Maria Bamford has been working her ass off to be your new favorite comic since at least 2004, when she toured America as part of the Comedians of Comedy tour. In addition to being super-funny, she’s also super-duper weird—her 2012 comedy special The Special Special Special was recorded in her parents’ living room, with her parents as the only audience. Tonight, after a year that saw her triumph as Arrested Development’s DeBrie, Bamford brings her brilliantly nutty standup to town. (Neptune Theater, 1303 NE 45th St, stgpresents.org, 8 pm, $25.50, all ages)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...