"Hacks" premiered as an HBO Max exclusive back in 2021 and became a critical darling pretty much right away, thanks in large part to the sharp, snappy writing — helmed by showrunners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky — and the two leads, Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart. Smart, a veteran of the small screen who rose to fame on "Designing Women," leads as Deborah Vance, a stand-up comedian relegated to playing a residency in Las Vegas. When she's at risk of losing said residency, she hires Ava Daniels (Einbinder), a recently semi-disgraced comedy writer, to help make her act more modern. Alongside Deborah's faithful agent Jimmy LuSaque Jr. (Downs, who also appears on the show) and his intrepid partner in crime Kayla Schaefer (a ridiculously great Meg Stalter), the two try and nav

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