★★★★★
The first thing that really happens on Maria Bamford's fourth album is an audience member shouts out "I love Blossom," referencing one of Bamford's beloved pugs. The first big laugh comes when Bamford responds "Oh my gosh, I love Blossom too! That's so crazy, so crazy." There are comedians that rely almost entirely on their writing, and performers that can sell even middling material with their stage presence...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-12-02
★★★★★
Most casual comedy observers likely recognize Maria Bamford as the girl in The Comedians of Comedy, a typecast that I would imagine she both relishes and rejects. As the lone female in a posse of overweight slobs, her wacky outfits, cheerful visage, and precocious Midwestern sensibility enable her to stand out amongst a collective of notoriously brash, confrontational comedians...
- www.stylusmagazine.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Given a higher profile by her exposure on the Comedians of Comedy tours and documentaries alongside friends Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and Zach Galifianakis, Maria Bamford has moved up a few levels in terms of exposure and general hipness. Luckily, her material has elevated as well. Bamford's first album, The Burning Bridges Tour, overemphasized the comedian's cartoony aspects, most notably a voice that makes her sound like Betty Boop's neurotic sister...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27