3. Family is universally funny
Great family comedies look for universal comedic moments. Parents and children don't see eye to eye. The parents have trouble getting alone time. Even the smartest and best people can do stupid things from time to time. Comedy needs victims in order to work. Every family has their own quirks. Learning about the goings on and traditions of a Jewish family has great beauty, but what makes it even nicer is that this family has issues and conflicts that are universal. Midge's estranged husband Joel (Michael Zegen) isn't an evil man, but he is a petty, a little selfish, dissatisfied and unfortunately, unfunny. The parents, Abe and Rose Weissman (Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle) and in-laws Moishe and Shirley Maisel (Kevin Pollak and Caroline Aaron) add humor and drama to the mix.
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