The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Season 1 100%

Joel leaves Midge after a disastrous comedy set.

Susie bails Midge out of jail, and an unlikely partnership is born. While Midge’s parents, Abe and Rose, spiral over the social disgrace of a "separated" daughter, Midge begins a double life. By day, she is a cosmetics girl at B. Altman; by night, she is a foul-mouthed, fast-talking revolutionary in the downtown comedy scene. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Season 1

Midge hides her career from her traditional Jewish family. Joel leaves Midge after a disastrous comedy set

Drunk on ceremonial wine and wearing only a nightgown and a silk coat, Midge stumbles onto the Gaslight stage. She doesn't tell jokes; she tells the truth. She babbles about her crumbling marriage, shows the crowd her "perfect" body, and gets arrested for indecency. Susie Meyerson, a gruff employee at the club, sees something no one else does: a natural comic. By day, she is a cosmetics girl at B

Midge claims her stage name in the season finale.