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Kyra Sedgwick on Being a Jewish Mom and Playing One in ‘Bad Shabbos’

JL;DR SUMMARY In a new interview, Kyra Sedgwick discusses her role as a Jewish mother in the comedy film "Bad Shabbos." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish FoodJewish RepresentationJewish StereotypesFamily DynamicsJewish HumorShabbat DinnerKyra SedgwickBad ShabbosComedy Film

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Meg, played by Meghan Leathers, asks her Jewish fianc David (Jon Bass) in the movie Bad Shabbos, out in theaters in New York this week."
Wisconsin, United States
"Meg, whose Wisconsin parents are about to meet their future Jewish in-laws, is clearly equally terrified and determined to make a good impression on her future Jewish mother-in-law."
California, United States
"Actually, someone dropped some off at my house in California."

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