God, I remembered how manic and zany this show was, but I'd forgotten just how funny this show was. Mitch Hurwitz, Arrested Development - heard of him? Yeah, he's a Lady Dynamite co-creator, and it shows. But the real star here is Maria Bamford, who's completely unafraid to "go there" in absolutely slapdash fashion. It's probably to the show's detriment when it comes to attracting new viewers - this season and last one both open with some very cringey, very off-putting bits that surely alienated plenty of people popping in to check this out - but the show is better off in the long run for embracing and amplifying the manic and bipolar tendencies of its protagonist, who is of course based heavily on the actress and comedian portraying her. I like this show a lot!
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