Claim: Maria Bamford, whose father was a Navy doctor for part of her life, grew up in Duluth, Minnesota, where she attended school, and started doing stand-up comedy in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the age of 19.
Evidence: At the time, her father, Joel Bamford, was serving as a Navy doctor. She grew up in Duluth, Minnesota, where she attended Chester Park Elementary and Duluth Marshall School. She started doing stand-up in Minneapolis, Minnesota at age 19, at Stevie Ray's Comedy Cabaret.