Maria Bamford - Psych Ward - This Is Not Happening - Uncensored
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- When Maria Bamford checked herself into a psychiatric hospital, it was only the beginning of a spiral into mental illness that prevented her from doing comedy for two years.
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I love her cause she looks like she hosted or co starred in a kids puppet show for decades, then just switched to dark comedy.
TheRedGameboy I know this is a crazy old comment but SERIOUSLY!!! That is 100% the vibe Maria has. I’ve always struggled to explain her to others. This is so perfect. That is all.
That's real accurate there, friend
If Shari Lewis retired Lamb Chop and started doing dark comedy. 🤣
Brill
ikr!! shes adorable lmao
This girl was talking openly about serious mental illness long before it was cool and has made so many people feel less alone, while also somehow being hilarious. She is a national treasure.
I’m glad that was your takeaway
It's true it's very open now. And accepted in positives ❤🎉
Maria Bamford is 52 years old.
@@UnYin99 Yep. I think she qualifies as a woman now.
I love her!
Thank you, Maria, for speaking about mental illness! You give hope and reassurance to other comedians and lovers of comedy.
Liz Thompson why shes been one of my favorites for 20 years now
She weird lol
"What are you working on, what's on the next page for you?"
"Oh......I'm done" (same)
Krystal Hooper who would have thought, six months later your comment is true on a global level.
Richard Marshall 😬😬😬😬😬😬
i've been thinking about this since 2016.
AMEN!
I said that 2 years ago.... i should get back to you know that life thing.
Wow, when she slips into that other voice...I just start wondering if her main voice is an act. So convincing both ways!
She actually doesn't talk different voices. Her facial expressions are just *that convincing*.
She has another voice she does that is satan/monstrous. If you look at her old material her voice used to be even higher.
Also FYI I've read interviews with Gilbert Godfried and was surprised that is not his "real" voice. He uses it always, and almost never, ever turns it off, except around his wife and a few very close friends when alone.
Maria Bamford’s natural voice is very childlike. None of the voices she used in this bit are her natural voice. She’s trained her register because she wasn’t taken seriously by anyone. Her ending "thanks, you guys" was closest to how she really speaks.
Saulė Lovegood damn I should try this
"I may be eccentric, but I save my receipts" best line ever
*K A B L A M !*
BJ Weaver Maybe that’s just what they enjoyed the most, chill out.
BJ Weaver Girl what? 😐
@@bluerochlitz8335 your graduation photo proves our education system has lowered their standards.
@@bluerochlitz8335 hahaha. Someone points out something they like and BAM this bitch gets set off . relaxxx
Maria is one of the true comedic geniuses of our generation. Ill take her 20% over anyones 100% any day.
Love this comment! She's amazing
uhh no. this wasn't remotely funny and half of it made no sense whatsoever.
noah stauffer , really? You need to get out more. She may be funny but she wasn't funny in this video
SlayerPayback he's definitely one of my favorites.
@noah stauffer This is entirely accurate.
OH TURBULENCE, I WANNA LIVE. LMFAO.
dreamomega called me outttt I was in one of my most suicidal states a couple years ago on a flight back home we started having turbulence cuz we hit a storm and I never prayed harder
Bahaha best part
Lmfaoo
@Jackie LMAOOO that’s real 😂
I felt this in my soul. Existential whiplash is the WORST 😂
This is the darkest performance I've seen by Maria Bamford. She doesn't usually come across as angry, even when relating grim experiences, but here there seems to be anger very near the surface. I found it very moving and sad as well as funny.
Depression at it's core is suppressed anger that can't be fully reconciled or dealt with for one or many reasons. The anger may be from one source or many as well.
Bruce Armstrong
She is a Minnesota girl. And I saw her perform in Mpls early on. She was hysterically funny. I think talking about her depression is brave. But she needs to talk about more then just that. Both my siblings have mental health issues. And I get so tired of dealing with all their issues that arise in a minute, hour, day, month and year. I want a escape from it for the duration of a video, not be dragged thru more. I go to TH-cam videos to take my mind off my reality. And seeing acts like this just make me sad and dreading having to face the next issue.
@@maryallison0509 The beautiful thing about TH-cam videos is that you can click away from them at literally any time.
