Evelyn Frick

New York

Writer and Editor at Freelance

media jew (she/they)✨ associate editor @hey_alma ✨ contributor at @theonion @reductress ✨words in @newyorker @vulture @jezebel ✨ opinions are my own

Articles

On 'Hacks,' Robby Hoffman Plays an Overly Direct, Gay Ex-Hasidic Jew

1 week ago | heyalma.com | Evelyn Frick

There’s no one else in the world who can do what Robby Hoffman does. The 35-year-old comedian is formerly Hasidic and currently gay, genderqueer and married to reality TV star Gabby Windey, and all of that has deeply informed her comedic voice.
Eric André Says Turning Down 'A Real Pain' Was 'The Biggest Mistake' Of His Career

2 weeks ago | heyalma.com | Evelyn Frick

In an alternate universe somewhere, Eric André probably won an Oscar for “A Real Pain.”During a recent episode of “Whiskey Ginger” podcast, the 42-year-old self-described “Blewish” comedian revealed that Jesse Eisenberg offered him the role of Benji Kaplan in the now Academy Award-winning movie. “You want to know a fucking doozey?” André says to host Andrew Santino.
18 Things to Know About Afro-Latina Jewish Actress Alexandra Metz

2 weeks ago | heyalma.com | Evelyn Frick

The best medical drama on TV right now has been a gift to Jewish viewers. Max’s “The Pitt” centers around Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, a senior attending ER doctor whose Jewishness was inspired by actor Noah Wyle’s own Russian-Jewish ancestry. But Wyle isn’t the only Jewish actor currently on “The Pitt.” Alexandra Metz, who plays trauma surgery resident Dr. Yolanda Garcia, is also Jewish!Here are 18 things to know about Alexandra Metz. 1.
FX's 'Dying for Sex' Gives Us Hanukkah in a Hallway

2 weeks ago | heyalma.com | Evelyn Frick

Editorial note: Spoilers ahead for “Dying for Sex.” In “Dying for Sex,” the new FX show based on Nikki Boyer’s hit podcast about her friend Molly’s sexual exploration in the face of a terminal cancer diagnosis, juxtaposition is key. Hilarity and poignancy are found in the proximity of cock cages and canes, kicking dicks and broken bones, piss play and chemo. The same is true for the show’s tragic yet joyful Hanukkah scene — albeit, it’s less kinky.
These Kosher-for-Passover Edibles Are So Much Better Than Fruit Jelly Slices

2 weeks ago | myjewishlearning.com | Evelyn Frick

Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers? That’s easy: This year, Jews can swap out the fruit jelly slices for weed gummies. Tokin’ Chews, the latest venture from the people behind Jewish cannabis brand Tokin’ Jew, just released fruit-flavored edibles in time for Passover.
Talking Trees and Higher Power With Idina Menzel

2 weeks ago | heyalma.com | Evelyn Frick

Idina Menzel doesn’t like using the word “spiritual.” It’s towards the beginning of our 30-minute Zoom conversation about her new Broadway musical “Redwood,” and the 53-year-old Tony Award winner is explaining how it feels to sing, dance and flip through the air around the massive fake redwood tree at the heart of the show’s set. But she pauses to tell me this.I couldn’t agree more.
Dr. Robby Recites a Jewish Prayer on 'The Pitt'

2 weeks ago | heyalma.com | Evelyn Frick

Editorial note: Spoilers ahead for “The Pitt.”It’s no secret that Dr. Robby is having a hellish day in “The Pitt.” As if it wasn’t enough that the Jewish doctor had to work on the fourth anniversary of the death of his mentor (in this very hospital), he’s also had to contend with anti-vax patients, dismissing a fellow doctor for stealing drugs, a stolen ambulance, a troubled teen boy and multiple patient deaths.
Of Course Fran Drescher Has Friends With Benefits, She's Fran Drescher

3 weeks ago | heyalma.com | Evelyn Frick

Earlier this week, Fran Drescher was in the news — not because of an upcoming project or because of her work as the fearless President of SAG-AFTRA. The 67-year-old Jewish actress and comedian best known for playing Fran Fine in “The Nanny” made headlines because of her sex life. “I have a little rotation,” Fran told Page Six, referencing the fact that she apparently has a few friends with benefits. Five years earlier, Fran told the gossip magazine that she had just a singular friend with benefits.
Val Kilmer, the Voice of Moses and God in 'The Prince of Egypt,' Has Died

3 weeks ago | heyalma.com | Evelyn Frick

Hollywood film star Val Kilmer passed away yesterday in Los Angeles after a bout of pneumonia. He was 65 years old.
Jewish Singer Gracie Lawrence Just Made Her Broadway Musical Debut

3 weeks ago | heyalma.com | Evelyn Frick

It’s been a big year for Jewish singer Gracie Lawrence. On June 20, 2024, Lawrence, the pop-soul group Gracie started with her brother Clyde, released its fourth studio album “Family Business.” In the fall, she joined the cast of “Sex Lives of College Girls” as Kacey Baker, an Essex College transfer student who needs to find herself after a big break-up.