Maria Bamford: Local Act | movie | 2023 | Official Clip - video Dailymotion

Watch as beloved comedian Maria Bamford reveals the true joy and sense of community involved with being an L.A. standup  | dG1feXFYeTRrMENzY1k

Transcript

00:00 I grew so used to being dishonest in Rude Ship Along, I have no problem lying in order to be included.

00:11 And I'm not the greatest member of several problematic cults.

00:18 Have you heard of 12-step groups? Has anyone heard of them? What have you heard?

00:26 They're kind of religious. Yes, they're a little creepy.

00:32 Pseudo-spiritual, paternalistic language, peer counseling, which is notoriously a terrible idea.

00:42 I brought my husband to one of the meetings, he said, "These people need professional help."

00:49 Yes, yes they do. And yet none is forthcoming. And so here we are in this Zoom breakout room.

01:02 Here's what I love about these meetings. Number one, free. Number two, free. Number three, they cannot kick you out.

01:09 One of the main rules, so even if I go to a meeting with a full bottle of Jack Daniels and I'm eating an ice cream cake with a stolen porn DVD,

01:29 all anybody is ever going to say to me is, "Keep coming back."

01:35 I love them so much. One of the worst rules about Fight Club is you're not supposed to say publicly which groups you attend.

01:46 That's impossible for me. I tell everybody everything. It's preventative honesty if I tell you every single thing about myself.

01:54 You can't at a later date say, "But I believe I was very clear in my second album, third track."