Rhiannon Archer was the MC for the evening. She did a few run-of-the-mill topical jokes such as having a new boyfriend over or that "misogynist" sounds rather pleasant (i.e., like "massage"). Mark Debonis told stories about Marcello his "dumb friend" and life in Scarborough. Finally, Bobby Canoeuf also talked about relationships ("Take fight pictures so you don't just look over old happy photos and wondered what went wrong") and weird cat behaviour.
Maria Bamford specialized in two things: neurotic observations and funny voices. To that end, she talked in a stream-of-consciousness way, jumping from topic to topic but always returning to not only neuroses but sometimes even mental illness (on schizophrenia vs. her own bi-polar disorder: "I make voices, I don't hear them"). She evoked funny mimicry of her "Life Coach" sister, passive-aggressive mother, cynical father, and various Angelenos friends and neighbours. There was even an extended dig at the culinary train-wreck that is Paula Deen. There were some sustained humorous moments but overall, the audience wasn't fully engaged.
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