
This bonus episode features three mini episodes created by students from Professor Olga Gershenson’s Fall 2020 Jewish Humor course. Some students discuss The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, focusing on the Catskills and Lenny Bruce’s influence on comedy. Other students talk about the portrayal of Schmidt’s mother in New Girl. Hosts Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko talk with Professor Gershenson to learn more about the assignment.
Background music in the New Girl episode is “Bossa Antigua” by Kevin MacLeod. Link to song: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua Link to license: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Hosted by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko and Joseph Torres | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino