Most people probably don’t realize Alex Borstein is the same actress who broke out on ‘MADtv,’ has been voicing Lois Griffin on ‘Family Guy’ for 25 years, and won two Emmys for her role as Susie Myerson on ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.’ And yet, while she may still not be a household name, she has slowly but surely put together a more accomplished and steady career than she ever could have imagined. In this episode, the comedian talks about returning to her stand-up roots for her latest one-woman show, ‘Alex Borstein Is Thirsty,’ and looks back on the twists and turns of her unlikely Hollywood journey. That includes her misgivings about how her iconic character Ms. Swan went from a loving impression of her grandmother to an unfortunate racist caricature and how she landed the lucrative ‘Family Guy’ gig over some much bigger names. Borstein also gets into her beloved HBO cult classic series ‘Getting On’ and why she decided to deliver an anti-fascist call to arms when she accepted her second Emmy Award for ‘Maisel.’ And finally, a deeply embarrassing story about the time she appeared opposite Halle Berry in ‘Catwoman.’ 

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