Lady Dynamite

I'm surprised there hasn't been a post yet about Maria Bamford's excellent new show on Netflix, Lady Dynamite. It is terrifically weird and funny, somewhat reminiscent of Strangers with Candy though far more sincere. The opening sequence of the first episode alone is an exercise in loopy comedic brilliance.

Plus- Ana Gasteyer and Bridget Everett have featured roles.

I *love* it. My only complaint is I find it kinda exhausting and not easy to binge watch (I have that complaint about most Netflix shows) so I am only 6 episodes in unlike most of my friends who have finished it all.

I'm also finding it difficult to watch more than one episode in a sitting. It's just so absurd, it's exhausting. I love it and laugh my ass off, but I'm definitely taking it slower than, say, Kimmy Schmidt or (something I've seen many times but still binge watch) The Office. It's a lot to digest.

That being said, I'd never even heard of Maria Bamford before and I am very taken by her brand of comedy. As someone who struggles with depression and anxiety, I appreciate the sensitivity to mental illness the show has. But I also appreciate that it has a sense of humor about the particular eccentricities of the mentally ill. It's a difficult balance but it absolutely nails it.

Watched part of the first episode. I started out liking the beginning, then it gradually started to get on my nerves. Disclaimer: it was getting pretty late, and I was getting sleepy when I watched, so there's that. Give me another day and another mood (and more wakefulness), and I might get into it more.