HBO’s Hacks: Showrunner Lucia Aniello & Actor Hannah Einbinder — Behind-the-Scenes, Insights & Comedy Secrets
Over four seasons (and counting), HBO’s Hacks follows the sharp, often ruthless comedy of Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary Las Vegas stand-up who reluctantly teams up with struggling, acerbic writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) after Ava’s career-threatening scandal. The series explores their combustible mentor–protégé relationship as they navigate reinvention, generational clashes, and the business […]
“Dark Mentorships” Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, & Jen Statsky on ‘Hacks’
“We met in New York, doing comedy,” recalled screenwriter Paul W. Downs about his time with the Upright Citizens Brigade. His co-creators Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky were in a sketch group at the time. “We were the only two women in the group and they eventually stopped emailing us, so I guess we got […]
