We Met Online w/ Maria Bamford | First Date with Lauren Compton

First Date with Lauren Compton

YMH Studios

Sexuality, Comedy, Relationships, Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Check out the newest podcast from YMH Studios "Not A Damn Chance"! Hosted by pro skateboarder Neen Williams and Michelin-starred chef Phillip Frankland Lee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihy5odp5G9A SPONSORS: - Go to https://cargurus.com to make sure your big deal is the best deal. This week on First Date, Lauren Compton sits down with the legendary Maria Bamford—and things get delightfully weird. Here’s what’s on the menu: * How she met her husband online (and basically hacked the dating system) * First heartbreaks—and why they hit like a freight train 💔 * When green flags turn red (and vice versa??) * Making besties on set... then ghosting each other forever 🎬 * Her secret talent? Neck rubs. Just ask her husband. * Real talk on eating disorders and mental health 🧠 It’s awkward, insightful, hilarious, and totally Bamford. Buckle up. This date gets deep. 🎟️ Catch Maria live: Tour Dates https://mariabamford.com/tourdates 🌐 More Maria: https://mariabamford.com 📲 Follow her on Instagram: @mariabamfordcomedy https://www.instagram.com/mariabamfordcomedy/ First Date Ep. 102 https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencompton https://store.ymhstudios.com Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:24 - Meeting Hubby 00:04:12 - Kitten Heals 00:06:03 - Foreign Love 00:10:26 - First Heartbreak 00:12:58 - Green Means Red 00:17:04 - Eating Disorder 00:19:44 - Set Friends 00:24:19 - Hidden Talents 00:27:16 - Split the Bill 00:30:32 - Tasting Menu 00:33:54 - Dessert Question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I love that I started the Not a Damn chance podcast with just the nastiest story I have.
0:05.7	Part of this idea of this podcast is how you can become successful as living as just a regular human.
0:12.6	I went to culinary school, and I only went for a few months and I dropped out.
0:16.4	Look at that, kids. You can drop out of culinary school and get two Michelin starts.
0:20.6	I do what I can do so i could come
0:22.7	back do it all over again not a damn chance you see yourself somewhere take all the necessary
0:31.5	steps to get there i just don't know how to quit. That might be my superpower.
0:38.4	You can all try and stop me.
0:39.9	I hope you do.
0:42.5	Consistency was exactly what life was all about.
0:44.9	Don't be genius here and wild there.
0:47.2	There's a beautiful moment where obstacles become opportunities.
0:50.3	Messes become messages.
0:52.8	I got shot in the face
0:54.3	jail was the best thing
0:55.3	never happened to me
0:56.0	and I did put my head in the news
0:58.0	you heard 300 people dying
1:00.0	nobody can tell me like
1:01.4	you're breaking the rules
1:02.7	you're doing this wrong
1:03.8	there's no right or wrong
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