@@maryallison0509 And what better place to bash on your siblings mental health issues than a stand up comedy bit about peoples bullshit reactions to being open and honest about your mental health issues. At least it's not connected to your real name on the offchance of one of your siblings coming across how much of a burned they are to you because of their mental health.
@@maryallison0509 If you don't want to hear real life horror stories then probably don't watch a show called "This Is Not Happening".
Maria has a very rare talent. How many people could tell such an incredibly sad tale, talk about suicide, being committed, meds, mental illness & psychotic breaks or manic episodes *and make us laugh so much!* I wish I had an ounce of the courage this woman has. She seems like the type of person who might see herself as fragile (like I do) but honestly, to me, she seems like one of the strongest women in the world. To cope with all that *and* a career of making people laugh as well as being in the spotlight. Maria Bamford you’re much hero! 🦸🏼♀️
I love her delivery. Her timing is flawless
As a fellow crazy, I can identify with how depleted she feels. 20% is about right. On a good day.
I've been going on 20% for the last year. Does it ever change?
@@atownlefttrain Yes... I think so..? I have what I like to call "good seasons". So at least 6 months a year I'm great... well, I'm ok.. (not necessarily consecutively either). But, I make the most of my "happy" periods.. I recently turned 30, so at this point in my life I focus on doing only what makes me feel good. Focus on the few things I enjoy and do my best to make myself happy.
If you have any hobbies or interests, embrace them.. Take advantage of every little thing you can, and that will get you through. That, and don't feel bad for how your brain works. We all (even "normal" people) have to get through awful, mind numbing, soul crushing BS on a daily basis; But, those of us with depression or anxiety (or a slew of other disorders) we have to fight a little harder.. We go through our own periods of "hardship", and once you recognize those you will be more prepared to combat them. I throw myself into napping and scrapbooking, try to go see bands I love (even if I leave after the first song) and force myself to do things that make me feel good (like volunteer with rescue animals). You can "beat" mental illness and it does get easier once you know how your brain works and your moods effect you.
Good luck, it takes constant upkeep, but it is worth the effort.
Hey I'll be your Friend buddy!!! & we Gone get on up there to 100% too!!!
NO Foolin Either...
“As a fellow crazy” hah, probably some hipster with “social anxiety”
Me too
I love Maria Bamford! Many members of my family suffer from mental illness, so, in my opinion, she is one of the bravest people on the planet. I wish upon her all the greatest things that this life has to offer.
Agreed
Same! This set was farr too relatable. I'm just glad i wasn't in the audience cuse i was laughing so loud i think my neighbors could hear me, even when the crowd went silent i was still laughing over the previous joke, loud af. I'm typing this through tears in my eyes and i have mascara all over my t-shirt from wiping the tears off my eyes
I've def been admitted more times than I'd like to admit
I've been in the laughing barn 3 times.
Beautiful thoughts for a beautiful lady!
I adored her Netflix show Lady Dynamite. She couldn't continue though because it was too stressful. But there are 2 fabulous seasons.
God she's amazing. We need more brutal honesty like this in our culture
Most people can't handle it. They see their reflection and get scared,,,,and hurtful.
Check out Tig Notaro if you want brutal honesty in comedy. She went through a double mastectomy after getting breast cancer but that is just the tip of the iceberg. She is hilarious w/her deadpan delivery but her story is also heart wrenching. She is amazing.
augusts1 Tig is honest but I don’t find her as funny as Maria... not anywhere near as funny
Love how she gave respect to Richard Pryor in the middle of her story. Just love her
I love this woman. There's absolutely zero bullshit in her material. The reason comedy had grown into an artform is because of performers like her.
Completely said what I was thinking
Sooo i rembrr seeing her at Oregon state university right before my first psychotic break with bipolar 2. I cannot express the depth and connection I feel for her. You’re incredible.
How are you doing, BoopsNstuff? I have Seasonal Affective Disorder and dementia.
Bipolar has a sequel?
bipolar and GAD on latuda and hydroxyzine
When she changes voices it's a different person lol it's incredible
Bless her and her honesty. I suffered mental illness, but managed to hide it from others, enough so I could hold down a job. I was in weekly talk therapy for 40 years, and I would have continued, but my therapist died. The new therapist told me I'd have to transition to drugs,.....and I tried them for about 5 years, and they just about destroyed me. Now I just quietly suffer. I don't take anything and just white knuckle it.
You are a hero. I am doing the exact same thing and I’m glad to learn I’m not alone.
