow comedians and artists about their experiences with mental health, past or present. Season 1 guests include Tom Arnold (Roseanne), Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Jen Kirkman (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie), Tig Notaro (One Mississippi), Andy Kindler (Bob's Burgers), Aparna Nancherla (BoJack Horseman) and Jim Norton (The Irishman) as well as mental health professionals, Elyn Saks (professor) and Steven Sultanoff (psychologist).
Are all comedians miserable? Kevin Pollak (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Usual Suspects) sits down with some of the most successful comics working today, including Kumail Nanjiani, Tom Hanks, Jimmy Fallon, Amy Schumer, Steve Coogan, Larry David, Jim Gaffigan and Judd Apatow, to learn about what drives comedians to be funny.
Sometimes the best gifts are the ones you didn’t know you needed. Comedian Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite) stars in this 12-part holiday special about the silver linings within everything from substance abuse to bankruptcy and existential despair.
Professor of law, psychology, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at USC's Gould School of Law, Elyn Saks sits down with Maria Bamford to share her personal experiences with schizophrenia.