Many of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's characters are influenced by real people from the entertainment world; some are easier to spot than others.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is grounded in true showbiz history, with many of its characters inspired by real people. Since its beginning, the show’s inclusion of actual historical figures such as Lenny Bruce and Moms Mabley alongside fictional characters like Midge and Susie has given the series a flexible relationship between fact and fiction. The fictional main cast of characters in The Marvelous Mrs.
Sherman-Palladino described Rivers as possessing “that wonderful mix, that battle of wanting to be accepted on a feminine level – you can’t have that many balls and be accepted on a feminine level.” However, Brosnahan identified a key difference between the two: “Joan’s comedy came from a place of feeling like she never belonged […] Midge is the opposite. She knows she is beautiful; she knows she is great at what she does”.
5 Lenny Bruce – Lenny Bruce In their depiction of Lenny Bruce, the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel team took pains to ensure it was a fair portrait of the real person, even inviting Bruce’s daughter to set so that she could sit down with Lenny Bruce actor Luke Kirby. Many of Bruce’s routines are reproduced verbatim, including his “All Alone” bit on The Steve Allen Show, and his career high performance at Carnegie Hall, during which a blizzard really did hit New York, as depicted in the season 4 finale.
Phyllis Diller was well-known for padding makeup on her face in order to create a more homely character, much like Sophie’s standup persona, “Sophie from Queens”. The rivalry between Sophie and Midge mirrors the one between Rivers and Totie Fields, about which Rivers writes in her autobiography that “Totie Fields was spreading the word that I was dirty and vicious, not funny.
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