The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Kevin Pollack & Caroline Aaron on Season 5 & Lenny Bruce
13The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is back in action for its final season. The period comedy-drama follows the life of the titular Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) who goes from becoming a housewife in the late 1950s to becoming a stand-up comic in New York. Her bawdy and irreverent humor makes her an instant delight to her audience, but given the time period, not everyone in her family is thrilled about her career choices. The series is currently in its fifth season, and we pick up after Season 4's finale where Midge met up with Lenny Bruce (Luke Kirby) at Carnegie Hall. The fifth season jumps back and forth through time, taking us to various points in the future for us to take a look at what the future is like for Mrs. Maisel (hint: it doesn't look too bad).
We spoke with Kevin Pollack and Caroline Aaron about the new season. Pollack and Aaron play Moishe Maisel and Shirley Maisel, respectively, Midge's in-laws and the parents of her ex-husband, Joel (Michael Zegen). We spoke to Pollack, who is a stand-up comedian himself, about whether or not he ever considered getting on the stage as Moishe to do a little set. With Aaron, we discussed the more serious story arcs this season involving Joel and his girlfriend Mei Lin (Stephanie Hsu). Both Pollack and Aaron also praised the on-set environment and what they learned from working with showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino. Of course, they also told us which characters they wanted to act across but never did, and how they would react to one of Lenny Bruce's sets as Moishe and Shirley.
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