Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams spoke to "Lady Dynamite"'s Bamford via Skype to discuss visibility, turning mental illness into creative inspiration, and why psych wards aren’t as nearly fun as they look in the movies.

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"Lady Dynamite"'s Maria Bamford on TV's Best Year for Mental Illness

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