Two-time Emmy winner Alex Borstein is having a transformative year. Not only is “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” coming to an end after a five-season run on Amazon’s Prime Video, but she’s also released…
” coming to an end after a five-season run on Amazon’s Prime Video, but she’s also released her most personal project to date, the musical comedy special “Corsets and Clown Suits,” which is also streaming on the platform., Borstein reflects on her experience playing Susie Myerson, the no-nonsense manager of the titular stand-up comic , and the way her characterization evolved over time, especially this season when her personal life and sexuality are more fully explored.
Her favorite line comes from the “Maisel” pilot, in a scene where Susie tries to convince Midge to go onstage and do her set. Asked if she feels significant, Borstein says that the trick is that you have to be “crawling toward significance” every day. If you believe you’re significant before you’re in your 60s or 70s, “maybe you’re an asshole,” Borstein says and laughs.
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