This week on Wits, you will be shocked by what you learn about our guest, comedian Maria Bamford, and the things she’s eaten that belong to other people. We also meet Buttonwillow, the world’s best salesperson, and get incredibly valuable advice on how to appreciate the band ABBA. Plus, behind-the-scenes with the Doobie Brother mother, and lots of great music from Jeremy Messersmith.
Maria is the creator and star of Maria Bamford: the special special special, which Vulture.com named one of the Top 10 Stand-Up Specials of 2012, and of the cult hit web series The Maria Bamford Show, which screened at the Museum of Art and Design and was described as a “cold blast of brilliance” by The New Yorker. Maria recurred on the Netflix reboot of Arrested Development, for which she was praised as “fantastic” (Entertainment Weekly) a “standout” (TIME) and “perhaps one of the high points of the entire new season” (Black Book Magazine). She also recurred on FX’s critically-praised Louie and stars on the upcoming USA sitcom Benched. Maria currently contributes comedic voiceovers for such animations as Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, PBS’s Emmy-winning series Word Girl, Nickelodeon’s Kung Fu Panda and Legend of Korra, and Netflix’s upcoming Puss in Boots. Her latest CD, Ask Me About My New God! was named one of top five CD’s of 2013 by Entertainment Weekly. Maria recently won the American Comedy Award for Best Club Comic.
Jeremy Messersmith is a Singer-Songwriter from Minneapolis who rose to National prominence on his last album "The Reluctant Graveyard", he's just releases a follow up album called "Heart Murmurs" on the prestigious Glassnote Records, where in addition to Jeremy their small roster includes Mumford & Sons, Childish Gambino, and Phoenix. Jeremy recently had 2 Sold-Out release shows at First Avenue in Minneapolis and has been touring internationally off the album.