Rachel Brosnahan was told she was 'not funny' before landing Marvelous Mrs. Maisel role
Rachel Brosnahan was told she was "not funny" before landing the starring role on 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.' The 31-year-old actress stars in title role of aspiring stand-up comedienne Midge Maisel in the hit Amazon Prime series but was initially told to consider a different kind of acting career before landing the part. She said: "I spent the first couple years of my career being told I was not funny. It wasn't like an insulting thing. It was really just a lot of people who were professionals kind of saying, 'You might want to head in a different direction. Maybe consider something over her...