You know, she's not a Lenny Bruce, but she's stream of consciousness, and she's talking about things she's not supposed to and not doing a character, not - so I think that made it a little bit easier, that she's presenting herself and performing pieces from her life, that that maybe lends itself to reproducing in an easier way. And I was comparing the size of the paper to the size of my ass... BORSTEIN: ...And making jokes about how this - from the little math that I understood, this does not seem to work. Because I've written that project I talked to you about, and I'd really like for you to read for this. You can really hear the change from the first year to the last. Your grandmother was Hungarian - right? BORSTEIN: (As Dawn) I don't know - because I take my job really seriously. BROSNAHAN: (As Midge Maisel) Almost? That's respect - for me. BORSTEIN: (As Dawn) I talk too much. Maisel." BORSTEIN: There's this librarian that's always been really fun to do that... (As librarian) She's just very - she thinks she's very clever. I know it makes no sense. WOOD, JACKSON DOUGLAS, D.V.M, passed away in the early hours of January 2, 2020, after a long, two year battle with leukemia (A.L.L.). And then it just became - I think it was kind of a tiny war between Warner Brothers and Fox, and they didn't want to share anybody. The third season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" just started streaming on Amazon, and this morning, the show was nominated for a Golden Globe for best comedy series. And there's - I'm wondering kind of what that added to the performances and the feel of it all. DAVIES: Yeah. It's odd that they would have let you shoot the pilot without - you know, without getting the go-ahead to appear on the series. We could use some testosterone in this unit, though. You're in every scene. Look at this - gigs. Like, no, Mom. And I was such a hormonal mess. GROSS: Alex Borstein spoke with FRESH AIR's Dave Davies. It's being heckled. After - on "Gilmore Girls," I met a producer named Gavin Polone, who then was - you know, signed me on to develop a pilot with him as a producer. I reached out to the community at that point and talked to a lot of moms of hemophiliacs to try to figure out what kind of life - what is this going to mean for me now? Lois. BORSTEIN: It was magic. DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR and we're speaking with actress and comedian Alex Borstein. Listen to me, please. So it's - I get very paranoid and strange about it. Like, we're going to all be in the beds in the background one day. It's - in that way, it's - even before you're up there performing, it's very hard. Alex gave birth to their first child, Barnaby, in 2008 and their daughter, Henrietta, in 2012. I just loved how desperate this woman was and sad and vulnerable and (laughter) willing to sell herself short for any kind of connection with another human being. And yeah, it is an intense and busy profession. You didn't have to wait for a notice for an audition or try to get a group of people together; you could just go and do. The Factor VIII treatment required for hemophilia - well, if you have Hemophilia A - was tainted. I know Amy, in bringing this to life, she did pull from a, you know, Sue Mengers kind of a character, too. When I grew up, women - even if you had a low level of clotting factor, which I do, they just called us low-level symptomatic carriers. My typewriter lost its S. That's why it says -aturday, -unday (ph). I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s never even had her first kiss. BORSTEIN: (As Susie Myerson) What things? And it's funny, I made $20, and I think that was maybe the only money I ever made. Let's listen. I listened to that. They're watching these crazy fights go on among the staff, and their expressions are just hilarious. - and a Holocaust survivor as a kid. to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. I'm Terry Gross. I thought this - I'm just done. She freed Willie Horton. She says the … But I just - I'm uncomfortable with it. BORSTEIN: Because I loved it, and I couldn't not audition for it. She was trained in improvisational comedy at the ACME Comedy Theatre, near Hollywood, California, and was selected to join MADtv after being scouted by talent agents who noticed her work at the theatre. I had just found something that felt right. I'm not done yet. And that's our guest Alex Borstein with Rachel Brosnahan in "The Marvelous Mrs. But we'll, sometimes, be on the line where we can, you know, do some - riff off of each other with someone long distance, but a lot of it's solitary. BORSTEIN: (As Susie Myerson) You're going to the Catskills for two months? What do you got? And that's kind of how he met the Palladinos. This is FRESH AIR. BORSTEIN: Yeah, actually, you know, that's how I came into the Palladino fold was through "Family Guy." And Rachel's very, very committed to, I mean, nailing it. The junior high bathrooms were - in an effort to save paper and be economical, they looked like teeny-tiny squares that came out as a single piece instead of a roll of toilet paper. BORSTEIN: (As Susie Myerson) It's going to happen. And then they've been interviewing for that position for, like, three months. And the women that have risen to the top and especially during that time were pretty few and far between and very recognizable. Really, I was just so desperate to perform and wanting desperately to just get up on stage and try to do stuff and please that stand-up was a great shortcut to do that. And I was like, I'll do anything you want. And - but this really requires some dramatic acting chops. Help keep Jackson Douglas profile up to date. We were a carrier. And what did you do before? We had 3 1/2 days to shoot an episode, which is tiny. And then it was gone. And it's so true. I think it helped all of our performances to feel like we were nurses on duty doing a 12-hour shift. It was a really amazing boot camp kind of experience. That was the worst hot dog I ever ate. And then "Family Guy" happened because the woman who worked on Mad TV was developing with Seth, knew me personally and brought me in. But specifically, I would kind of try to ease tensions a lot of the time. We now move on to... MACFARLANE: (As Peter) Wait a second, blow dryer. Alex Borstein's character is the tough, streetwise