What does it mean to be a comedy hack, and is it possible for a comic to age without becoming one? That's one of the central questions that Paul W. Downs and co-creators Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky ...

Taylor Gates is an Indiana native who earned her BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Evansville. She fell in love with entertainment by watching shows about chaotic families like Full House ...

On Wednesday morning the hit Max comedy show Hacks celebrated a total of 17 Emmy nominations — among them, Best Comedy Series, Lead Comedy Actress for Jean Smart, Comedy Supporting Actress for Hannah ...

I will never hesitate to declare that the most important show in the modern age of television, and one of the best in its entire history, is “The Larry Sanders Show,” Garry Shandling’s 1990s HBO ...

Lade Omotade is a News Author at Collider with a passion for exploring the ever-evolving world of the Film & TV industry. Her work centers on covering the latest news, from casting announcements and ...

When casting began in 2020 for the award-winning HBO Max series “Hacks,” its three creators — Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky — saw hundreds of actors for the role of Ava Daniels, a ...

Awards Circuit Podcast: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky are behind "Hacks," which earned 16 Emmy noms this year “It feels like a season where we’re wanting to do even more episodes than ...

Themes like job loss, death, aging, family dysfunction and generational divide may not sound like comedy material, but the Emmy-winning series “Hacks” manages to find the laughs around life’s ...

The Emmy's reigning Best Comedy winner is still an acting showcase with a polished production, but Deborah and Ava's skyrocketing success strands them in a story with nowhere to go but down. Like the ...

After a standout awards season, the highly antcipated fourth season of Hacks has finally arrived. The first two episodes are now streaming, but when will the rest be available on Max? Here’s ...

The 'Hacks' star thanked her showrunners and co-star Hannah Einbinder when accepting the award for best actress in a comedy series. By Lexi Carson Associate Editor “I never thought I’d be so happy to ...