@@lunamaru65431 Thanks!....Well I survived "life". I lived it, it was a struggle. Many times or most of the time, I felt I was like an actor. I tried to act normal, and I guess I fooled most of the people. I focused on what I liked doing, and what I did seemed to work. I now realize almost everyone, is quietly suffering with some feelings of doubt, or anxiety, depression, etc. Life didn't come with an instruction manual. We're all just winging it. Some people are just better at acting normal.
Meow dude. I hope you find a better fit if you ever look for another...
Didn't know her.. her style is really out of the ordinary. So refreshing.
This is the most unhinged set I’ve ever seen, holy shit. It’s amazing.
I need to play this everyday. Mental illness sucks. Thanks, Maria, for reseting the bar.
I have to beg you, if you read this comment, go look at her really really original stuff. Shes a legend in my books.
LeDuckDuckGoose its true shes the best
Because of you I will
She is Queen!
Facts!
Ohhh okkk
her voice can make a great joker female villain in a batman movie
good.call.
She’s crazier than any actor that played Joker.
This is really intense comedy! I love it!
Comedians bring joy-they don't have it.
Kay Kay Yeah, fart jokes
Uhhh a lot of the top comedians are deeply troubled and they use humor as a coping mechanism. I would suggest googling "comedian suicide" or "comedian depression" if you don't believe me, but the results would probably be equally as troubling.
I think they just see the world more clearly than most which is part what makes them able to be so funny but also what may cause their depression. The world is a troubling place if one is brave enough to be honest about it.
That makes me so sad :(
leaveacommentinSTFU yeah I think they are realists.
Seeing her work is pure gold. Maria is amazing!
She's one of those most creative, unique, brave, hilarious comics of all time.
uhh no. this wasn't remotely funny and half of it made no sense whatsoever.
I wouldn't say any of that. I find her interesting because her perspective is strange. What she thinks is funny is strange. If she was a normal mentally stable comic with the same material it wouldn't work. She really knows she's crazy and sells it well.
@@Sanctifiers made sense to me
@@DrNaCl it made sense if you like unfunny cringe bullshit I guess
'Brave'....
Stay off the internet. We dont need you here.
“Had to make sure you weren’t having a grandiose delusion...”
Maria Bamford is soooo underappreciated for her talent. Her voice control, facial expressions and timing are amazing. 🤗🤗🤗
“What do you do for work?”
“Oh, uhh, I’m done. I ... finished early.” Lol dead
quality > quantity....!
Maria occupies the top of my pyramid of respect for not only her comic genius, but most importantly for her courage.
wow i had like a blob of respect with her around center but a pyramid seems like the better way
“...throwing them at said clown christ”.. DEAD😂😂
That was outrageous. Playing the scene in my head, I laughed so loud!
I’d have paid good money for that.
she got a wierd style but shes genuine n it works :)
Maria has been top tier for a long time, allow me to welcome you out from under your rock
what a dick. like because you knew her first, that makes you better? hahaha
Catfish Vodka The rude one all depends on the tones in which you read the comments in. if i decided to interpret living under a rock as an actual insult i could see where youre coming from.
The only actual aggressive and insulting one is you. Not everyone is as unevolved as all that, so dont assume my tone.
A sane person sees basically "Shes good!"
"Yep!"
Then whatever you are
No, "allow me to welcome you out from under your rock" is douchebag talk no matter what tone you read it in.
Cody S The difference is that now you're trying too hard to be offensive and edgy in order to make a point, while your first comment was just genuinely being a douche. The original guy didn't even say he didn't know about Maria before lmao.
first saw her on Tim & Eric, she was hilarious. She's still killing it and doing important work talking about mental health issues.
That psychiatrist's reaction is spot on.
Right!
I'll always skip the first minute of these videos.
Hate it
Yeah i always hate it, so pointless
Maria Bamford, the jazz music of comedy. Love your work kiddo!
Great description of her Rhythm
Smooth and sultry, just the way we all love her
I know that genius is rarely appreciated in its time, but can we all just take a moment to fucking recognize this completely unadulterated genius????
Maria Bamford is brilliant.
Thank you Maria. I feel less alone.
Maria is so great!
20 % XD I can't tell you how true that is. I don't care who you are, this is funny and true. Not until I was 29 I found out that you can suck and still take part in life. Most valuable life lesson ever. That joke made me laugh so hard cause it's true. Love Maria for her style.
Dialectics-- when two things can be true at once. 😂... &agreed, i like your comment, sir. Sad but true.
The spoon 🥄 theory. If you are having a ten spoon day great, if you are only have a 2 spoon day than that's how much you can get done....pushing past that point consistently will deplete you and lead to illness/accidents.
Check out Martha Beck on The Courage To Rest because it really does take courage to rest in "civilized", industrialized societies.
So worth the wait. I've even heard a few of these bits before, but she seems to have really refined them!
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She whispers and it fits her 😭😂
This is one of the best ones ever. Love her she's the most unique comic
I adore her.
She's brilliant, always hilarious
This is barely comedy is the best way possible. Some truth or this world is better than any amount of bullshit comedy material. LOVE that she shares the real deal from her own life. MUCH love and respect for this lady.
I've often thought that the best comedy is a form of postulating a philosophic twist on a familiar point.
Maria is an inspiration to me. She manages to make terrifying aspects of life something you can laugh at. Never heard a comedian so open about this stuff. it's really nice. I found her through Arrested Development.. and I just became a big fan from this. About to go watch a special of hers now.
Check out Lady Dynamite too. I think it's on Netflix. Maria is the best.
Wait! I wanna come too!!
Her mother/generic older woman voice is absolutely unmatched. It gets me everytime.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
this is the most awkward thing ever. I love it
I love her she is the absolute best!
My favorite female comedian. How Amy Schumer is more known than Maria is beyond me.
Cuz Schumer has strong political ties in her family due to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. It is not hard to see that the money from the family's ties was put into building her image.
Schemer puts sex or pushes sex a lot more in her act and presentation of material??
Cause apparently dirty vaginas are the funniest thing ever
I don't hate Amy Schumer as much as everyone else, I thought her show was pretty funny but it had it's issues as well, but Maria Bamford should be the household name.
Charlie Tries people love idiots
This is the first time I've seen this woman and I already love her. Depression takes a lot out of you and everybody who has it wishes they didn't, but it does make you think differently. Depressed comedians really seem to bring something to the table that mentally healthy comedians can't, especially when they're being open about what they went through.
Exactly
There are mentally healthy comedians?!😂
I love Maria!!! She's so bizarre, it's amazing to watch. Hilarious!
I fuckin love her. I heard her on Spotify listening to bill Burr and she came up, I searched just her and listened for a 4 hour road trip. Pure comedic genius. I hope she has found happiness, cause she brought it to me. Thanks!
Thank you for speaking out about mental illness. It's still so hard for anyone who hasn't experienced a breakdown or depressive episode to understand. You being fearless and talking about it, and even turning it into material, makes dark times feel bearable. Hats off to you.
Like bein depresseed or experiencin a psychiatric episode is something we all should strive for? .....duh🤔
Only if I replied tu u!🤔 oops
But then again if I valued ur opinon it would mean so much more!🤔
Agreed. Got to find a way to bring illumination to this human experience. Some things don't get cured overnight with a hug and well wishing, but maybe it can be cured.
"I don't know what I'm doing more than half of the time"
If it gets u by so b it!😘
I’m a pterodactyl! Ow! CORN!
Maria...there is so much heart and honesty in her stand up. She's a giant talent.
Full mood right there.
Maria Bamford is THE smartest, most original, talented and funniest comedian of our generation. She is wildly underrated.
@12:22 The genuine look of visceral disgust and violation after that perfectly delivered line about how some asshole has "copywritten the entire human experience" is the crux of this beautiful, existential performance. It perfectly exemplifies why bright and talented people are haunted by suicidal tendencies.
I thought this was an absolute Masterclass!.... Very very funny and beautifully acted, yet sympathy inducing with the kind of story telling, detail and timing that you can't teach. Someone at the height of their powers Top Class!.
maria is an absolute gem
I love her so much! she's fuckin hilarious! I totally identify with her, I've also been living with bipolar disorder and have been there. I love comics you can make light of their hardships and she really mastered that! (=^.^=)
Almost impossible to think or talk!! NO OWN!!!!! Or should I say, OH NO! LMFAO
This was real dark, self-aware, weird comedy. Loved it
I don’t know wether to laugh or cry. This is almost hallucinatory funny.
looooooooooooooooooooooooooove her
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeee Tooooooooooooooooo!
