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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:Just as things are looking up for Joel and Midge, and Joel's career is about to take off, he finds out about her stand-up gig, quits his job, and leaves her performance (talking about their sex life) in disgust]].
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:Just as things are looking up for Joel and Midge, and Joel's career is about to take off, he finds out about her stand-up gig, quits his job, and leaves her performance (talking about their sex life) in disgust]].disgust. However, he ''also'' attacks one of her hecklers after leaving, loudly proclaiming that Midge is a good comedian]].
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* TeachersPet: Abe always calls on the same student in class to answer, despite a number of other students raising their hands. When they ask him about that, he points out that that student is the only one who knows the answers, so why bother asking anyone else?
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* PlagiarismInFiction: In the pilot, Joel has a funny stand-up routine. Later on, Midge sees Creator/BobNewhart do the exact same routine on TV (but faster). When she indignantly tells Joel that Newhart must have stolen his routine, Joel nonchalantly tells her that it's the other way around. He claims that all starting comics do that.
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* GreedyJew: Joel's father Moishe seems to embody that stereotype. Despite being a wealthy textile factory owner, he still tries to skimp on whatever he can, such as refusing to pay Abe back for the temple seats they agreed to split, and then later forcing Abe to agree that Moishe already paid him back.
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:Just as things are looking up for Joel and Midge, and Joel's career is about to take off, he finds out about her stand-up gig, quits his job, and leaves her performance (talking about their sex life) in disgust]].
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* ShamelessSelfPromoter: Joel's father Moishe won't shut up about the 13 Jews he helped out of Germany and into the US during UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo. At ''great personal cost''. Midge's father Abe points out to his wife that he saw those Jews, whom Moishe put to work in his textile factory. According to him, they'd probably be better off staying in Germany.
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* {{Fanservice}}: During her first drunken act, Midge exposes her breasts to the audience, resulting in her first arrest. She does it to demonstrate what her husband has given up.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Penny confronts Midge [[spoiler:after she and Joel sleep together despite being split up. Penny calls Midge a tramp, despite her having put Midge in the same position to begin with.]]
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* HypocriticalHumor: Penny confronts Midge [[spoiler:after she and Joel sleep together despite being split up. Penny calls Midge a tramp, despite her having put Midge in the same position to begin with.]]with]]. And yes, Midge brings this up during her next stand-up act.
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* BriefAccentImitation: In "Doink", when imitating a secretary for her management company, Susie (played by Creator/AlexBorstein) briefly does her [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Lois]] voice.
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* UngratefulBastard: Midge puts intense effort into emotionally supporting Joel and constantly looking her best, on top of raising his kids. He responds by leaving her for his secretary and blaming her for not understanding him.
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* TheCameo:
**Creator/GilbertGottfried cameos as the MC at a strip club in the pilot.
**Creator/WallaceShawn as Herb Smith in "Doink"
**Creator/GilbertGottfried cameos as the MC at a strip club in the pilot.
**Creator/WallaceShawn as Herb Smith in "Doink"
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Susie (who has been mistaken for a man by other characters) and Midge (carries 3 different types of lipstick in her purse and sells makeup at a department store) have this dynamic.
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* TheDitz: Penny Pan, which is a fact that seems to be brought up whenever someone chides Joel for leaving Midge for Penny
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* HypocriticalHumor: Penny confronts Midge [[spoiler:after she and Joel sleep together despite being split up. Penny calls Midge a tramp, despite her having put Midge in the same position to begin with.]]
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Midge befriends Creator/LennyBruce.
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In TheFifties, Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is a Jewish New York housewife who wants nothing more than to help her husband (Michael Zegen) with anything he desires. Most recently, she's been having a lot of fun helping him with his stand-up comedy act. He's not the best, but he's good, and getting better, and Midge is very proud of him.
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In TheFifties, [[TheFifties 1950s]] New York City, Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is a Jewish New York housewife who wants nothing more than to help her husband (Michael Zegen) with anything he desires. Most recently, she's been having a lot of fun helping him with his stand-up comedy act. He's not the best, but he's good, and getting better, and Midge is very proud of him.
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* WakeUpMakeup: Invoked. Midge waits until Joel falls asleep then puts on some exfoliating cream and goes back to bed. Then, she wakes up before him, puts on her makeup, and pretends to sleep through the alarm so that she can look perfect the second he wakes up. She spends a somewhat disturbing amount of time on her appearance in general; she also takes her measurements every single day to make sure she's not getting flabby anywhere.
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* WakeUpMakeup: WakeupMakeup: Invoked. Midge waits until Joel falls asleep then puts on some exfoliating cream and goes back to bed. Then, she wakes up before him, puts on her makeup, and pretends to sleep through the alarm so that she can look perfect the second he wakes up. She spends a somewhat disturbing amount of time on her appearance in general; she also takes her measurements every single day to make sure she's not getting flabby anywhere.
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The series aired on Amazon in 2017, and received an order for a second season before the first season even finished. It's been especially praised for its absolute avoidance of HumorDissonance, with every joke meant to be funny actually being funny and the same with the ones that bomb.
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The series aired debuted on Amazon in 2017, and received an order for a second season before the first season even finished. It's been especially praised for its absolute avoidance of HumorDissonance, with every joke meant to be funny actually being funny and the same with the ones that bomb.
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Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is a Jewish housewife in '50s New York City, who wants nothing more than to help her husband (Michael Zegen) with anything he desires. Most recently, she's been having a lot of fun helping him with his stand-up comedy act. He's not the best, but he's good, and getting better, and Midge is very proud of him.
