Hacks has not shied away from realism in the comedy industry, yet even the show’s creators did not foresee or predict real-life events mirroring the themes expressed on the show.

Before CBS announced they were pulling the plug on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Season 4 of HBO’s Hacks already dealt with a similar situation in which protagonist Deborah Vance’s late-night ...

Sometimes life imitates art, in that order, and Jean Smart’s character on “Hacks” this past season is providing a strange, retroactive parallel to what’s been going on in the real-life world of ...

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Watched the first two episodes so far. It’s entertaining enough, but the script structure leans to the formulaic. There’s been no real spark of surprise in the storytelling. Maybe that’s to come. The ...

“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder has won her first Emmy, for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series at the Sunday ceremony. She closed her speech with a shout out to the Philadelphia Eagles, ...

The Studio and Hacks dominate the comedy categories at the 2026 Golden Globes with big wins for Seth Rogen and Jean Smart.

According to critics, this is supposed to be one best comedies debuts ever and Hbo max just released the first two episodes. I watched the pilot and it’s good but not great, laughed one or two times.