Susie Myerson, who recognizes Midge Maisel's talent and becomes her manager. Or if people are looking at me, it's probably for the wrong reasons and nervous about it. Were you always making jokes as a kid? DAVIES: Yeah. Did it spill him out of the chair? BORSTEIN: Yeah. Maisel.". And then he came up with this... BORSTEIN: Yeah. And I would hear such positive things from so many people. Here - eat the candy. And at the time, a woman named Leslie Collins-Small (ph) was in charge of development for late night. But first, we'll hear Peter, played by Seth MacFarlane, speaking about why people should not vote for his wife, Lois. But growing up, I was always just called a symptomatic carrier and really never had any issues. This is set in a geriatric extended care unit of a hospital. And you were living in Barcelona, right? BORSTEIN: And that ended, and it broke my heart. And here is a scene from the first episode, where you're sitting with a new nurse, who's played by Niecy Nash. But I also feel so grateful to have had three seasons at all and gotten the experience. DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR, and we're speaking with Alex Borstein. DAVIES: Did you do a lot of stand-up when you were younger? I don't know how great it was. GROSS: We're listening to the interview Alex Borstein recorded with FRESH AIR's Dave Davies. I never had to be treated for it. She's people, like Amy Sherman-Palladino, in my life. It's getting ready to do it. BORSTEIN: Yeah, that was my audition piece. The third season is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime. We were very lucky. DAVIES: Oh. RACHEL BROSNAHAN: (As Midge Maisel) I'm looking at you. I mean, my kids and I just loved that show. The voices get higher and faster as the years go on. You can figure it out. I mean, definitely seeing the fragility of life, definitely seeing that one mutation of one gene can completely change the course of your health or a person's destiny or - I think that was always something that stayed with me. BORSTEIN: No, it did not feel comfortable. Do you feel that way? BORSTEIN: I mean, my grandmother was, you know, someone that I impersonated all my life. So one Saturday afternoon, I went to a studio in Santa Monica, Calif. And we met, and I took a look at the drawing. All rights reserved. And the series, it's about the work and the relationships among you and a doctor - who is played brilliantly by Laurie Metcalf - and the patients and the other staff. She's won two Emmys for her performance in the series "The Marvelous Mrs. DAVIES: This series has really high production values, and the costumes, especially for the women, are like, wow - down to the hat and the gloves. In this scene from the second season, Midge Maisel's career has gotten some traction, and she's meeting Susie at a diner. I'm the lucky one, I think. And I think a lot of people - HBO, I think, was worried that, like, who wants to watch a show about dying? After that, every, like, open mic was - you know, no one ever paid me again, really. Midge Maisel is played by Rachel Brosnahan. I haven't heard that in so long, and there's so many memories in that project. She works very, very hard on that material and asks a lot of questions, and Amy guides her a lot, and she tries different things. She was a writer and voice actor for several television shows, including Casper, Pinky and the Brain, and Power Rangers: Zeo, before joining the cast of MADtv as a featured player, and later as a repertory player in 1997. I mean... BORSTEIN: Yeah, I was a young'n (ph), I think. We didn't - we never sat. Lois. And the show is nominated for a Golden Globe for best comedy series. Early Life. DAVIES: (Laughter) You know, it's such a different process. And Susie's is not extravagant. And right then, Amy's like, are you still serious about doing this Spain thing? DAVIES: (Laughter) Don't do this. Contribute. So if anyone's looking at me, I assume it's 'cause they are making fun of me. And we lived with that fear. And her son had come home to say he doesn't want to be a stockbroker anymore; he wants to be a magician. My brother, you know, lost so many friends to HIV because the product was tainted. BROSNAHAN: (As Midge Maisel) I just wanted to touch base before I go to the Catskills. BROSNAHAN: (As Midge Maisel) Lots of things. BORSTEIN: It's the hardest thing in the world to do. BORSTEIN: Have a candy. And this morning, the show was nominated for a Golden Globe for best comedy series. “It’s interesting that a lot of people who want to know about her sexuality are the same people who would be like, ‘We don’t want it to be labeled.’ I like that she’s never had the luxury of having a relationship or even exploring it. It's an uphill push. Just talk a little bit about your character and what makes this thing work in such a compelling way. DAVIES: Not able - no one wanted to represent you or... DAVIES: That's shocking. What the [expletive] is going on up there? She got her start on the sketch comedy series "Mad TV." You know, the other thing that struck me about it is that I think all of the scenes take place in the hospital. Like, you see these fetuses starting in television now. DAVIES: Let's just hear a clip here. And it was so dark. - dying women when they had things like "Entourage" and "Game Of Thrones" that were these big, shiny pieces. Maisel." That was always kind of a wait. But my brother, you know, lived the life of a hemophiliac. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Season 3 is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime. BORSTEIN: And, you know, my material was about parents and school and teachers. BORSTEIN: You know, I met two really special people in Barcelona, or Barcelona (laughter). It's drunk people. But then as everyone's schedules changed, it became almost impossible. So it was - I mean, I'd been in a lot of hospitals my whole life with my brother and in and out. So a lot of things will take you in second position because they're banking on the other thing folding. So I guess there's some collaboration there. BORSTEIN: Yeah, I decided to - I wanted my kids to do, you know, a school year abroad and wanted to have that experience and had just - I had worked on a show called "Getting On," which was the love of my life.
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