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‘Nobody Wants This’ Exec Producers Address Comedy’s Success & Cultural Impact: “This Story, Hands Down, Is Good For Jewish People”


Erin Foster and her sister Sara talk about the comedy's semi-autobiographical evolution and how "this story, hands down, is good for Jewish people."

Here, Foster and her sister Sara — who is an EP on the show and co-host with Erin on “The World’s First Podcast” — talk about the comedy’s semi-autobiographical evolution, how no one except Netflix wanted it, and how “this story, hands down, is good for Jewish people.” DEADLINE The line about the ick factor — which Kristen Bell ‘s Joanne says when Adam Brody ‘s Noah shows up to meet her parents holding a gigantic bouquet of sunflowers — certainly resonated. And so we played around with a lot of different titles, but we ended up with this one because it’s the name of the girls’ podcast on the show, and these two people want to make it work, but no one around them thinks it’s a good idea.

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