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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:03.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- You should do standup, and\NI can help you.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.07,0:00:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- What're you talking about?\N- Talkin' about your act.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.42,0:00:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I don't have an act.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.98,0:00:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- You will when we're done.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.76,0:00:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Alex Borstein, a comic actress\Nwho has won two Emmys:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.61,0:00:17.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"\Nin which she plays Susie Myerson,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.58,0:00:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the tough, brazen manager\Nof Midge Maisel,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.08,0:00:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think I've heard her \Nvoice somewhere else before...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.20,0:00:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is this?\N- This vooooice.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.57,0:00:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh yeah, she voices Lois Griffin\Nin one of the biggest
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.13,0:00:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,animated shows of all time, "Family Guy."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.28,0:00:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(singing)\N- La la la!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.08,0:00:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Borstein's roots are in comedy\Ngoing way back to the early 90s
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.58,0:00:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when she trained in improv\Nat the ACME Comedy Theatre.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.67,0:00:41.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From there she started writing for\Nvarious series like "Casper"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.78,0:00:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and "Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain,"\Neventually writing print ads for Barbie.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.94,0:00:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the side her first official\Nacting credits involved dubbing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.72,0:00:53.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the voice of several monsters in\N"Mighty Morphin Power Rangers."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.99,0:00:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've got Madame Woe,\NBloom of Doom,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.88,0:00:58.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Lipsyncher.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.21,0:01:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Oh my! Where are those\Ngorgeous Power Rangers?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.86,0:01:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I just wanna KISS THEM\NALL TO PIECES!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.38,0:01:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her legacy in the "Power Rangers"\Ncanon didn't end there
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.85,0:01:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as she dubbed the recurring villain\NQueen Machina in "Power Rangers Zeo."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.42,0:01:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Absolutely brilliant.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.92,0:01:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, Alex got two big breaks\Nback to back, the first of which
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.64,0:01:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was becoming a regular cast\Nmember and writer on "MADtv."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.96,0:01:25.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not long after that, she was asked by\Na then unknown animator, Seth MacFarlane,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.06,0:01:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to voice the mother, Lois Griffin,\Nin a new animated series called...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.67,0:01:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Family Guy!"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.17,0:01:33.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She would go on to become \Na co-producer of the series as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.75,0:01:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Besides Alex's regular gigs on these\Ntwo shows, she began to pop up
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.42,0:01:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in TV with comedic one-off characters\Nin episodes of "Frasier"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.97,0:01:44.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and "Friends."\N- How could he leave me!?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.45,0:01:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she had two recurring characters\Nin "Gilmore Girls," like Drella the Harpist.\N- Tell it to the tip jar.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.75,0:01:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fun fact: Alex was originally cast to \Nplay Melissa McCarthy's character
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.29,0:01:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Sookie in an unaired pilot\Nof the show,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.68,0:02:02.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but unfortunately, couldn't continue\Ndue to scheduling conflicts with "MADtv."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.42,0:02:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As far as movies go, it wasn't\Nunusual for Alex to play
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.72,0:02:10.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,characters who, instead of having\Nnames, had very specific descriptions:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.70,0:02:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Milwaukee Mom with Photo..."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.72,0:02:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Gee, you know what? This one,\NI think it's more than enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.84,0:02:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Obnoxious Hummer Lady..."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.63,0:02:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I do! Look at the size\Nof this bad boy, huh?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.68,0:02:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and "Red Hair Woman."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.63,0:02:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- It's Martha.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.43,0:02:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She had a name. He just said it. \NHer name was Martha. Just call her Martha!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.85,0:02:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But some of Alex's more prominent\Nsupporting roles usually involved her
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.21,0:02:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flexing her sass and attitude, like a\Ntour guide in 'The Lizzie McGuire Movie...'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.06,0:02:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Rome! The eternal city! Did \Nno one read the info packet?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.62,0:02:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...a no-nonsense secretary in\N'Good Night, and Good Luck...'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.41,0:02:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Brent's not gonna be in\Nfor another hour...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.18,0:02:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and let's not forget about the\NRazzie Award-winning 'Catwoman,'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.83,0:02:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which she fit right in as\Nthe plucky best friend Sally.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.71,0:02:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- If I screw it up, you can throw\Naway the key.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.88,0:02:55.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In more recent years, Seth MacFarlane\Nhas continued to feature her
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.00,0:02:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in projects like 'Ted...'\N(screams)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.95,0:03:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and 'A Million Ways to\NDie in the West.'
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.84,0:03:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one of Alex's favorite roles was in\Nthe short-lived HBO dark comedy "Getting On"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.15,0:03:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the head nurse in a geriatric wing\Nof a hospital.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.96,0:03:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- It's not "a feces" it's\Njust "feces."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.09,0:03:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- But it wasn't a gang of them,\Nit was just one beast.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.90,0:03:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When this show was cancelled,\NAlex almost threw in the towel
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.63,0:03:18.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as far as on-screen acting.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.20,0:03:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I don't wanna read your diary.\N- It's not my diary.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.02,0:03:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I don't care what your\Nfirst time felt like.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.65,0:03:24.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...until she was approached by\N"Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" creator
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.52,0:03:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amy Sherman-Palladino, whom\NAlex had previously worked
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.16,0:03:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with on "Gilmore Girls."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.38,0:03:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rest is history, and Alex has continued\Nmaking audiences laugh
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.40,0:03:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both behind the mic and in \Nfront of the camera.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.52,0:03:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughing)