Maria Bamford has been one of the most prolific and most original voices in comedy of the last three decades, and yet she is still, at 55 years old, talked about like she’s a breakout candidate. When her criminally under-watched Netflix series Lady Dynamitedebuted, it was written about as if the Minnesota-born comic was plucked from the depths of the obscure by Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz. But she’s been around for a long time, and Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Storyis an essential doc that reveals the origins of her singular voice with exceeding warmth and vulnerability.
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