Maria Bamford: ‘I want to give Donald Trump a roundhouse

The comedian and Lady Dynamite creator talks about Godzilla, her deep hatred of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, and living in Australia for a year

In your memoir Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult, you shared your personal email address with explicit encouragement for people to send you any complaints. Did you get any?

I didn’t get any complaints, only loving support. I’ve got some beautifully written emails. It’s really heartening what human beings are capable of. I wonder if the people who are critical are all on my Instagram? They’re always complaining about me on Twitter or whatever. Those people don’t want to read. But yes, every once in a while I’ll get an email and it’s really lovely.