The creators of HBO Max's Hacks on the comedy series' origins
Though Hacks is a comedy about a legendary stand-up whiling away her career in Las Vegas, its origin traces back to a surprising place: A monster truck rally in Portland, Maine. Series creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky had hit it off while working on Comedy Central’s beloved Broad City, so the trio were collaborating on Downs’ episode of Netflix’s erstwhile (and underrated) sketch showcase, The Characters. En route to a monster truck rally to film the “Big Trucks” sketch, they found themselves reminiscing about women in the entertainment industry—like Broa...
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