Raphael Bob-Waksberg was still in his 20s when he convinced Netflix to produce his audacious Hollywood satire about a washed-up, alcoholic former TV star who also happens to be a horse. Now, as a 41-year-old father of two, the creator of Bojack Horseman is back with another animated Netflix series that is just as boldly funny and devastatingly emotional, but without the crutch of constant animal puns.

In this episode of The Last Laugh podcast, Bob-Waksberg opens up about his “vulnerable” new show, Long Story Short, which depicts a Jewish family in the Bay Area that is not unlike his own. He breaks down how the show’s unique time-jumping format cleverly tricks viewers into feeling like they have known the characters for years and reflects on how the essential Jewishness of the story has

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