Comedian Brings Her Act Home, to Mom and Dad

What the comedian Maria Bamford really wants is the approval of her parents. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesarts for arts and entertainment news. Arts Twitter List: Critics, Reporters and Editors A sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in the New York region, selected by Times critics. Go to Event Listings » That’s not armchair analysis. In “The Special Special Special!,” which she released online at chill.com, Ms. Bamford performs an hour of stand-up for her mother and father as they sit on a couch. By replacing a typical audience with her original one, she breathes life into a cliché by making it literal and creates a compelling dynamic that is...