High energy: how Maria Bamford made a sitcom out of her hypomania
She’s one of the hottest standup comics in the US, and she’s based her first TV show, Lady Dynamite, on her own time in hospital. But where do Pussy Noodles fit into it all?
The unmissable TV shows of summer 2016
Damian Lewis plays a rogue financier, Winona Ryder hunts down her son, the Dutch go swinging in the suburbs – and Baz Luhrmann charts a ghetto explosion
The best classical concerts and opera of summer 2016
Oedipus finally reaches Britain, there’s a Messiaen marathon in Suffolk, Opera North’s Ring hits the road – and John Luther Adams summons up a deluge
David Baddiel airs his own family’s failings, Bridget Christie grapples with a Motörhead vibrator, there’s a raft of improv – and Mr Swallow recreates Houdini’s finest escape
Who ya gonna call? Why Ghostbusters is leading the charge for female buddy movies
The eagerly awaited reboot replaces the four male characters of the original with women. Could it be a game changer for Hollywood? ‘Everyone needs to step up,’ says its director, Paul Feig
