News

Hosted on MSN1mon
Can Deborah & Ava’s Truce Last? ‘Hacks’ Team Weighs In
Hacks‘ latest episode, “Mrs. Table,” made way for a major breakthrough in Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava’s (Hannah Einbinder) relationship as the creative partners finally put their feud to ...
Hosted on MSN28d
'Hacks' Blows Up Deborah Vance's Dream in Episode 9, and Hits the Reset Button
The Max comedy series hit the reset button with Season 4 Episode 9, titled "A Slippery Slope," after a controversy erupts in Deborah's (Jean Smart) now No. 1 late night show. After she is ...
Hosted on MSN20d
Hacks delivers a Deborah and Ava payoff in season 4
When Hacks picks up with season four, Deborah Vance is almost exactly where she has always wanted to be, with the one exception of her writer and friend, Ava, blackmailing her way into the head ...
People1mon
Her Abandoned Car Sat with the Window Down. What Was in the Trunk Haunted Cops for Decades
Robert Atrops was convicted of the 1988 murder of his estranged wife Deborah Atrops, who planned to divorce him Washington County Sheriff's Office/Facebook An Oregon man was convicted last week of ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
Hacks Season 4, Episode 4 Review - I'm Loving How Deborah's Vulnerability Breaks New Ground & Veers The Show Into Dramedy
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Hacks season 4, episode 4.Hacks season 4, episode 4, "I Love LA", gets the ball rolling with Deborah Vance's new late-night show, casting the typically impenetrable ...
Los Angeles Times1mon
In ‘Hacks,’ Deborah finally achieves her dream. But like reality, late-night is in trouble
Venerable stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) has finally landed her dream job, hosting her own late-night network talk show, following a pilot canceled years before amid tabloid rumors ...
Salon2mon
"Hacks" provides lessons in unlearning the rules of showbiz
Show business is fear-driven, and that fuels Deborah and Ava’s rashest decisions more than anything else. The third season’s close is, therefore, equally shocking and inevitable. When Ava’s ...
NPR2mon
'Hacks' is back – with the same conflicts, but they still satisfy
Deborah (a strutting Jean Smart) was an aging Vegas comedian who had been beaten up by the business and whose point of view had badly calcified. Ava (a sharp-elbowed Hannah Einbinder) was a young ...
Hollywood Life1mon
What’s Really Going on in Deborah Vance’s ‘Late Night’ Writer’s Room
When the lights go up on Late Night with Deborah Vance, all that glitters is the golden comedian who traded Vegas for Hollywood. But what goes on behind the scenes is a completely different story.
Salon1mon
At long last, "Hacks" flips the table on the bitter mentorship at the heart of the series
Some have found their naked spite off-putting, but even when Deborah sued Ava in a past season, their affection was still palpable. I’d argue that same affection remains this season—what we're ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
Commentary: In 'Hacks,' Deborah finally achieves her dream. But like reality, late-night is in trouble
Venerable stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) has finally landed her dream job, hosting her own late-night network talk show, following a pilot canceled years before amid tabloid rumors ...