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In TheFifties, Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is a Jewish New York housewife in '50s New York City, who wants nothing more than to help her husband (Michael Zegen) with anything he desires. Most recently, she's been having a lot of fun helping him with his stand-up comedy act. He's not the best, but he's good, and getting better, and Midge is very proud of him.
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A {{dramedy}} series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino (''Series/GilmoreGirls'') and produced by Creator/AmazonStudios.
Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is a50's Jewish housewife in '50s New York City, who wants nothing more than to help her husband (Michael Zegen) with anything he desires. Most recently, she's been having a lot of fun helping him with his stand-up comedy act. He's not the best, but he's good, and getting better, and Midge is very proud of him.
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The series aired on Amazon, Amazon in 2017, and received an order for a second season before the first season even finished. It's been especially praised for its absolute avoidance of HumorDissonance, with every joke meant to be funny actually being funny and the same with the ones that bomb.
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* InVinoVeritas: Midge's first few sets are done with the help of wine or pot. When she finally does one sober it bombs, and she starts wondering if she actually needs drugs to be funny.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Midge works ''incredibly'' blue for the '50s, so that an act that wouldn't bat an eye today gets her repeatedly arrested. It also goes the other way, as one of her jokes about a boy asking his mother about a man's "lumpy pants" would be shouted down as horribly homophobic now.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Midge works ''incredibly'' blue for the '50s, so that an act that wouldn't bat an eye today gets her repeatedly arrested. It also goes the other way, as one of her jokes about a boy asking his mother about a man's "lumpy pants" would be shouted down as horribly homophobic now.now (saying the audience "passed a test" by groaning at it).
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* TechnologyPorn: We get a quite fun demonstration of how speakerphones worked in the '50s.
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** Later on, it is shown that her mother, Rose, does the exact same routine.
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* TheOner: Quite a few, most impressively during the dance routine at Midge and Joel's wedding straight out of ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof''.
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Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is a 50's Jewish housewife who wants nothing more than to help her husband (Michael Zegen) with anything he desires. Most recently, she's been having a lot of fun helping him with his stand-up act. He's not the best, but he's good, and getting better, and Midge is very proud of him.
Then everything goes sideways. Her husband leaves her, her parents blame her, and she has nothing left in her life. She drunkenly stumbles into the comedy club to collect a dish she left behind the previous night, and ends up giving an excellent impromptu comedy skit, to the delight of the crowd and the club's manager Susie (Alex Borstein). With Susie's help, Midge decides to start a career in comedy.
The series aired on Amazon, and received an order for a second season before the first season even finished.
!!This series provides examples of:
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Joel is leaving, the cherry on top is that he uses Midge's suitcase instead of his own.
* DudeNotFunny: InUniverse. At her wedding, Midge ends her speech by saying they put shrimp in the eggrolls, to the horror of everyone present, since they're all Jewish. Her father doesn't help by arguing with the rabbi that shrimp aren't explicitly banned.
-->'''Abe:''' Show me where it says that Jews can't have shrimp!\\
'''The Rabbi:''' Leviticus 11:12 "Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is a detestable thing unto you."\\
'''Abe:''' THAT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SHRIMP!
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The series starts with Midge giving a hilarious speech at her own wedding.
* WakeUpMakeup: Invoked. Midge waits until Joel falls asleep then puts on some exfoliating cream and goes back to bed. Then, she wakes up before him, puts on her makeup, and pretends to sleep through the alarm so that she can look perfect the second he wakes up. She spends a somewhat disturbing amount of time on her appearance in general; she also takes her measurements every single day to make sure she's not getting flabby anywhere.
* YourCheatingHeart: Joel is cheating on Midge with his assistant, Penny Pan.
-->'''Midge:''' ''Penny?!'' The girl who couldn't even figure out a pencil sharpener?\\
'''Joel:''' It was a new sharpener...\\
'''Midge:''' It was electric! All she had to do was push!
Then everything goes sideways. Her husband leaves her, her parents blame her, and she has nothing left in her life. She drunkenly stumbles into the comedy club to collect a dish she left behind the previous night, and ends up giving an excellent impromptu comedy skit, to the delight of the crowd and the club's manager Susie (Alex Borstein). With Susie's help, Midge decides to start a career in comedy.
The series aired on Amazon, and received an order for a second season before the first season even finished.
!!This series provides examples of:
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Joel is leaving, the cherry on top is that he uses Midge's suitcase instead of his own.
* DudeNotFunny: InUniverse. At her wedding, Midge ends her speech by saying they put shrimp in the eggrolls, to the horror of everyone present, since they're all Jewish. Her father doesn't help by arguing with the rabbi that shrimp aren't explicitly banned.
-->'''Abe:''' Show me where it says that Jews can't have shrimp!\\
'''The Rabbi:''' Leviticus 11:12 "Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is a detestable thing unto you."\\
'''Abe:''' THAT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SHRIMP!
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The series starts with Midge giving a hilarious speech at her own wedding.
* WakeUpMakeup: Invoked. Midge waits until Joel falls asleep then puts on some exfoliating cream and goes back to bed. Then, she wakes up before him, puts on her makeup, and pretends to sleep through the alarm so that she can look perfect the second he wakes up. She spends a somewhat disturbing amount of time on her appearance in general; she also takes her measurements every single day to make sure she's not getting flabby anywhere.
* YourCheatingHeart: Joel is cheating on Midge with his assistant, Penny Pan.
-->'''Midge:''' ''Penny?!'' The girl who couldn't even figure out a pencil sharpener?\\
'''Joel:''' It was a new sharpener...\\
'''Midge:''' It was electric! All she had to do was push!
