How Midge Maisel sets a fictional precedence for the female comics of today and yesteryear
While Midge Maisel is a fictional character, there are countless women in the comedy world who carry her essence, drive and “chutzpah”
Amazon’s ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ swept the Emmy’s this year, and it is finally back for a second season. The protagonist Midge Maisel not only resonated with women around the world, but, of course, other female comedians themselves. Just like the series portrays, being a woman in comedy wasn’t easy in the 1950’s, and quite frankly, it still isn’t today.
For an industry mostly saturated by men, women have certainly made their mark, which is what ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ is all about. Female comedians have always had to deal with certain aspects of the industry that men don’t, which in the era of the #MeToo movement, seems more relevant now than ever before.
