Rachel Bloom Introduced The Emmy Accountants With Vaudeville
Image by Getty Images
Rachel Bloom, the unlikely star of the 21st century (it’s not too early to call it), did a bit at the Emmy Awards. We’re all gathered here to discuss: was this trash or not?
Dressed in a spangled tuxedo, Bloom stormed the stage with her signature aplomb, followed by a quartet of dancers. Swiveling her hips to the beat of her cane, she sang:
“Boys and girls! Ladies and gents! Are you ready for the main event? If you gotta pee right now, wait to go—cause here comes the best part of the show. Hang on to your hats, cause it’s time to find out what live entertainment is all about. There’s only one reason to watch the Emmys you know and here it, is: the best part of the show! Ladies and gentlemen, the accountants from Ernst & Young!”
Three accountants emerged, waving and holding briefcases. Bloom sang a little more, then shouted, “accountants, let’s make out!”
Was this vintage incisive Rachel, infiltrating a mainstream event and injecting it with irreverence and disregard for convention? Or was it a painful example of yet another court Jew entertaining the masses while simultaneously nurturing the belief that Jews are obsessed with money?
Was Rachel the marionette, with stereotypes pulling the strings, or was she the puppet master?
Find an accountant, hold her close, whisper these questions in her ear, and write us back in the comments.
Jenny Singer is a writer for the Forward. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @jeanvaljenny
I hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, I’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s award-winning journalism this Passover.
In this age of misinformation, our work is needed like never before. We report on the news that matters most to American Jews, driven by truth, not ideology.
At a time when newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall. That means for the first time in our 126-year history, Forward journalism is free to everyone, everywhere. With an ongoing war, rising antisemitism, and a flood of disinformation that may affect the upcoming election, we believe that free and open access to Jewish journalism is imperative.
Readers like you make it all possible. Right now, we’re in the middle of our Passover Pledge Drive and we still need 300 people to step up and make a gift to sustain our trustworthy, independent journalism.
Make a gift of any size and become a Forward member today. You’ll support our mission to tell the American Jewish story fully and fairly.
— Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Publisher and CEO
Join our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
Only 300 more gifts needed by April 30