Thanks for your open honest, bare humility and generosity in pushing through courageously with super funny results!
Maria Bamford is one of the smartest comics ever.
The weirdest act I've ever seen, but I have to say I was constantly wondering what was coming next. It makes me happy to know that she's ok now...I think.
I love this show, but absolutely loathe the title sequence with Ari Shaffir.
yeah, comedy's gotta be funny, if it's not funny, it's not comedy. love her so much!
Wow. Amazing set. She took something heartbreaking and discouraging and transformed it into a comedy routine.
Nice combo of story telling, comedy and rawness.
This is an absolute masterpiece. I can't believe the number of dislikes. Maybe people just can't relate.
she sounds like bart simpson
i love you crazy lady. never leave us!
She’s a huge inspiration to me. Especially the stuff about lowering expectations and how it doesn’t even matter. She’s awesome
I accidentally liked a negative comment and felt so bad I have to say that I love your stuff. I'd take your 20% any day
You can click on it again and it unlikes it.
Shes so awkward and weird, maybe that's why I love her so much. Reminds me of the tangents my friends and I would go on, cutting up and being silly.
And God Bless her for dealing with her illness in a healthy way! We dont need another comic gone too soon.
hate to know Maria was having such a rough time but hopefully she stays getting better...
Love You Maria!!!!
One of the funniest! Love her sense of humor
She understands my Bipolar 2 and I love her for it! She's here to help.
Hell yeah 🙌
I'm a unipolar type of guy, I assume bipolars get to have fun sometimes.
Having spent a week stint in a psych ward (though I was actually just a drug addict and put in the wrong place honestly ) but it was fascinating and in a weird way I wish more ppl would do psych ward humor lol. Honestly humor was the only way I got through that insanity and rehab, I literally joke in the Er in the hospital when I end up there(not psych but I have medical issues and had a bad motorbike crash and wrecked my face and brain for a bit) but I was jolly and jokeing to the point they thought it was from the brain injury lol. It’s my way of dealing with stress and difficult situations or pain. I know I’m not the only one. Just like drug or rehab jokes can be hilarious but unless you lived it it won’t be.
she's amazing! thank you maria, you are the best. i hope you are feeling better
I love you Maria.
I like Maria Bamford. And it *_is_* because she's a woman. She makes me laugh and her jokes aren't all about sex. It's like a g** damn miracle. I can even relate to it, right down to the gripper socks. If anyone else knows some good female comedians, share them here. It's good to know that they exist.
Kathleen Madigan
Check out Jessa Reed.
Margaret Smith and Paula Poundstone crack me up!
Paula Poundstone.
Her show on netflix is hysterical. I didnt even intend to get into it, I just started watching it and finished the whole season because she's so loveable and sweet
Awesome and Brave
Think Dreams was probably talking about continuing to do shows after being hospitalized for depression.
My god, shes a fucking genius. Unique as hell
I liked it. It was a really insightful, felt honest and almost hypnotic. It fell a bit flat on the last part, at least I got lost around the china part on dialogue she was acting out. Otherwise good show. Cheers.
I think the China part was important, it highlighted that the comedian that was looking down on her for missing a few shows due to a mental episode, is actually far more insane than she could possibly ever be.
AholeAtheist
I didn't say it wasn't important, I said it was the point where it wasn't as relatable or good to me as the rest of the material.
+AholeAtheist god I love this broad. I laugh so much when listening to her, but never as much as when her material is explained to me. Wow, wish there was this medium available in my Jenny Jones period..
I think that was the part were her abject vulnerability from having a psychotic episode came face to face with the psychotic archetype made manifest in the 'rain or shine' consumate professional American psycho.
atownlefttrain - I came to say something just like that but you said it so well I decided to just give you props 👍
I love this woman. So great.
you guys are watching genius happen
I remember watching Maria some years ago when she was struggling. She is one of my favorite comedians as she has had the courage to not only overcome her "illness' but to recognize that it is her superpower. What a lovely person.
You tell whoever the FUCK you want!
“Well we are sorry that you experienced that with our services. If there’s any way we can win back your business… in fact I’d love to set you up with 20 free tickets to a comedy show!”
“As you guys know, _they’re pretty easy to come by_ “
Yes, yes, yes, yesssss!!! Bamfoo is the best!
Been in love with Maria for decades..