THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH

FOR COMING OUT.

THIS IS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO

SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

AND I'D LOVE TO DO A SITCOM.

THE THING IS, IS LIKE I'VE HAD

SOME MEETINGS WITH THE SHOW BIZ

TYPES.

AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE A HARD TIME

WITH ME.

THEY SAY, THEY SAY, "MARIA, WE,

UM, WE LOVE WHAT YOU DO.

IT'S INTERESTING, WITH YOUR

VOICES.

IT'S INTERESTING.

(LAUGHTER)

BUT WHO ARE YOU?

IN A SENTENCE OR LESS,

WHO IS MARIA BRAMFORD?"

"I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND,

YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK--

(THROATY VOICE) I'M, UM,

JUST A SMALL TOWN GIRL.

MMMM.

TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THE CITY."

(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)

SO NICE.