Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Maria Bamford: 'Lady Dynamite'
Maria Bamford has been described as a comic's comic, well-known in the comedy world but underappreciated by the broader American audience. But with her new show on Netflix, "Lady Dynamite," Bamford is going mainstream.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readMaria Bamford has been described as a comic's comic, well-known in the comedy world but underappreciated by the broader American audience. But with her new show on Netflix, "Lady Dynamite," Bamford is going mainstream. In the show, Maria plays a fictionalized version of herself in the surreal worlds of Hollywood, her Eagle Rock neighborhood and her hometown of Duluth Minnesota. The show explores her career, relationships, and how she lives with bipolar disorder, among other psychological issues.
