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Maria Bamford is a comedian's comedian (an outsider among outsiders) and has forever fought to find a place to belong. From struggling with an eating disorder as a child of the 1980s, to navigating a career in the arts (and medical debt and psychiatric institutionalization), she has tried just about every method possible to not only be a part of the world, but to want to be a part of it.
In Bamford's "trademark blend of disarming intimacy and dark whimsy" (Publishers Weekly), Sure, I'll Join Your Cultbrings us on a quest to participate in something. With sincerity and transparency, she recounts every anonymous fellowship she has joined (including but not limited to: Debtors Anonymous, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, and Overeaters Anonymous), every hypomanic episode (from worrying about selling out under capitalism to enforcing union rules on her Netflix TV show set to protect her health), and every easy 1-to-3-step recipe for fudge in between.
Packed with "Bamford's brilliance, relentless humor, and insatiable instinct for survival (Library Journal), this memoir explores what it means to keep going, and to be a member of society (or any group she's invited to) despite not being very good at it. In turn, she hopes to transform isolating experiences into comedy that will make you feel less alone (without turning into a cult following).
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"Maria is the kind of comedian you watch and think, 'I've gotta write more and I've gotta think deeper.' I'm glad she's in the world."
--Patton Oswalt, New York Times bestselling author of Zombie Spaceship Wasteland and Silver Screen Fiend
"Maria Bamford is deeply funny. her understanding of the world and her place in it is so specific to her brain and the many beautiful, bizarre voices that live inside it. Read this book to better understand one of our most special minds."
--Nick Kroll
"A brutal and honest look at battling mental health. Is it funny?...Of course...It's Maria, but it's also gut wrenching. Take Maria's hand and walk with her through good times, bad times, and coocoo for coco puffs times."
--Oscar NuƱez
"Maria Bamford is my absolute favorite comedian. Read this book NOW!"
--Tig Notaro, author of I'm Just a Person