Personnel: Damon Jones.

Sibling rivalry, aging, art, and self-improvement are some of the topics that stand-up comic Maria Bamford covers on her third live album. Her conversational style, reminiscent of story-tellers like Bill Cosby and Patton Oswalt, centers on slice-of-life yarns that unfold at a leisurely pace, rather than on rapid-fire jokes, and her witty, unique way with a tale, as well as her expressive use of different personas and voices, will compel listeners to follow every word.