>>4939>Lynda BarryShe was the inspiration for Daria on Beavis and Butt-head, if I remember right. Mike Judge said that he was told he needed a female character on the show, so he remembered her appearance on David Letterman and decided to base a character on the idea of what he thought Lynda Barry would be like as a teenager. She's also a quarter Flip.
Judging from that video, Life in Hell doesn't seem very funny. It comes across as something that coasted by on its perceived edginess but just would be perceived as tame today. I do like his art style, but Matt Groening is lucky The Simpsons attracted such talented people.