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Emmy Analysis: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
With the days of Modern Family dominance long gone, the Supporting Actor in a Comedy category has been one of the night’s most exciting awards for a few years. Tony Hale was the last man to repeat a win in this category for the same performance back in 2015, with several inspired choices coming since […] More
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Emmy Analysis: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series has often been a category that has allowed for dominance across a couple of years. Alex Borstein, Kate McKinnon, Allison Janney and Julie Bowen have all won across two consecutive years in recent ceremonies, with only Merritt Weaver, Jane Lynch and Annie Murphy proving to be one-off winners since […] More
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Interview: DP Adam Bricker on Helping to Convey the Emotional Journey of ‘Hacks’
When viewers approach a comedy like Hacks their expectations may be quite straightforward. Like the show’s lead character, Deborah Vance (played masterfully by Jean Smart), the series proved to be anything but. The characters are complex, smart, and colorful and demanded to handled as such. Hacks DP, Adam Bricker contributed by exploring their journey visually […] More
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Interview: ‘Hacks’ Set Decorator, Ellen Reede Dorros, On Telling Deborah Vance’s Story Through Her Work
The role of a set decorator is probably much more involved than the title may convey at first. Set decorators are more than designers, at the core of their work is storytelling. One of these great storytellers is Ellen Reede Dorros, the set designer for HBO Max’s hit, Emmy-nominated series, Hacks. To tell the story […] More
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Interview: Creators Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky on New HBO Max Comedy ‘Hacks’
The new HBO Max comedy Hacks follows a veteran comedienne, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who gets paired up by her agent, Jimmy (Paul W. Downs), with a young comedy writer, Ava (Hannah Einbinder), struggling to rebound from a problematic tweet. This refreshingly enjoyable and creative series comes from the talented minds of Paul W. Downs, […] More
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Interview: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, and Kaitlin Olson Talk Women and Comedy in ‘Hacks’
The best comedy you haven’t seen yet premieres this Thursday, May 13th, and it’s on HBO Max. Jean Smart, a legendary actress who just recently has appeared in projects as diverse as Watchmen, Mare of Easttown, and Samantha Who? stars opposite newcomer Hannah Einbinder in Hacks, a hilarious new show about Deb, a veteran stand-up […] More
