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Agree that Andre Braugher has been a great addition to the cast. His scenes are always entertaining, especially when Audra is around. Unfortunately, though, I’m not feeling Carmen two (?) seasons in. Unless we get some sort of payoff with the character, even the whole Wallace Shawn subplot seems like a giant waste of time to me.

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Jean Smart as Deborah Vance!

Variety: “When you start making the list of actors who can play both sides of the coin, be so lightning funny and fast and quick, but then also so dramatic and real, and just bring you to tears at an instant, it’s a really short list,” says “Hacks” executive producer Jen Statsky, who created the show with Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello. “And to us, Jean was at the top of it. Because she is just so incredible at both of those things. And that’s so incredibly rare.”

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Brayfers wrote:

Comedy Supporting Actress:

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
Meg Stalter, Hacks
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Do we think Meg Stalter will stay on as a regular on Hacks if her HBO Max series gets picked up? I wouldn’t mind seeing less Jimmy and Kayla next season in favor of the other supporting players and, who knows, maybe they could pick up nominations in Guest like Kaitlin Olson and Christopher McDonald.

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I guess I need to rewatch her episodes, I don’t understand the love for Laurie Metcalf’s performance on Hacks. I think all the other women are more deserving, especially Jane Adams and Harriet Sansom Harris.

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Happy Hacks renewal week to you and yours! pic.twitter.com/HcVYHr55Uq

— no context HACKS (@nocontxthacks) June 17, 2022

Now that HBO Max renewed Hacks, here’s my super early 2023 prediction: Kaitlin Olson and Christopher McDonald being major contenders for season 3.

Their characters were mostly sidelined this year because of the plot but the writers left two potential storylines brewing with DJ trying to get pregnant and looking up her family history and Marty and Deb’s past being revealed.

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HBO Max Renews Emmy® Award-Winning Comedy Series HACKS For A Third Season

HBO Max has renewed the multi-Emmy® Award-winning comedy series HACKS for a third season. The series’ first season received many accolades including awards from AFI, Peabody, Critics Choice, DGA, SAG®, WGA and GLAAD. Season two, which explores the evolving dark mentorship between legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her young, entitled writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder), premiered to critical acclaim on May 12 and is streaming now on HBO Max.

IndieWire praised HACKS as “a series of endless wonders” and AV Club wrote that the new season is “pitch-perfect” starring “a never-better Jean Smart.” The Wrap noted “Einbinder is riveting,” USA Today hailed Carl Clemons-Hopkins as a “clear standout,” Collider calls Meg Stalter “absolutely brilliant,” and Salon writes that Jimmy is “played with a wonderful sense of knowing by Downs.” Of “the divine comedy from creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky” The Wrap adds it “remains one of the most consummately funny shows on TV.” Variety effuses about Aniello’s directing, writing “honed so brilliantly…[Aniello] finds surreal and beautiful moments.” Season two’s debut marked a new daily high for the series, 125% above its season one debut day last year.

Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max quote: “We congratulate HACKS’ extraordinarily gifted executive producers and cast, and our partners at Universal Television. We are overjoyed at the audience and press response to the new season, and glad to give viewers more of this gorgeous, hilarious, moving show.”

Erin Underhill, President, Universal Television: “The first two seasons of HACKS — expertly crafted by Lucia, Paul and Jen —gave us beloved, complex characters who make us laugh and feel deeply. We’re thrilled that our HBO Max partners have renewed this standout series for a third season, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for Deborah, Ava and the rest of our outstanding ensemble.”

HACKS stars Jean Smart, an Emmy®, SAG Awards® and Critics Choice Awards winner for her performance in season one of the series, along with Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Jane Adams, who were all nominated for Emmys® for the first season. Cast members Christopher McDonald, Kaitlin Olson, Paul W. Downs, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter, Angela E. Gibbs, Luenell, Johnny Sibilly, Joe Mande, Ally Maki and Lorenza Izzo also star. Season two introduced new recurring guest stars Laurie Metcalf, Martha Kelly, Ming-Na Wen and Susie Essman, and guest stars Margaret Cho and Devon Sawa.

HACKS is created and showrun by Emmy® Award-winners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky. It is executive produced by Downs and Aniello via their Paulilu banner, Statsky via First Thought Productions, as well as Emmy® Award winners Michael Schur via Fremulon, David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment and Morgan Sackett. The studio is Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

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Awardsfunyay wrote:

HACKS submitting 5 in Guest Actress. Who is the standout of Kaitlin Olson, Laurie Metcalf, Harriet Sansom Harris, Susie Essman and Jane Adams?

Luca Giliberti wrote:

Don’t forget Ming-Na Wen!

1. Harriet Sansom Harris
2. Susie Essman/Jane Adams
3. Kaitlin Olson
4. Ming-Na Wen
5. Laurie Metcalf

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Happening tonight:

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Kay wrote:

Roman & Gerri as a duo>>> Tom and Greg.

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Now that this season of Hacks has concluded, here are the episodes I think the cast should submit for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Comedy Actress: Jean Smart – “Retired” (S2, E5)
Comedy Supporting Actor: Carl Clemons-Hopkins – “The Captain’s Wife” (S2, E4)
Comedy Supporting Actress: Hannah Einbinder – “Quid Pro Quo” (S2, E2)
Comedy Guest Actress: Jane Adams – “The Click” (S2, E6)
Comedy Guest Actress: Laurie Metcalf – “Trust the Process” (S2, E3)

What are your suggestions?

Comedy Guest Actor: Christopher McDonald – “The One, The Only” (S2, E8)

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Sir Shaw wrote:

Variety Predictions

DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS

Hope Davis – “Succession” (HBO)
Martha Kelly – “Euphoria” (HBO)
Martha Plimpton – “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (Showtime)
Harriet Walter – “Succession” (HBO)
Lee You-Mi – “Squid Game” (Netflix)
Yuna – “Pachinko” (Apple TV+)

Hope Davis winning over Harriet Walter?

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wolfali wrote:

So now the television cycle has wrapped up if you guys could choose 5 performance you’ve seen from this cycle from performers who have never been nominated before that you would like to see get nominated this year, who would you nominate?

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TAF wrote:

Hacks deserves to sweep this with Jane Adams, Susie Essman, Laurie Metcalf, Kaitlin Olson and Harriet Sansom Harris.

I guess it’s a long shot but I hope they’ll make room for Christopher McDonald. I would have picked him over Carl Clemons-Hopkins last year.

SoniNon wrote:

Have any actors ever been nominated in both drama and comedy categories in the same year? I’m guessing it’s more likely to happen for guest than the lead or supporting categories.

Blythe Danner in 2005 and 2006, nominated for Will & Grace (Guest) and won for Huff (Supporting).

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