Episode 478
with Marie Bamford, Shain Brenden, and Brandy Clark
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello consider the misconceptions our families have about us; comedian Maria Bamford convinces us that anybody can create their own comedy special; stand-up comic Shain Brenden compares his former "single dad" status to a foreclosed home; and Grammy-nominated country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark spins her love of the film Jaws into the topical and heartfelt song "Bigger Boat."
Maria Bamford
Comedian
Stephen Colbert called her his “favorite comedian on earth” and Judd Apatow said she is “the funniest woman in the world.” Maria Bamford starred in the surreal, semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, about a comedian who suffers a nervous breakdown, and is the star of three unconventional hour-long stand-up specials: Weakness is the Brand, Old Baby, and Maria Bamford, the special, special, special! Maria was the first female comic to have two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials and also created the cult hit web series The Maria Bamford Show, in which she plays all the characters. Maria’s Audible Original You Are (A Comedy) Special, released in 2020, is a 15-step guide to creating your own hour of stand-up comedy. Website • Twitter
Shain Brenden
Comedian
Shain Brenden started off in comedy telling jokes as a combat medic in Afghanistan, and soon found that comedy was essential to helping lift spirits during rough times. Since then he’s moved from San Diego to LA to Portland, finished in the top 3 of Portland’s Funniest Person Contest, and was named an “Undisputable Genius of Comedy” by the Portland Mercury. He’s the co-host of his own weekly stand-up show DOUGH every Wednesday at Mississippi Pizza Pub and can be found on your television after every Trail Blazers game as the co-host of the hit NBC Sports show Blazers Outsiders. Website • Twitter
Brandy Clark
Singer-Songwriter
“To me, it’s endings and beginnings,” says six-time Grammy-nominee Brandy Clark of her latest album, Your Life is a Record, which has been described as the best-sounding album she’s ever released. “You know, sometimes you have to have endings to have those beautiful beginnings. I hope people listening find themselves in me finding myself.” As a prolific country music songwriter, Brandy’s tunes have been recorded by Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, the Band Perry, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Darius Rucker, and more. Listen • Twitter