Let's Do Lunch

Hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild are joined by internationally-touring comedian Alex Edelman whose one man show, Just For Us opened off-Broadway in 2022 before premiering on Broadway in 2023; it was named New York Times Critic’s Pick both times and has already won an Obie. As Phile and David write, “While performing the wildly timely Just For Us before sold out crowds at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, Alex broke bread -- okay, Courage Bagels -- at Phil's house. Please note: this free-flowing and fun conversation -- in which Norman Lear is discussed -- was recorded shortly before Lear's recent death.” 

One oddity.  Throughout the conversation, almost whenever Phil or David refer to Alex as being Jewish, he keeps replying that he’s not Jewish.  Apparently, he finds this hilarious – since his one-man show is specifically about being Jewish (he grew up Orthodox) and attending a White Nationalist meeting.  For me, it was funny the first few times, but eventually just became strange.