Jean Smart Takes Center Stage In 'Hacks'

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Jean Smart plays comedian Deborah Vance in the HBO Max series Hacks.

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On the HBO Max series Hacks, the great Jean Smart plays a legendary stand-up comic whose longtime Las Vegas residency is threatened by a casino owner looking for some fresh blood. Hannah Einbinder plays a promising young comedy writer who's fallen on hard times. Grudgingly, the two women start working together, arguing incessantly. But somewhere in among the barbs they're always trading, something like mutual respect begins to emerge, which may just help to bridge the yawning generational divide between their respective approaches to comedy.

Show Notes:

• Read Glen's review of Hacks

The audio was produced by Mike Katzif and edited by Jessica Reedy.