Rachel Brosnahan, 30, slips into character as she films season four of Emmy-winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with co-star Alex Borstein in Washington Square Park
In 2017, Amanda Foley, the location scout for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” needed a place to shoot a record store scene. It’s a challenge to find interiors that fit the storyline of the series’ main character Midge Maisel, a wealthy Jewish housewife who dives into the Village scene of the late 50s and early 60s. On the outside, preservation laws ensure Greenwich Village looks the same, but step inside and it’s clear: This is not the Village of bohemians and cheap rents.
When Foley walked into The Music Inn a cramped world instrument shop with a forest of Russian balalaikas, Japanese kotos and African harps dangling from every inch of the ceiling she knew she found her spot.
The further away television gets from
30 Rock’s time on the air, the more prescient the sitcom becomes especially when it comes to all things NBC. Which is maybe the last thing anyone would’ve thought when it first premiered, compared to the series that was supposed to succeed, Aaron Sorkin’s funny-for-the-wrong-reasons
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip. However, Tina Fey’s absurd and quick-witted comedy lasted for seven seasons, created a television legacy, and spawned a comedic style and sensibility that made shows like
Great News work. It also left us with the greatest life advice possible: “Never follow a hippie to a second location.” [LaToya Ferguson]
Melissa Rivers Slams Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Bosses for Not Acknowledging Mom Joan as Inspiration
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The only child of late comedienne Joan Rivers feels hurt and violated as no one from the Amazon hit series acknowledged that the show was inspired by her mom. Apr 24, 2021
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Melissa Rivers wants her later mother, comedian Joan, recognised as one of the inspirations behind Amazon s hit series
The star died in 2014 at the age of 81, and Melissa insists her mother s life mirrors that of the lead character Miriam Midge Maisel, who swaps being a housewife for a stand-up comic in the 1950s.
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Melissa Rivers wants her late mother, comedian Joan Rivers, recognised as an inspiration behind Amazon s hit series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
The star died in 2014 aged 81, and Melissa insists her mother s life mirrors that of the lead character Miriam Midge Maisel, who swaps being a housewife for a stand-up comic in the 1950s. Everybody s saying, Oh, it s Joan, it s Joan, it s Joan, it s Joan and yet I never hear from the people that make it or the actors, Melissa said during an appearance on the Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef podcast.
While she has never seen an episode of the show, Melissa insists the character, played by Rachel Brosnahan, is clearly a compilation of the female comedians of that era, including her mother, who shot to fame in 1965 as a guest on The Tonight Show.