I am on some certain psychiatric meds that make me really tired. Like, ‘Oh god, we’ve got to have that show back!’ Even if I didn’t want it, I wanted to be wanted, definitely. ![]() “I felt sad that it was over on some level, just in terms of wanting to be needed. It’s statistically unjust.” On Netflix canceling ‘Lady Dynamite’ after two seasons On some level, the door still isn’t open. And I also have heard so many stories of other female comics about how difficult it is to get on. There might be two or three comics who are headlining who are women. It’s bizarre how you’ll go to a comedy club and maybe there will be a picture of a famous comedian on the wall who’s never been there, like Margaret Cho or Lucille Ball or something, but that’s it. That’s why I think these festivals are doing well, because they’re inclusive. I think they’re leaving money on the table. I wish they would become more accessible to everybody. “I love comedy clubs-love, love, love them. On the lack of inclusivity at comedy clubs I’ve got my own life.’ But I used to do an impersonation of my sister and she really felt hurt by that and said ‘I don’t want you to do that anymore.’ So I’m trying desperately not to do it, but it’s hard because she’s very funny.” You’ve heard years of your kids going, ‘That’s stupid, Mom.’ At least I think that’s what’s going on because she just goes, ‘Oh, yeah, that’s great, honey. I think that’s a trait of mothers in general. And I think I went on probably like 75 internet dates over the course of 10 years, so it didn’t seem that scary to me at all.” On impersonating her family members onstage I did a lot of internet dating back in the day. I want to say I’ve done it at least 30 times and people have always been very pleasant. Louis, Missouri at 3 p.m.’ And then you get to meet a nice person in the middle of nowhere. ![]() You put on your Twitter, ‘Hey, at this time, in this zip code, can anyone meet me for coffee? I’ll buy.’ And then people tweet back and go, ‘I’m available in that odd part of St. If you’ve heard of Twitter, it’s such a loving, sweet, gentle place. So now I need to get a witness to sit there and watch me go through the whole thing. “It is a very selfish drive in that I have a difficult time getting myself to rehearse my material. Highlights from our conversation are below and you can listen to the whole thing right now by subscribing to The Last Laugh on Apple Podcasts, the Himalaya app or wherever you listen to podcasts. Is it better than the free clinic? I don’t know.” “I like to joke that it’s the least helpful form of health care you could get. “I thought it would be fun to talk to other people who were open to talking about their experience,” she says. That feeling of wanting to listen more is part of what drove Bamford to host a new online talk show called What’s Your Ailment?! for on which she interviews other celebrities about their mental health issues. I don’t even know if I want to hear what I have to say despite the fact that I keep talking.” Am I really necessary in terms of being a performer? There are so many other voices that haven’t been heard and they’re so interesting. ![]() ![]() “I’m almost 50 years old and I’m a very well-off, as far as I can tell, white lady. “I think sometimes I get into the ethical anxiety about taking space up in the world,” Bamford tells me on this week’s episode of The Last Laugh podcast.
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